Problem Based Learning II Basic Science Test 2
Innervation of salivary glands (parasympathetics)
All facial, except for parotid (glossopharyngeal)
A 75-year-old woman complained of postural dizziness, dry mouth, intermittent diarrhea, and numbness in both her feet. On examination, there was a marked decrease in blood pressure on assuming the upright posture. A chest radiogram revealed lytic lesions in the sternum. Her urine contained Bence Jones protein. A bone marrow examination demonstrated increased numbers of plasma cells What conditoin?
Amyloidosis
Anterior part of temporal fascia Into helix of ear Facial nerve [VII] Draws ear upward and forward What muscle?
Anterior aricular
S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae Meningitis due to what injury?
Basal skull fracture
_______ neurons, with one dendrite and one axon, comprise the sensory neurons of the retina, the olfactory epithelium, and the inner ear.
Bipolar
Terminal sympathetic ganglia innervate what structures (2)
Bladder rectum
Muscarinic: atropine; nicotinic: tubocurarine, trimethaphan α1 and α2 Receptors: phentolamine; α1 receptor: prazosin; α2 receptor: yohimbine; β1 and β2 receptors: propranolol; β1 receptor: metoprolol Mechanism?
Blocks access of NT to receptors
K+ Ca2+ Glucose Amino acids pH Cholesterol* Protein Higher in CSF, blood or the same?
Blood
gives rise to about one-third of the volume of CSF, and is known as the interstitial fluid source.
Blood brain barrier
Melena AKA
Bloody stools
Symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism (3)
Bones, stones, abdominal groans
used in special cases of spasticity such as torticollis, in which the patient can be relieved of the excessive contractures of the neck muscles, which turn the head chronically to one side and thus cause pain and distraction if untreated. What compound?
Botulism toxin
Decreased heart rate
Bradycardia
Location of 2' neuron in each system: dorsal column? Anterolateral system?
Brain stem Spinal cord
Blood supply to choroid plexus in 4th ventricle (2)
Branches of anterior inferior cerebellar artery Branches of posteiror inferiro cerebellar artery
Atlas AKA
C1
Paravertebral ganglia are found at which vertebral levels?
C1-S5
Axis AKA
C2
In the neck, the two important vertebral levels are: ▪ between __ and __, at approximately the superior border of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx (which can be palpated) and where the major artery on each side of the neck (the common carotid artery) bifurcates into internal and external carotid arteries; and ▪ between __ and __, which marks the lower limit of the pharynx and larynx, and the superior limit of the trachea and esophagus—the indentation between the cricoid cartilage of the larynx and the first tracheal ring can be palpated.
C3, C4 C5, C6
at approximately the superior border of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx (which can be palpated) and where the major artery on each side of the neck (the common carotid artery) bifurcates into internal and external carotid arteries What vertebral level?
C3/C4
The anterior rami of __ to __, together with a large component of the __________ ramus of __, form the brachial plexus, which innervates the upper limb.
C5, C8, anteiorr, T1
Brachail plexus is made of what nerves?
C5-T1
Exocytosis of digestive enzymes from secretory granules is promoted by ___, released by _______________ cells of the ________ when food enters that region from the stomach.
CCK, enteroendocrine, duodenum
The binding of the TCR to the MHC II—peptide complex (for ___ cells) or the MHC l-peptide complex (for ___ cells) initiates a series of signal transductions via the associated ___ polypeptides. In simple terms, the T cell is activated to produce __-_ and __-__. This process takes place via the activation of ________ ______ _ and small ___-binding proteins and the release of intracellular _______, all leading to the production of active _____________ _______
CD4, CD8, CD3, IL 2, IL 2R, protein kinase C, GTP, calcium, transcription factors
When Β cells are presenting antigen, _____ on T cells bind to _____ on Β cells.
CD40L, CD40
Vagus n. AKA
CN X
vagus n. AKA
CN X
Heart Bronchial tree Stomach Small intestine Large intestine What CN provides parasympathetics to them?
CN X (vagus)
Accessory n. AKA
CN XI
accessory n. AKA
CN XI
Aspartate is made where?
CNS
Central Nervous System AKA
CNS
Central nervous system AKA
CNS
Cerebrum Cerebellum Spinal cord Which part of nervous sytem?
CNS
Glutamate is made where?
CNS
Oligodendrocytes Astrocytes Microglia Ependymal cells Found where?
CNS
The complexity and distances of the neuronal and glial interconnections with the ___ make regeneration and restoration of function within this tissue after major injury very difficult.
CNS
Taste innervation of 2/3 of the tongue
Chorda tympani (facial n.)
patchy erosions and ulcerations, with noncaseating granulomas that can arise in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. What disease?
Chron's disease
the roots of CNs IX-XII come into close apposition immediately upon their exit from the skull base and may be collectively damaged by a lesion in this confined area. Deficits in the ______-______ syndrome (one of the ________ __________ syndromes) reflect damage to CNs IX, X, XI, and XII.
Collet Sicard, Jugular foramen
Major artery of the neck? What vertebral level does it bifurcate at? Into what?
Common carotid a. C3/C4 Internal and external carotid A.'s
Greater occipital n. origin
Cutaneous branch of C2
How many CN's originate in brainstem? Which ones?
10 III-XII
More than __ serotonin (5-HT) receptors have been isolated using molecular biological techniques.
12
Visual cortex = area __ on teh cortex
17
Most common site of peptic ulcer in US? Asia?
1st part of duodenum staomch
How many main classes of ACh receptors ? Name them!
2 Nicotinic, muscarinic
Th_ cell responses can inhibit inflammatory and autoimmune conditions by limiting Th_ cell responses, but this can also result in an inability to fight off intracellular infection
2, 1
The human ear is sensitive to tones with frequencies between __ and ______ Hz and is most sensitive between ____ and ____ Hz.
20, 20,000, 2000, 5000
if a sound pressure is 10 times the reference pressure, it is __ dB. If a sound pressure is 100 times the reference pressure, it is __ dB
20, 40
Muscarinic: choline esters, cholinomimetic alkaloids; nicotinic: nicotine α1 Receptor: phenylephrine; α2 receptor: clonidine; β1 and β2 receptors: isoproterenol; β2 receptor: albuterol Mechanism?
Activate postjunctional receptors
ACh Nicotine Drug types?
Nicotinic agonists
Curare Hexamethonium Drug types?
Nicotinic antagonists
Other types of neurotransmitters (2)
Nitric Oxide Adenosine
230/125 Is this BP normal?
No, severely elevated!
Pacinian corpuscle Merkel's receptor Meissner's corpuscle hairy or nonhairy skin?
Nonhairy
Norepinepherine AKA
Noradrenaline
If the rotation is stopped abruptly, the eyes will move in which direction of that of the original rotation? This eye movement is called __________ _________
Opposite postroraty nystagmus
Sensory innervation of face above external canthus of eye?
Opthalmic n.
heteronymous (both eyes) bitemporal (both temporal visual fields) hemianopia. Lesion where?
Optic chiasm
blindness in the ipsilateral (same side) eye. Lesion where?
Optic n.
homonymous contralateral hemianopia. Lesion where?
Optic tract
From muscles in area; maxilla and mandible in midline Forms ellipse around mouth Facial nerve [VII] Closes lips; protrudes lips What muscle?
Orbicularis oris
Nasal part of frontal bone; frontal process of maxilla; medial palpebral ligament Fibers form an uninterrupted ellipse around orbit Facial nerve [VII] Closes the eyelids forcefully What muscle?
Orbital part of orbicularis oculi
Increased alkalaline phosphatase means increased activity of what cells in bone?
Osteoblasts
Four-drug treatment regimens, including a ____ plus three antimicrobials (_____________, _____________ or tinidazole, and ___________), or a ___ plus a _______ plus ____________ and _____________, provide the best results for persons with a peptic ulcer and H. pylori infection
PPI, clarithromycin, metronidazole, amoxicillin, PPI, bismuth, tetrecycline, metronidazole
Active alpha1 receptor: Norepinepherine binds to alpha1 receptor. GTP binds alphaq subunit of Gq protein and alphaq dissociates. alphaq binds phospholipase C, which turns ____ into ___ and ___ Which of the above increases protein Kinase C activity and physiologic activities? Which of the above Causes Ca2+ release?
PIP2, IP3, DAG DAG IP3
Pyridoxal phosphate AKA
PLP
catalyzes the conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine, occurs almost exclusively in the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and is missing in peripheral nerve terminals What enzyme?
