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Sample exam questions |
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Neuron |
Depolarize vs. hyperpolarize |
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Cell body |
Graded potential |
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Dendrite vs. axon |
Action potential |
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Glial cells |
Threshold potential |
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Myelin sheath |
Refractory period |
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Peripheral nervous system |
Node of Ranvier |
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Sensory vs. motor neurons |
Synapse |
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Somatic nervous system |
Neurotransmitter |
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Autonomic nervous system |
EPSP vs. IPSP |
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Voluntary vs. involuntary |
Acetlycholine |
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Reflex |
Epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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Sympathetic nervous system |
Dopamine and serotonin |
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Parasympathetic nervous system |
Endorphins |
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Central nervous system |
Temporal vs. spatial summation |
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Spinal cord and brain |
Fibers, myofibrils |
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Hindbrain |
Sarcomeres |
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Medulla oblongata, pons, cerebellum |
Thin and thick filaments |
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Midbrain |
Actin and myosin |
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Forebrain |
Tropomyosin/ troponin complex |
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Thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebrum |
Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
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Membrane potential (voltage potential) |
T-tubules |
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Resting potential |
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Knowing how nervous impulses are transmitted, how might we artificially inhibit or excite nerves (e.g. pain killers)?
When someone dies, why do muscles lock up (rigor mortis)(hint: think about the role of ATP in muscle contraction)?