Joints
What are the 6 types of synovial joints?
Planar
Condyloid
Hinge
Pivot
Saddle
Ball and Socket
what are the three basic functions of nervous tissue?
Sensory function
Integration
Motor Function
The Somatic Nervous system consists what two neurons?
Sensory/afferent neurons
Somatic motor neurons
what does an autonomic motor pathway consist of?
a preganglionic and postganglionic neuron
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
What is the difference between the three?
Synarthrosis
Amphiarthrosis
Diarthrosis
Synarthrosis = Does not allow any movement
Amphiarthrosis = Allows only a small amount of movement
Diarthrosis = Freely moveable
What is this site of signal integration on a neuron?
Axon Hillock
What types of axons does the:
Posterior root
anterior ventral root
contain?
Posterior root = sensory axons
Anterior Ventral root = motor axons
Muscarinic Receptors are:
a) Excitatory
b) Inhibitory
c) Both
c) Both
Depends on the situation
What are the layer of the cranial Meninges from superficial to deep?
Dura Mater
Arachnoid Mater
Pia Mater
What are three types of joins?
Fibrous joints
cartilaginous joints
synovial joints
Ependymal Cells
Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia
Remember: Eat Apples On Monday
What does the phrenic nerve innervate?
Innervates the diaphragm (critical for breathing)
Cholinergic fibers release what neurotransmitter?
Acetylcholine (ACH)
What three structures make out the brain stem?
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Midbrain
What is the difference between supination vs. pronation?
Supination = forearm rotates laterally (palm faces anteriorly)
Pronation = forearm rotates medially so the palm faces posteriorly
What are the 6 types of neurons?
Anaxonic neurons
Bipolar neurons
Pseudounipolar Neurons
Multipolar Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Interneurons
What are the three types of Mechanoreceptors?
Tactile = sensations of touch, pressure and vibration
Baroreceptors = detect pressure changes in the walls of blood vessels
Proprioceptors = Monitors the positions of joints and muscles
What part of the eye has the highest visual acuity?
Fovea Centralis
The Pneumotaxic and apenustic areas of the pons control what?
Respiration
What is arthritis?
Any rheumatic diseases that affect's synovial joints that arises from bacterial infection, injury, metabolic problems or severe physical stresses.
Explain the difference between:
Resting Potential
Graded Potential
Action Potential
Resting Potential = Potential of a resting cell
Graded Potential = Temporary, localized change in resting potential
Action Potential = Electrical impulse going down the axons (Produced by graded potential)
What are the 5 major nerves in the brachial plexus?
Musculocutaneous
Median
Axillary
Radial
Ulnar
The semicircular canals are responsible for?
Dynamic Equilibrium : refers to the sense of rotational motion and head position changes while the body is moving
What allows for communication between the two hemispheres of the brain?
Corpus Callosum