PNMT
pyridox(am)ine-5′-phosphate oxidase AKA
PNPO
Peripheral nervous system AKA
PNS
What test do you run to test production of hepatic coagulation factors?
PT
Medial palpebral ligament Lateral palpebral raphe Facial nerve [VII] Closes the eyelids gently What muscle?
Palpebral part of orbicularis oculi
In or near effector organs Locations of autonomic ganglia in what branch of NS?
Parasympathetic
Nuclei of CN III, VII, IX, and X; spinal cord segments S2-S4 (craniosacral) Origins of what branch of nervous system?
Parasympathetic
Smooth muscle; cardiac muscle; glands Effector organs of which branch of NS?
Parasympathetic
ACh NT in effector organs of what branch of NS?
Parasympathetic & Somatic!
Long Length of preganglionic axons in what branch of NS?
Parasypathetic
Gastric gland: large cells with many mitochondria and large intracellular canaliculi for production of HCl in the gastric secretion; they also secrete intrinsic factor for vitamin B12 uptake. What cells?
Parietal
Endorphins, tachykinins, many others What type of neurotransmitters?
Peptides
Cell body of neuron AKA (2)
Perikaryon Soma
__________ nerves establish communication between centers in the CNS and the sense organs and effectors (muscles, glands, etc).
Peripheral
a chamber in the shape of a half-cylinder with walls formed by muscles and fascia.
Pharynx
the polarity of the drug is increased by oxidation or hydroxylation catalyzed by a family of microsomal cytochrome P-450 oxidases. Which phase of drug metabolism?
Phase I
_________ nociceptors are supplied by unmyelinated C fibers and respond to high-intensity mechanical or chemical stimuli and hot and cold stimuli. unders
Polymodal
Origin of trigeminal n.
Pons
Brain attachment of vestibulocochlear n.
Pontomedullary junction
Origin of abducens n.
Pontomedullary junction
Origin of facial n.
Pontomedullary junction
Origin of oculomotor n.
Pontomedullary junction
present clinically as the sensitivity of skin to light (photosensitivity) which may cause disfiguration and scarring. Also, the pathway is inhibited by lead at the stage of porphobilinogen synthase. What disease?
Porphoryia cutanea tarda
Contralateral hemiplegia Ipsilateral abducens palsy Diplopia Ipsilateral parallysis of facial muscles Contralateral lsos of pain and temeprature sensation on UE, trunk and LE Ipsilateral paralysis of masticatory muscels, Ipsilateral loss of pain and thermal sensation on face What condition? What is effected?
Raymond syndrome Medial pons
hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and increased concentrations of PTH(1-84) What disease?
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Contents of pterygoid canal?
Pterygoid nerve and vessels
Lacrimal and nasal glands What parasympathetic ganglion controls them?
Pterygopalatine ganglion
ATP, adenosine What type of neurotransmitters?
Purines
OUtput cells of cerebellar cortex Excitatory or inhibitory? Why?
Purkinjie cells Inhibitory They release GABA
Write out all 12 cranial nerves
DO IT!!!!!
Corticospinal fibers Abducens fibers in pons Corticospinal fibers Facial fibers or nucleus Anterolateral system Trigeminal n. Effected in what condition? Where does this take place?
Raymond syndrome Medial pons
__________ neurotransmitters cause a depolarizing change in voltage, in which case an action potential is more likely to occur. In contrast, __________ transmitters hyperpolarize the membrane and an action potential is then less likely to occur.
Excitatory, inhibitory
Low threshold Sensitive to low-intensity light Night vision Which photoreceptors?
Rods
Lateral vestibulospinal tract does the opposite of what other extrapyramidal tract?
Rubrospinal!
Hairy skin Slowly Stretch, joint rotation What type of mechanoreceptors?
Ruffin's corpsucle
Pelvic sphlnancnic nerves consists of what spinal cord segments?
S2- S4
Parasymathetic efferent fibers arise from what segments of the spinal cord?
S2-S4
sinoatrial node AKA
SA node
Nitric oxide What type of neurotransmitters?
Gases
GTP binding protein AKA
G-protein
gamma amino butaryic acid AKA
GABA
gamma-amion butyric acid AKA
GABA
_______ are typically ovoid structures containing neuronal cell bodies and their surrounding glial satellite cells supported by delicate connective tissue and surrounded by a denser capsule.
Ganglia
_________, which can be either sensory or autonomic, contain neuronal cell bodies and their _________ cells and are surrounded by connective tissue continuous with that of nerves.
Ganglia, satellite
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors AKA
SSRI's
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors AKA
SSRIs
Five elementary tastes
Salty Sweet Sour Bitter Umami
Food intake AKA
Satiety
_________, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is derived from __________
Serotonin, tryptophan
homonymous contralateral hemianopia with macular sparing (the visual field from the macula is intact). Macular sparing occurs because lesions of the visual cortex do not destroy all neurons that represent the macula. Lesion where?
Geniculocalacrine tract
Glial cells AKA
Glia
_____ cells support neuronal survival and activities, and are ten times more abundant than neurons in the mammalian brain.
Glial
GFAP AKA Found in what cells?
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytes
permits the release of free glucose to the blood What liver enzyme? Is it in muscles? Kidneys?
Glucose-6-phosphatase no yes, but doenst contribute much to glucose levels in blood
_________ is the most important excitatory transmitter in the CNS
Glutamate
GABA: Precursor? Made where?
Glutamate CNS
Stem cells in these intestinal glands produce the columnar epithelial cells of villi, mainly ________ cells and ___________ for nutrient absorption, as well as defensin-producing ______ cells deep in the glands.
Goblet, enterocytes, Paneth
Inverse myotactic reflex AKA
Golgi tendon reflex
Blocks ganglionic N2 receptors What drug?
Hexamethonium
Impaired bile acid metabolism leads to high or low bile acids in blood?
High
B12 and folate work together to convert what to what?
Homocysteine to methionine
excess dopamine is metabolized to ____________ ____via non-neuronal monoamine oxidase and catechol-O-methyltransferase.
Homovanillic Acid
deviation of the tongue to the side of the root damage on attempted protrusion Waht CN lesion?
Hypoglossal n.
Contents of hypoglossal canal?
Hypoglossal nerve [XII] and vessels
The tumor is usually localized by radiologic techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or computed tomography (CT) scanning. What disease?
Pheochromocytoma
consequences of photon activation of rhodopsin via G-protein coupling in a rod cell: ________________ is activated and hydrolyzes the second messenger, ____, thereby blocking the entry of ______ and causing _________________ of the cell. Currently, the steps through which neurotransmission subsequently proceeds to produce the final action potential in the ________ neuron are not known in detail.
Phosphodiesterase, cGMP, sodium, hyperpolarization, ganglion
Vision Rods and cones Retina What type of receptor?
Photoreceptor
The parasympathetic nervous system, or craniosacral division, has its origin in neurons with cell bodies located in the brainstem nuclei of four cranial nerves Name them!
III VII IX X
Th2 cells main cytokines?
IL-4, IL-5, IL-13
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia AKA
INO
High conjugated bilirubin High ALT and AST Normal ALP What type of jaundice?
INtrahepatic
Inositol Triphosphate AKA
IP3
MEchanism of action of alpha1 adrenoreceptors
IP3 Increased intracellular Ca2+
Eye movement Midbrain, caudal to inferior colliculus Superior orbital fissure Which CN?
IV
Decrease of secretory function Loss of taste on posterior third of tongue; not tested Which CN lesion?
IX
Difficulty swallowing and loss of gag reflex Which CN lesion?
IX
Loss of sensation in external auditory meatus Which CN lesion?
IX
Muscle spindle afferents Largest Fastest Myelin What sensory fibers?
Ia
Sensory innervation of the muscle spindle consists of a single group __ afferent nerve, which innervates the central region of both the nuclear bag fibers and the nuclear chain fibers, and group __ afferent nerves, which primarily innervate the nuclear ____ fibers.
Ia, II, chain
The following steps occur in the stretch reflex, which has only one synapse between the sensory afferent nerves (group __ afferents) and the motor efferent nerves (_____motoneurons)
Ia, alpha
Phases of drug metabolism. name them!
Polarizaiton Congjugation
Muscle spindle: The group __ afferent fibers (innervating the central region of nuclear bag and nuclear chain fibers) detect the ________ of length change, and the group __ afferent fibers (innervating the nuclear chain fibers) detect the ______ of the muscle fiber.
Ia, velocity, II, length
Golgi tendon organ afferents Largest Fastest Which sensory fibers?
Ib
Plasma cells in the connective tissue surrounding the small intralobular ducts release ___, which forms a complex with the secretory component synthesized by the epithelial cells of the serous acini and intralobular ducts.
IgA
Large intestine Male genetalia Innervated by sympathetics from what plexus?
Inferior mesenteric plexus
Structures passing through cavernous sinus (2)
Internal carotid a. Abducens n.
Contents of carotid canal?
Internal carotid artery and nerve plexus
Contents of jugular foramen (5)
Internal jugular vein; inferior petrosal sinus; glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]; vagus nerve [X]; accessory nerve [XI]
Mutation of the gene encoding for ____ was shown to increase bone mass and the formation of dense bone. On the other hand, the loss-of-function mutation caused osteoporosis.
LRP5
Parasympathetic nucli arising from the pons (2)? What CN arises from them both? Where do they lead (2)
Lacrimal nuclues Superior salivatory nucleus CN VII (Facial) Pterygopalatine ganglion, Submandibular ganglion
Disase blocking presynaptic ACh release? Disease blocking postsynaptic ACh release?
Lambert-Eaton syndrome Myasthenia gravis
Which is more anterior, pharynx or larynx?
Larynx
the upper part of the lower airway and is attached below to the top of the trachea and above, by a flexible membrane, to the hyoid bone, which in turn is attached to the floor of the oral cavity.
Larynx
aid in the precise localization of the stimulus by defining its boundaries and providing a contrasting border. What sensory phenomena?
Lateral inhibitoin
Gubler syndrome is lesion where
Lateral pons lesion
Maxilla below infra-orbital foramen Skin at the corner of mouth Facial nerve [VII] Raises corner of mouth; helps form nasolabial furrow What muscle?
Levator anguli oris
Infra-orbital margin of maxilla Skin of upper lateral half of upper lip Facial nerve [VII] Raises upper lip; helps form nasolabial furrow What muscle?
Levator labii superioris
Frontal process of maxilla Alar cartilage of nose and upper lip Facial nerve [VII] Raises upper lip and opens nostril What muscle?
Levator labii superioris alaquae nasii
Maculae are sensitive to what type of acceleration of the head?
Linear
Drug metabolism problems leads to short or long half-life of a drug in blood?
Long
Dilation of pupils
Mydrasis
Vasomotor center Respiratory center Coughing, swallowing, vomiting centers Found where?
Medulla
contains autonomic centers that regulate breathing and blood pressure, as well as the centers that coordinate swallowing, coughing, and vomiting reflexes Which part of brainstem?
Medulla
Vagus n. origin
Medullla
Submucosal plexus AKA
Meissner's plexus
Submucosal plexus AKA Myenteric plexus AKA
Meissner's plexus Auerbach's plexus
Brain associated membranes
Meninges
results from copper depletion caused by a deficiency of the intestinal ATP7A ATPase. What syndrome?
Menkes syndrome
slowly adapting receptors found in nonhairy skin and have very small receptive fields. These receptors detect vertical indentations of the skin, and their response is proportional to stimulus intensity. (2 answers)
Merkel's receptors/tactile discs
Hemicholinium Metyrosine What do they do?
Mess with synthesis of Neurotransmitters
autoantibodies are formed against the nicotinic receptor. However, by blocking the hydrolysis of ACh, for example by means of the drug edrophonium (which inhibits acetylcholinesterase), the concentration of ACh can be effectively increased What disease?
Myasthenia gravis
Contents of incisive foramen? (2)
Nasopalatine nerve; sphenopalatine vessels
Glycine is made where?
Spinal cord
Weakness/paralysis of facial muscles and loss of efferent limb corneal reflex Which CN lesion?
VII
one of many peptides that affect the function of the intestine through the enteric nervous system
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Muscle originating in the 3rd pharyngeal arch
Stylopharyngeus m.
Meningitis normally occurs where?
Subarachnoid space
Ruptured anyeurisms of the circle of willis result of bleeding where?
Subarachnoid space and CSF!
Tarsal musclle Lacrimal Gland Radial muscle Submandibular and sublingual glands Parotid gland All innervated by sympathetics from what ganglion?
Superior cervical ganglion
sites where nerve impulses are transmitted from one neuron to another, or from neurons and other effector cells.
Synapses
Increased heart rate
Tachycardia
supplied by finely myelinated A-delta afferent nerve fibers and respond to mechanical stimuli such as sharp, pricking pain What receptos?
Thermal or mechanical nocireceptors
SLowly adapting mechanoreceptor
Tonic
_____ receptors are illustrated by mechanoreceptors (e.g., Merkel's receptors) in the skin, which detect steady pressure. When compared with the pacinian corpuscles (which detect vibration with their fast on-off response), tonic mechanoreceptors are designed to encode duration and intensity of stimulus.
Tonic
Maxilla just lateral to nose Aponeurosis across dorsum of nose with muscle fibers from the other side Facial nerve [VII] Compresses nasal aperture What muscle?
Transverse part of nasilis
Corticospinal fibers Oculomotor fibers Corticonuclear fibers Effected in what conditon? What is effected?
Weber syndrome Cerebral peduncle of midbrain
Epinepherine: Precursor? Made where?
Tyrosine adrenal medulla, a few CNS cells
dopamine: Precursor? Made where?
Tyrosine CNS
Norepinpherine: Precursor? Made where (2)?
Tyrosine Sympathetic nerves, CNS
Palpebral part of orbicularis oculi innervation
VII
What brain waves: Eyes open and awake? Eyes closed and awake? When are sleep spindles seen? When are K complexes seen? When are delta waves seen? Theta waves? How often does slow wave sleep turn to REM sleep?
beta alpha stage 2 stage 2 stage 3 and a ton at stage 4 stage 1 every 90 minutes
Propanalol Metoprolol Drug type?
beta 1
Norepinepherine Epinepherine Isoproterenol Dobutamine Drug type?
beta 1 agonist
Epinepherine Norepinepherine Isoprotenerol Albuterol Drug types?
beta 2 agonists
excitatory cellular responses, which beta receptor?
beta1
Temporal process is part of what bone?
Zygomatic
Zygomaticofacial nerve What foramen?
Zygomaticofacial foramen
Cheif cells AKA
Zymogenic cells
Best indicator of liver function
`PT
This control is exquisitely clear, for example, when considering the function of the urinary bladder. In this organ, there must be a timely coordination between activity of the _________ muscle in the bladder wall and in the __________
detrusor, sphincters
Whatever types of interconnections occur, five terminal groups of branches of the facial nerve [VII]—the temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular, and cervical branches—emerge from the _______ ______
parotid gland
In myasthenia gravis, autoantibodies are formed against the _________ receptor. However, by blocking the hydrolysis of ___, for example by means of the drug ___________ (which inhibits acetylcholinesterase), the concentration of ACh can be effectively increased
nicotinic, ACh, edrophonium
The _______ ______ are the largest of the three pairs of main salivary glands in the head and numerous structures pass through them.
parotid glands
At the esophagogastric junction, stratified squamous epithelium changes abruptly to ______ ________ epithelium invaginating into the lamina propria as many branched tubular glands.
simple columnar
Parts of the brain, name them from rostral to caudal. What makes them up?
Telencephalon- cerebrum Diencephalon- Thalamus, hypothalamus Mesencephalon- Midbrain Metencephalon- Cerebellum, pons Myencephalon- medulla oblongata
The parasympathetic nervous system is characterized by _____ preganglionic and very _____ postganglionic nerves and, with only a few exceptions, an absence of well-defined, anatomically distinct ganglia.
long, short
Protein synthesis problems leads to high or low albumin? long or short PT?
low albumin long PT
Carbohydrate catabolism problems leads to what marker in blood?
low glucose
Rods have ____ acuity and ____ sensitivty
low, high
The sympathetic innervation of the detrusor muscle and the internal sphincter originates in the ______ spinal cord (__-__), and the parasympathetic innervation originates in the ______ spinal cord (__-__)
lumbar, L1, L3, sacral, S2, S4
α1-Antitrypsin is a member of the serpin family of serine protease inhibitors, and, contrary to its name, its predominant target is _________-_______ ________
macrophage derived elastase
Osteoclasts are multinucleated, giant tissue-specific ____________
macrophages
Tympanic part is part of what bone?
Temporal
Zygomatic process is part of what bone?
Temporal
located on the midline, close to the rostral edge of the tentorium, and on its inferior surface. Which meningioma?
Tentorium meningioma
Bilirubin is a pigmented breakdown product of heme that is released from splenic ____________ primarily, but also from _____ cells, and carried to hepatocytes bound to ______.
macrophages, Kuppfer, albumin
Visual acuity is highest at a central point of the retina, called the ______; light is focused at a depression in here, called the _____. The eye also contains a ____, which focuses light; pigments, which absorb light and reduce scatter; and two fluids, ________ and _________ humors. ________ humor fills the anterior chamber of the eye, and __________ humor fills the posterior chamber of the eye.
macula, fovea, lens, aqueous, vitrous, aqueous, vitrious
These cells are produced first in an immune response and secrete IFN-γ (also known as macrophage-activating factor), IL-2, and tumor necrosis factor-beta (TNF-β; lymphotoxin), which stimulate local responses. IL-2 stimulates Β cells, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, natural cytotoxic cells, and ThJ cells (autocrine stimulation). IFN-γ activates Β cells and macrophages, promoting IL-12 production by the macrophages, which in turn stimulates Th1 cells. What cells produce the factors above?
Th1
IL-12 expression leads to what transformation of Th0 cell? What stimulates this?
Th1 bacterial lipopolysaccharide
Activation of the immune system via antigen presentation by dendritic cells. Immature dendritic cells mature and present antigen to naïve T cells to initiate the antigen-specific responses. Naïve T cells differentiate into ___, ___, or ____ cells. ___ cells stimulate cell-mediated immune responses,___ cells stimulate humoral immune responses, and ____ cells stimulate intestinal immunity to infection. During a secondary or memory response, Β cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells present antigen to the memory T cells
Th1, Th2, Th17, Th1, Th2, Th17
Dendritic cells stimulated by the presence of bacteria and fungi secrete IL-1, IL-6, and IL-23. CD4+ helper T cells exposed to these interleukins differentiate to become ____ cells.
Th17
processes almost all sensory information going to the cerebral cortex and almost all motor information coming from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem and spinal cord.
Thalamus
The prominent electron-dense layers visible ultrastructurally in the sheath, the _____ ______ ______, represent the fused, protein-rich cytoplasmic surfaces of the Schwann cell membrane. Along the myelin sheath, these surfaces periodically separate slightly to allow transient movement of cytoplasm for membrane maintenance; at these _______ ______ (or _______-_________ clefts) the major dense lines temporarily disappear
major dense lines, myelin clefts, Schmidt Lanterman
The lower jaw (_________) is the most inferior structure in the anterior view of the skull. It consists of the ____ of the mandible anteriorly and the _____ of the mandible posteriorly. These meet posteriorly at the _____ of the mandible.
mandible, body, ramus, angle,
Study of histamine in nerves is complicated by the large amounts that are present in ____ _____
mast cells
Inferiorly, a large bony prominence (the _______ _______) projects from the inferior border of the mastoid part of the temporal bone
mastoid process
A major structure passing through the pterygopalatine fossa is the _________ nerve (the _________ division of the ____________ nerve [CN __])
maxillary, maxillary, trigeminal, V2
When the bladder is full, this fullness is sensed by ________________ in the bladder wall, and afferent neurons transmit this information to the spinal cord and then to the brain stem. The micturition reflex is coordinated by centers in the ________, and now _______________ control predominates. Parasympathetic activity produces ___________ of the detrusor muscle (to ________ pressure and eject urine) and __________ of the internal sphincters.
mechanoreceptors, midrain, parasympathetic, contraction, increase, relaxation
Fibers from nuclei of the inferior colliculus ascend to the ______ __________ nucleus of the _______. Fibers from the thalamus ascend to the auditory cortex.
medial geniculate, thalamus
The inferior vestibular nucleus receives its input from the utricles, saccules, and semicircular canals. It projects to the brain stem and the cerebellum via the ______ ____________ _________
medial longitudinal fasiculus
Origin of hypoglossal n.
medulla
Cerebellar cortex: Higher magnification shows that the granular layer (GL) immediately surrounding the _______ is densely packed with several different types of very small rounded neuronal cell bodies. The outer molecular layer consists of neuropil with fewer, much more scattered small neurons. At the interface of these two regions a layer of large _________ neuron perikarya can be seen
medulla, Purkinjie
The medullary reticulospinal tract originates in the _________ _________ _________ and projects to motoneurons in the spinal cord. Stimulation has a generalized __________ effect on both flexor and extensor muscles, with the predominant effect on ___________.
medullary reticular formation, inhibitory, extensors
The _________ ______________ tract originates in the medullary reticular formation and projects to motoneurons in the spinal cord. Stimulation has a generalized inhibitory effect on both flexor and extensor muscles, with the predominant effect on extensors.
medullary reticulospinal
the skull and the vertebral column protect the CNS, but between the bone and nervous tissue are membranes of connective tissue called the ________
meninges
The CNS is completely enclosed by three connective tissue layers called ________: (1) the tough external ____ mater; (2) the middle _________ layer; and (3) the delicate ___ mater that directly contacts neural tissue.
meninges, dura, arachnoid, pia
Laterally, a ______ ________ is visible halfway between the upper border of the alveolar part of the mandible and the lower border of the base of the mandible. Continuing past this foramen is a ridge (the _______ ____) passing from the front of the ramus onto the body of the mandible
mental foramen, oblique line
The base of the mandible has a midline swelling (the ______ ____________) on its anterior surface where the two sides of the mandible come together. Just lateral to the mental protuberance, on either side, are slightly more pronounced bumps (______ __________)
mental protuberance, mental tubercles
The ________ helps position the lip when drinking from a cup or when pouting. It is the deepest muscle of the lower group arising from the mandible just inferior to the incisor teeth, with its fibers passing downward and medially to insert into the skin of the chin. It raises and protrudes the lower lip as it wrinkles the skin of the chin.
mentalis
All known ______________ receptors are coupled to G-proteins
metabotropic
Muscarinic ACh receptors are ____________ What is the fungal toxin they respond to?
metabotropic Muscarine
Temperature Cold receptors Skin Warm receptors Skin What type fo sensory receptor?
Thermoreceptor
Superior throacic aperture AKA
Thoracic inlet
Trigeminal neuralgia KAA
Tic doloreaux
Light strikes the retina, which initiates photoisomerization of retinal. 11-cis Retinal is converted to all-trans retinal. From there, a series of conformational changes occur in the opsin that culminate in the production of _____________ __. (Regeneration of 11-cis retinal requires vitamin A, and deficiency of vitamin A causes_____ _________)
metarhodopsin II, night blindness
Less numerous than oligodendrocytes or astrocytes but nearly as common as neurons in some CNS regions, __________ are small cells with actively mobile processes evenly distributed throughout gray and white matter
microglia
Nuclei of __________ cells can often be recognized in routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) preparations by their small, dense, slightly elongated structure, which contrasts with the larger, spherical, more lightly stained nuclei of other glial cells.
microglial
The inset shows a portion of myelin at higher magnification in which the major dense lines of individual membrane layers can be distinguished, as well as the neurofilaments (NF) and ____________ in the axoplasm (A). At the center of the photo is a Schwann cell showing its active nucleus (SN) and _____-rich cytoplasm. At the right is an axon around which myelin is still forming
microtubules, Golgi
Lesions above the _________ do not cause decerebrate rigidity.
midbrain
location of 5-ALA synthase Why is it important?
mitochondria rate limiting step of heme synthesis reaction
The pathway of heme synthesis. Part of the pathway is located in the _______________ and part in the _______
mitochondria, cytosol
Microglia are ________-derived, antigen-presenting cells of the ___, ____ numerous than astrocytes but nearly as common as neurons and evenly distributed in both gray and white matter. By immunohistochemistry, here using a monoclonal antibody against human leukocyte antigens (HLA) of immune-related cells, the short branching processes of microglia can be seen. Routine staining demonstrates only the small dark nuclei of the cells. Unlike other glia of the CNS, microglia are not interconnected; they are motile cells, constantly used in immune surveillance of CNS tissues. When activated by products of cell damage or by invading microorganisms, the cells retract their processes, begin _______________ the damage- or danger-related material, and behave as antigen-presenting cells
monocyte, CNS, less, phagocytosing
appearing to radiate from it, the central vein (C) of the lobule has ____ collagen than the smaller sinusoids (S) that drain into it from all directions
more
If the stereocilia in the vestibular apparatus are bent toward or away from the kinocilium, the hair cell depolarizes and there is an increased firing ?
Towards!
WHich is more anteiror, esophagus or trachea?
Trachea
Protein that transports B12 from ileum to liver in blood?
Transcobalamin (mainly TC II)
Sensory innervation of face?
Trigeminal n.
a lancinating paroxysmal pain within the V2 to V3 territories frequently triggered by stimuli around the corner of the mouth. The causes probably are multiple and may include neurovascular compression by aberrant branches of the superior cerebellar artery (see the apposition of this vessel to the nerve root in C), multiple sclerosis, tumors, and ephaptic transmission within the nerve or ganglion. What condition?
Trigeminal neuralgia
Only CN to leave posterior portion of brainstem?
Trochlear
5HT: Precursor? Made where?
Tryptophan CNS, enterochromaffin gut cells, enteric nerves
Enterochromaffin cells convert what to what?
Tryptophan to serotonin
There are, however, several structural and functional differences with the neuromuscular junction. (1) The neuromuscular junction has a discrete arrangement, whereby the "effector," a skeletal muscle fiber, is innervated by a single ___________. In contrast, in the autonomic nervous system, the postganglionic neurons that innervate target tissues form diffuse, branching networks. Beads, or _______________, line these branches and are the sites of neurotransmitter synthesis, storage, and release. The varicosities are therefore analogous to the ___________ _____ _________ of the neuromuscular junction. (2) There is overlap in the branching networks from different postganglionic neurons, such that target tissues may be innervated by many _______________ neurons. (3) In the autonomic nervous system, postsynaptic receptors are widely distributed on the target tissues, and there is no specialized region of receptors analogous to the _____ ____ _____ of skeletal muscle.
motoneruon, vasicosities, presynaptic nerve terminal postsynaptic motor end plate
Major protein in bone
Type I Collagen
rate-limiting regulatory enzyme in the synthesis of catecholamines and is a target for the enzyme inhibitor metyrosine.
Tyrosine hydroxylase
friable, granular, erythematous, and eroded mucosa of the colon, with regions of edema and chronic inflammation seen on endoscopic and microscopic examinations. What diseaes?
UC
CN's V, VII, IX, X: are ______ nerves in that they have _____ and _______ components
motor, sensory
minor salivary glands are usually ______, except for the small ______ glands at the bases of _____________ papillae. Plasma cells releasing ___ are also common within the minor salivary glands.
mucos, serous, circumvallate, IgA
The ______ varies regionally along the tract but always consists of a lining epithelium on a lamina propria of loose connective tissue and smooth muscle fibers extending from __________ ______ layer.
mucosa, mucsularis mucosa
________ or ______________ neurons, which include all other sensory neurons, each have a single process that bifurcates close to the perikaryon, with the longer branch extending to a peripheral ending and the other toward the CNS.
Unipolar, pseudounipolar
The oral cavity is lined primarily by ______ with ______________ __________ ________ epithelium, with ___________ __________ ________ epithelium on the hard palate and gingiva.
mucosa, nonkeratinized stratified squamous, keratinized stratified squamous
S. agalactiae, E. coli, Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis in what age group?
Up to 2 year olds
Important enzyme detected in biopsy of peptic ulcer
Urease
A micrograph of a mixed acinus from a submandibular gland shows both serous and mucous cells surrounding the small lumen . ______ cells have large, hydrophilic granules like those of goblet cells, while ________ cells have small, dense granules. Small ______________ cells extend contractile processes around each acinus
mucous, serous, myoepithelial
Stomach: The surface mucous cells secrete a thick layer of viscous ____ with __________ ions, which protects these cells and the underlying lamina propria.
mucus, bicarbonate
In ________ _________ the myelin sheaths surrounding axons are damaged by an autoimmune mechanism that interferes with the activity of the affected neurons and produces various neurologic problems. T lymphocytes and microglia, which phagocytose and degrade myelin debris, play major roles in progression of this disease. In MS, destructive actions of these cells exceed the capacity of oligodendrocytes to produce myelin and repair the myelin sheaths
multiple sclerosis
Shown are the four main types of neurons, with short descriptions. (a) Most neurons, including all motor neurons and CNS interneurons, are __________. (b) _______ neurons include sensory neurons of the retina, olfactory mucosa, and inner ear. (c) All other sensory neurons are ________ or ______________. (d) ________ neurons of the CNS lack true axons and do not produce action potentials, but regulate local electrical changes of adjacent neurons.
multipolar Bipolar unipolar, pseudounipolar Anaxonic
* All parasympathetic responses are mediated by activation of ___________ receptors.
muscarinic
In some cases (e.g., certain _________ receptors), the G protein directly alters the function of an ion channel without the mediation of a second messenger
muscarinic
Salivary and sweat glands have what type of autonomic receptors?
muscarinic
It exits at an intermediate position on the lateral aspect of the pons roughly in line with CNs VII, IX, and X Which CN?
V
Loss of sensation and pain in the region supplied by the three divisions of the nerve over the face; loss of motor function of the muscles of mastication on the side of the lesion Typically, in the region of the trigeminal ganglion, though local masses around the foramina through which the divisions pass can produce symptoms What CN lesion?
V
Loss of sensation on areas of face and in oral cavity served by each division; loss of afferent limb corneal and jaw-jerk reflexes Which CN lesion?
V
Masticatory muscle weakness/paralysis and loss of efferent limb jaw-jerk reflex Which CN lesion?
V
Sensation in face, sinuses, oral cavity, teeth, eyelids, cornea, tongue, forehead, TMJ, and palate (see Figs. on pp. 202—205) Motor to masticatory muscles plus others (see Figs. on pp. 230—233) Lateral aspect of pons Lateral aspect of pons Superior orbital fissure (V1); Foramen rotundum (V2); Foramen ovale (V3) Foramen ovale Which CN?
V
Innervation of the musculature derived from the five pharyngeal arches that do develop is as follows: ▪ first arch— ? ▪ second arch— ? ▪ third arch— ? ▪ fourth arch— ? ▪ sixth arch— ?
V VII IX superior laryngeal branch of X recurrent laryngeal branch of X
The ability of TCRs to recognize diverse antigens is enabled by their generation via the combination of genes encoding _, _, and _ regions
V, D, J
Opthalmic n. AKA
V1
Maxillary n. AKA
V2
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) is a lancinating paroxysmal pain within the __ to __ territories frequently triggered by stimuli around the ______ of the _____. The causes probably are multiple and may include neurovascular compression by aberrant branches of the ___________ __________ artery, multiple sclerosis, tumors, and ephaptic transmission within the _______ or _________.
V2, V3, corners, mouth, superior cerebellar, nerve, ganglioin
The maxillary nerve [__] exits the skull through the foramen ________. Branches (Fig. 8.61) that innervate the face include: ▪ a small __________________ branch, which exits the zygomatic bone and supplies a small area of the anterior temple above the zygomatic arch; ▪ a small ________________ branch, which exits the zygomatic bone and supplies a small area of skin over the zygomatic bone; and ▪ the large_____-_______ nerve, which exits the maxilla through the infra-orbital foramen and immediately divides into multiple branches to supply the lower eyelid, cheek, side of the nose, and upper lip
V2, rotundum zygomaticotemporal zygomaticofacial infra orbital
Mandibular n. AKA
V3
Eye movement Pons—medulla junction (medial location) Superior orbital fissure Which CN?
VI
Inability of lateral eye movement Brain lesion or cavernous sinus lesion extending onto the orbit What CN lesion?
VI
Lateral gaze palsy and diplopia Which CN lesion?
VI
Decrease in secretions Loss of taste on anterior two-thirds of tongue Which CN lesion?
VII
Loss of ear sensation Which CN lesion?
VII
Motor to muscles of facial expression plus others (see Figs. on pp. 230—233) To parasympathetic ganglia (see Figs. on pp. 230—233) Taste from anterior two-thirds of tongue (see Figs. on pp. 202—203, 206—207) Sensation on pinna (see Figs. on pp. 202—203) Visceral sense from salivary glands Pons—medulla junction (intermediate location) Internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen Internal acoustic meatus Internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen Internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen Internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen Which CN?
VII
Paralysis of facial muscles Abnormal taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and dry conjunctivae Paralysis of contralateral facial muscles below the eye Damage to the branches within the parotid gland Injury to temporal bone; viral inflammation of nerve Brainstem injury What CN lesion?
VII
The taste cells in circumvallate papillae are innervated by CN ___ and __
VII, IX
Taste: The 3 cranial nerves (CN ___, __, and _) enter the _____ ____, ascend in the ________ tract, and terminate on second-order neurons in the _________ nucleus of the ______. The second-order neurons project ipsilaterally to the _______ _____________ nucleus of the _______. Third-order neurons leave the thalamus and terminate in the taste cortex.
VII, IX, X, brain stem, solitary, solitary, medulla, ventral posteromedial, thalamus
Deafness, tinnitus, vertigo, unsteady gait, and nystagmus Which CN lesion?
VIII
Hearing, balance, and equilibrium (see Figs. on pp. 270—273) Pons—medulla junction (lateral location) Internal acoustic meatus Associated Which CN?
VIII
Progressive unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ear) Tumor at the cerebellopontine angle What CN lesion?
VIII
___ enhances the effect of ACh on salivary gland secretion in cat submandibular glands (glands located under the jawbone) by causing vasodilatation and potentiating the cholinergic component.
VIP
3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic acid AKA
VMA
leaves the head and neck to deliver parasympathetic fibers to the thoracic and abdominal viscera. Which CN?
Vagus
nerve in the vascular compartments of the neck
Vagus
4-hydroxy-3-methoxymandelic acid AKA What is this an indicator of?
Vanillylmandelic acid Adrenal medulla function
Cardiovascular AKA
Vasomotor
Most patients with this tumor have hearing loss, tinnitus, and equilibrium problems, or vertigo. As the tumor enlarges (to more than about 2 cm) it may cause facial weakness (seventh root), numbness (fifth root), or abnormal corneal reflex (fifth or seventh root). Treatment is usually by surgery, radiation therapy, or a combination thereof.
Vestibular Schwanoma
Vitamin made in liver Stored where?
Vitamin A Stellate cells
Together with other soft tissue structures close and opens the cavity of larynx
Vocal folds
which CN's are sensory, which are motor?
WRITE IT OUT! (Some Say Mary Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter More)
Lateral Medullary syndrome AKA
Wallenberg syndrome
Contralateral hemiplegia IPsilatateral oculomotor paralysis, diplopia, dilated pupil Contralateral weakness of facial muscles on lower face Deviation of tongue to contralateral side on protrusion Ipsilateral trapezius + Sternocliedomastoid weakness Waht condition? What is affected?
Weber syndrome Cerebral peduncle of midbrain
Decrease in secretory action and effect on intestinal motility and heart rate Which CN lesion?
X
Decrease/loss of sensations from viscera; may affect gag reflex Which CN lesion?
X
Dysphagia, dysarthria, loss of vocalis function (hoarseness), and loss of gag reflex Which CN lesion?
X
Loss of taste; not tested Loss of sensation in external auditory meatus and on eardrum Which CN lesion?
X
Motor to constrictors of pharynx, intrinsic laryngeal muscles, much of palate, upper esophagus, and vocalis (see Figs. on pp. 230—231) To ganglia in/on trachea, bronchi, gut, and heart (see Figs. on pp. 230—231 From taste buds on epiglottis, base of tongue, and palate (see Figs. on pp. 206—207) Sensation on eardrum, external auditory meatus, and dura of posterior fossa (see Figs. on pp. 202—203) From larynx, pharynx, heart, trachea and bronchi, esophagus, and gut (see Figs. on pp. 206—207) Postolivary sulcus Jugular foramen Which CN?
X
Soft palate deviation with deviation of the uvula to the normal side; vocal cord paralysis Brainstem lesion; penetrating neck injury Waht CN lesion?
X
Motor to sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles (see Figs. on pp. 226—227) Lateral aspect of spinal cord C1-C4/C5 Enters foramen magnum; exits jugular foramen Which CN lesion?
XI
Paralysis of sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles Penetrating injury to the posterior triangle of the neck What CN lesion?
XI
Weakness of trapezius and sternocleidomas-toid muscles Which CN lesion?
XI
Atrophy of ipsilateral muscles of the tongue and deviation toward the affected side; speech disturbance Penetrating injury to the neck and skull base pathology What CN lesion?
XII
Deviation of the tongue on protrusion Which CN lesion?
XII
Motor to extrinsic and intrinsic tongue muscles (see Figs. on pp. 226—227) Preolivary sulcus Hypoglossal canal Which CN lesion?
XII
(1) In the parasympathetic division, effector organs have only __________ receptors. (2) In the sympathetic division, there are multiple receptor types in effector organs including the four ______________ (α1, α2, β1, β2), and in tissues with sympathetic __________ innervation, there are _________ receptors. (3) Among the sympathetic adrenoreceptors, receptor type is related to function. The _____ receptors cause contraction of smooth muscle such as vascular smooth muscle, gastrointestinal and bladder sphincters, pilomotor muscles, and the radial muscle of the iris. The _____ receptors are involved in metabolic functions such as gluconeogenesis, lipolysis, renin secretion, and in all functions in the heart. The _____ receptors cause relaxation of smooth muscle in bronchioles, wall of the bladder, and wall of the gastrointestinal tract.
muscarinic adrenergic, cholinergic, muscarinic alpha1, beta1, beta2
pilocarpine drug type
muscarinic agonist
The __________ of the colon has its outer longitudinal layer subdivided into three bands of smooth muscle called ______ ____, which act in the peristaltic movement of feces to the rectum.
muscularis, teniae coli
Horner's Syndrome: His physician orders a test with cocaine eye drops. When a solution of 10% cocaine was applied in the left eye, it caused dilation of the pupil (_________).
mydriasis
Cross section of PNS fibers in the TEM reveals differences between myelinated and unmyelinated axons. Large axons are wrapped in a thick ______ ______ of multiple layers of Schwann cell membrane.
myelin sheath
The multiple layers of Schwann cell membrane unite as a thick ______ ______
myelin sheath
As axons of large diameter grow in the PNS, they are engulfed along their length by a series of differentiating neurolemmocytes and become __________ nerve fibers.
myelinated
Muscle making up floor of mouth
mylohyoid
The negative ion chloride moves through separate channels, which are implicated in specific pathologic states such as ________.
myotonia
The anterior openings to the nasal cavities are _____, and the posterior openings are ______
nares, choanae
The _____ ________ are the upper parts of the respiratory tract and are between the orbits.
nasal cavities
Visible through the piriform aperture are the fused _____ _______, forming the lower part of the bony _____ ______ and ending anteriorly as the anterior nasal spine, and the paired ________ _____ _______
nasal crests, nasal septum, inferior nasal conchae
Anterior part of lateral surface of zygomatic bone Upper lip just medial to corner of mouth Facial nerve [VII] Draws the upper lip upward What muscle?
Zygomaticus minor
Touch, pressure What type of fibers?
abeta
Medium Medium Myeline What type of fiber?
abeta or agamma
There are eight cervical nerves (C1 to C8): ▪ C1 to C7 emerge from the vertebral canal ______ their respective vertebrae. ▪ C8 emerges between vertebrae __ and __
above C7, T1
The chemical transmitter used at neuromuscular junctions and some synapses of the CNS is _____________. Within the CNS other major categories of neurotransmitters include: Certain ______ _____ (often modified), such as glutamate and γ-aminobutyrate (____) __________, such as serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT) and _______________, such as dopamine, all of which are synthesized from amino acids Small ______________, such as endorphins and substance P.
acetylcholine amino acids, GAB monoamines, catecholamines polypeptides
Enzymes such as ____________________, which cleaves ACh, may destroy any remaining transmitter.
acetylcholinesterase
when ____________________ is inhibited by organophosphate insecticides or nerve gases, a toxic syndrome is caused by the resulting excess of ACh
acetylcholinesterase
A specific inherited defect in the absorption of zinc from the gut was identified in the 1970s; it was termed ______________ _____________ and presented with severe skin lesions, diarrhea and loss of hair (alopecia).
acrodermatitis enteropathica
A nerve impulse, or _______ _________, travels along an axon like a spark moves along an explosive's fuse. It is an electrochemical process initiated at the axon hillock when other impulses received at the cell body or dendrites meet a certain threshold. The action potential is propagated along the axon as a wave of membrane depolarization produced by voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channels in the axolemma that allow diffusion of these ions into and out of the axoplasm
action potential
nerve cells contain voltage-dependent sodium channels that open very rapidly when a depolarizing change in voltage is applied. When they open, they allow the inward passage of huge numbers of Na+ ions from the extracellular fluid, which swamps the resting voltage and drives the membrane potential to positive values. This reversal of voltage is the ______ _________
action potential
receptors ________ the cAMP pathway, including dopamine D1 and D5 receptors, 5-HT4 receptors, histamine H2 receptors, adenosine A2 receptors, and certain peptide and prostanoid receptors
activate
Touch, pressure, temperature, fast pain Small Medium Myelinated What type of fibers?
adelta
alpha2 receptors: The mechanism of action of these receptors involves the inhibition of ______ _______, described by the following steps: 1. The agonist (e.g., _______________) binds to the α2 receptor, which is coupled to ______ ________ by an inhibitory G protein, __. 2. When norepinephrine is bound, the Gi protein releases ___ and binds ___, and the ______ subunit dissociates from the G protein complex. 3. The αi subunit then migrates in the membrane and binds to and ________ adenylyl cyclase. As a result, cAMP levels ________, producing the final physiologic action.
adenyl cyclase norepinepherine, adenyl cyclase, Gi GDP, GTP, alphai inhibits, decrease
G proteins couple G protein-linked autonomic receptors to enzymes that execute physiologic actions. These enzymes are _____ _______ and _____________ _, which, when activated, generate a second messenger (____ or ___, respectively). The second messenger then amplifies the message and executes the final physiologic action.
adenyl cylcase, phospholipase C, GDP, GTP
Sympathetics act on target tissues through what type of receptors? What is the exception?
adrenergic muscarinic in sweat glands, through sympathetic cholinergic neurons
Receptors for neurotransmitters in the autonomic nervous system are either __________ (_______________) or ___________ (________________). _______________ are activated by the catecholamines norepinephrine and epinephrine. _________________ are activated by ACh.
adrenergic, adrenoreceptors, cholinergic, cholinoreceptors, adrenoreceptors, cholinoreceptors
Postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division are ___________ in all of the effector organs, except in the thermoregulatory sweat glands (where they are ___________). The effector organs that are innervated by sympathetic adrenergic neurons have one or more of the following types of adrenoreceptors: ______, ______, _____, _____. The thermoregulatory sweat glands innervated by sympathetic cholinergic neurons have __________ cholinoreceptors.
adrenergic, cholinergic, alpha1, alpha 2, beta1, beta2, muscarinic
Pheochromocytoma: The woman's other symptoms also can be explained by the activation of _______________ in other organ systems (i.e., gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea and vomiting and visual disturbances).
adrenoreceptors
The receptors for norepinephrine and epinephrine are called _______________. They are divided into _____- and ____-receptor classes and subclasses on the basis of their pharmacology. ______________ acts on all classes of the receptors but ______________ is more specific for _____-receptors
adrenoreceptors, alpha, beta, epinepherine, norepinepherine, alpha
Most of the outer layer of the esophagus is __________, merging with other tissues of the mediastinum.
adventitia
Sensory neurons are _________, receiving stimuli from receptors throughout the body. Motor neurons are ________, sending impulses to effector organs such as muscle fibers and glands.
afferent, efferent
Motoneurons to muscle spindles (intrafusal fibers) What type of fibers?
agamma
oxotermarine is a muscarinic _______ and a nicotinic _______
agonist, agonist
A table arranged similarly by receptor type and lists the prototypical drugs that either activate (________) or block (___________) the receptors.
agonists, antagonists
The action of catecholamines is terminated by their reuptake and degradation to ________ by ___ and subsequent methylation by ____ to ____________ or _________________ acids, which are excreted with _____. Excess of these compounds in urine may indicate the presence of adrenal medullar tumor, pheochromocytoma.
aldehydes, MAO, COMT, homovanillic, vanillyvanillyic, urine
Photoreception pathway: 11-cis retinal --> ___ _____ retinal --> metarhodopsin II --> activation of __________ --> activation of phosphodiesterase --> decreased ____ --> ________ of Na+ channels --> _________________ of photoreceptor membrane --> _________ release of glutamate --> decreased __________ glutamate response in ionotropic receptors and decreased __________ glutamate response in metabotropic receptors --> hyperpolarzation and depolarization of various ________ and ________ cells
all trans, transducin (g protein), cGMP, closure, hyperpolarization, decreased, excitatory, inhibitory, bipolar, horizontal
Pigment conversion made by pigment cells in the retina
all-trans retinal to 11-cis retinal
Largest Fastest myleinated Which type of fibers?
alpha
Nicotinic neuronal receptor classes
alpha beta
Norepinepherine Phenylepherine What type of drugs?
alpha 1 agonists
Drug used to treat pheochromocytoma
alpha 1 antagonist
phenoxybenzamine or prazosin Drug type?
alpha 1 antagonist
Phenoxybenazmine Prazosin What type of drugs?
alpha 1 antagonists
Drugs used to treat pheochromocytoma (2)
alpha 1 antagonists beta 1 antagonists
Receptor types in sympathetic NS? Parasympathetic? Somatic?
alpha 1, beta 1, alpha 2, beta 2 Muscarinic Nicotinic
Clonidine drug type?
alpha 2 agonist
Yohimbine Drug type?
alpha 2 antagonist
Catecholamines: Their actions are mediated through two separate receptors: _____-__________ receptor, blocked by phentolamine, and ____-__________ receptor, blocked by propranolol.
alpha adrenergic, beta adrenergic
Liver cancer is associated with particularly high plasma concentrations of _____-___________
alpha fetoproetin
Glutamate is synthesized from _____-____________ by glutamate dehydrogenase and aminotransferases or from _________ by phosphate-activated glutaminase. The L-glutamate/glutamate-____ complex is taken up by synaptic vesicles of glutamatergic presynaptic nerve terminals, where it reaches concentrations exceeding 100 mmol/L.
alpha ketogluterate, glutamine, zinc
innervate extrafusal skeletal muscle fibers. Action potentials in these motoneurons lead to action potentials in the extrafusal muscle fibers they innervate, which results in contraction What type of motoneurons?
alpha motoneurons
The schematic structure of an MHC II molecule, composed of a polymorphic _____ chain and a polymorphic ____ chain.
alpha, beta
Adrenoreceptors are divided into two types, _____ and ____, which are further designated as ______, ______, _____, and _____ receptors. Each of the receptor types has a different mechanism of action (except the _____ and _____ receptors, which have the same mechanism of action), resulting in different physiologic effects
alpha, beta, alpha1, alpha2, beta1, beta2, beta1, beta2
The schematic structure of an MHC I molecule, composed of a polymorphic _____ chain and the noncovalently attached _____-microglobulin.
alpha, beta2
A lesion of the abducens nucleus damages _____ motor neurons innervating the ___________ _______ ______ muscle and the interneurons that terminate on ______ ________ _____ motor neurons residing in the __________________ __________ nucleus. A patient with this lesion experiences a loss of horizontal gaze in both eyes during attempted voluntary eye movement _______ the side of the lesion; horizontal gaze toward the _________________ side is normal. This is basically an abducens root lesion plus an ___.
alpha, ipislateral lateral rectus, lateral rectus alpha, contralateral oculomotor, towards, contralateral, INO
mediate smooth muscle contraction and glandular secretion and are often excitatory. What receptors?
alpha1
predominant postjunctional membrane alpha receptor
alpha1
Adrenoreceptor types (4)
alpha1 alpha2 beta1 beta2
The largest and best developed of the muscles of the nasal group is the ________, which is active when the nares are flared. It consists of a __________ part (the compressor naris) and an ____ part (the dilator naris): ▪ The ___________ part of the nasalis compresses the nares—it originates from the maxilla and its fibers pass upward and medially to insert, along with fibers from the same muscle on the opposite side, into an aponeurosis across the dorsum of the nose. ▪ The ____ part of the nasalis draws the alar cartilages downward and laterally, so opening the nares—it originates from the maxilla, below and medial to the transverse part, and inserts into the alar cartilage.
nasalis, transverse, alar transverse alar
The center of the frontonasal suture formed by the articulation of the nasal bones and the frontal bone is the ______
nasion
The part of the pharynx posterior to the nasal cavities is the ___________. Those parts posterior to the oral cavity and larynx are the ___________ and _________________, respectively.
nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
The ____ extends from the head above to the shoulders and thorax below
neck
The boundaries of each anterior triangle are: ▪ the median vertical line of the ____, ▪ the inferior margin of the __________, and ▪ the anterior margin of the ____________________ muscle.
neck mandible sternocliedomastoid
The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is a complication of ____ _______
neck surgery
In sections of mesentery and other tissues, a highly wavy or tortuous disposition of a single small _____ will be seen as multiple oblique or transverse pieces as the nerve enters and leaves the area in the section
nerve
A _____ _______ or action potential, travels along an axon like a spark moves along an explosive's fuse. It is an electrochemical process initiated at the axon hillock when other impulses received at the cell body or dendrites meet a certain threshold. The action potential is propagated along the axon as a wave of membrane depolarization produced by _______-gated ___ and __ channels in the axolemma that allow diffusion of these ions into and out of the axoplasm.
nerve impulse, voltage, Na+, K+
In the PNS cell bodies are found in ganglia and in some sensory regions, such as the olfactory mucosa, and axons are bundled in ______
nerves
In the PNS nerve fibers are grouped into bundles to form ______
nerves
The main components of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) are the ______, _______, and _____ _______. Nerves are bundles of nerve fibers (_____) surrounded by _______ cells and layers of __________ tissue.
nerves, ganglia, nerve endings, axons, Schwann, connective
As the folds fuse and the neural tube separates from the now overlying surface ectoderm that will form epidermis, a large population of developmentally important cells, the ______ _____, separates from the neuroepithelium and becomes mesenchymal. Neural crest cells migrate extensively and differentiate as all the cells of the PNS, as well as a number of other non-neuronal cell types.
neural crest
As the neural tube detaches from the now overlying ectoderm, many cells separate from it and produce a mass of mesenchymal cells called the ______ _____
neural crest
Changes in dendritic spines are of key importance in the constant changes of the ______ __________ that occurs during embryonic brain development and underlies adaptation, learning, and memory postnatally.
neural plasticitiy
new communications are established with some degree of functional recovery. This ______ ____________ and reformation of processes are controlled by several growth factors produced by both neurons and glial cells in a family of proteins called _____________
neural plasticity, neurotrophins
Nervous tissue develops in the early embryo when the dorsal ectoderm ______ ____ folds lengthwise to form the ______ ____, the precursor of the CNS, and releases ______ _____ cells, precursors for much of the PNS.
neural plate, neural tube, neural crest
Alzheimer disease, a common type of dementia in the elderly, affects both neuronal perikarya and synapses within the cerebrum. Functional defects are due to _______________ _______, which are accumulations of ___ protein associated with microtubules of the neuronal perikaryon and axon hillock regions, and ________ _______, which are dense aggregates of ____-_________ protein that form around the outside of these neuronal regions.
neurofibrillary tangles,tau, neuritic plaques, beta amyloid
In both perikarya and processes microtubules, actin filaments, and intermediate filaments are abundant, with the latter formed by unique protein subunits and called ______________ in this cell type.
neurofilaments
A Schwann cell (______________) engulfs one portion along the length of a large-diameter axon. The Schwann cell membrane fuses around the axon and one thin extension of the Schwann cell elongates greatly and wraps itself repeatedly around the ____ to form multiple, compacted layers. The Schwann cell membrane wrappings constitute the ______ ______, with the Schwann cell body always on its _____ surface. The myelin layers are very rich in _____, and provide insulation and facilitate formation of action potentials along the axolemma.
neurolemmocyte, axon, myelin sheath, outer, lipid
Neuropeptides can act as _______________
neuromodulators
nitric oxide (NO), adenosine, neurosteroids, polyamines, etc., are often termed _______________ rather than neurotransmitters.
neuromodulators
The functional unit in both the CNS and PNS is the _______
neuron
There are significant differences in the responses of α1, β1, and β2 adrenoreceptors to the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine. (1) Norepinephrine and epinephrine have almost the same potency at _______ receptors, with epinepherine being slightly more potent. However, compared with ____ receptors, α1 receptors are relatively insensitive to catecholamines. ______ concentrations of catecholamines are necessary to activate α1 receptors than to activate β receptors. Physiologically, such high concentrations are reached locally when norepinephrine is released from ______________ ____________ nerve fibers but not when catecholamines are released from the _______ _______. For example, the amount of epinephrine (and norepinephrine) released from the adrenal medulla in the fight or flight response is insufficient to activate ______ receptors. (2) Norepinephrine and epinephrine are equipotent at _____ receptors. As noted previously, much _____ concentrations of catecholamines will activate β1 receptors than will activate α1 receptors. Thus, norepinephrine released from sympathetic nerve fibers or epinephrine released from the adrenal medulla will activate β1 receptors. (3) β2 receptors are preferentially activated by ____________.
alpha1, beta, higher, postganglionic sympathetic, adrenal medulla, alpha1 beta1, lower epinepherine
pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes catecholamines. Both norepinephrine and epinephrine may be secreted: norepinephrine causes hypertension by activating ______-adrenoceptors on vascular smooth muscle, and epinephrine increases heart rate by activating _____-adrenoceptors on the heart muscle.
alpha1, beta1
The mechanism of action of the adrenoreceptors can be explained as follows: ______ Receptors act through activation of phospholipase C and generation of IP3. _____ and _____ receptors act through activation of adenylyl cyclase and generation of cAMP. ______ Receptors act through inhibition of adenylyl cyclase.
alpha1, beta1, beta2, alpha2
In most smooth muscles, including blood vessels, ______ receptors contract (constrict), whereas _____ receptors relax (dilate). Prejunctional α2 receptors on sympathetic nerve terminals inhibit norepinephrine release, which relaxes blood vessels and causes vasodilation; postjunctional α2 receptors cause vasoconstriction.
alpha1, beta2
______ Receptors are found in vascular smooth muscle of the skin, skeletal muscle, and the splanchnic region, in the sphincters of the gastrointestinal tract and bladder, and in the radial muscle of the iris. Activation of these receptors leads to ___________ in each of these tissues. The mechanism of action involves a G protein called __ and activation of _____________ _
alpha1, contraction, Gq, phosphlipase C
Centrally, known to be involved in the regulation of blood pressure What receptors?
alpha2
Norepinephrine acts on prejunctional ______ receptors to inhibit transmitter release. This negative feedback control is supported by the observation that antagonists for these receptors (e.g., phentolamine) cause an increase in the release of transmitter in response to nerve stimulation.
alpha2
Which adrenergic receptor is found a lot of prejunctional membranes?
alpha2
regulation of several metabolic functions (e.g., glycogenolysis, lipolysis, and water absorption) and vascular smooth muscle contraction. What recptors?
alpha2
clonidine drug type? Used to treat what?
alpha2 blocker hypertension
Mechanism of action of β adrenoreceptors. In the inactive state, the ______ subunit of the __ protein is bound to GDP. In the active state, with ________________ bound to the β receptor, the αs subunit is bound to ___. β1 and β2 receptors have the same mechanism of action.
alphaS, Gs norepinepherine, GTP
Mechanism of action of α1 adrenoreceptors. In the inactive state, the ______ subunit of the __ protein is bound to GDP. In the active state, with _______________ bound to the α1 receptor, the αq subunit is bound to ___. αq, β, and γ are subunits of the __ protein.
alphaq, Gq norepinepherine, GTP, Gq
Inferiorly, each maxilla ends as the ________ _______, which contains the teeth and forms the upper jaw.
alveolar process
These findings gave rise to the 'amine theory of depression': this states that depression is caused by a relative defeciency of _____ _________________ at central synapses, and predicts that drugs which ________ amine concentrations should improve symptoms of the condition.
amine neurotransmitters, increase
What does H. pylori make that damages tissues? Is it G+ or G-?
ammonia G-
The stimulatory effects of _____________ are caused by their close chemical similarity to catecholamines
amphetamines
In Alzheimer's disease, _______-____ _,__, in combination with other neurotoxic factors, causes preferential impairment of _________ neurons in the _____ _______, yielding progressive loss of cognitive function, which leads to ________. In the early stages of this disease, the inhibitors of ____________________ with __ receptor _________ properties improved cognitive functions but had no effect on disease progress. The antagonists of glutamatergic ____ receptors are employed to reduce excitotoxic effects of excessive activation of glutamatergic neurons.
amyloid beta 1, 42, cholinergic, brain septum, dimentia, acetylcholinesterase, M2, agonists, NMDA
At the ____ _____ the simple columnar epithelium lining the rectum shifts abruptly to stratified squamous epithelium of the skin at the ____
anal canal, anus
Cells in both central and peripheral nerve tissue are of two kinds: _______, which typically have numerous long processes, and various _____ cells, which have short processes, support and protect neurons, and participate in many neural activities, neural nutrition, and defense of cells in the CNS.
neurons, glial
The terms sympathetic and parasympathetic are strictly ________ terms and refer to the ________ origin of the ______________ neurons in the CNS. Preganglionic neurons in the ___________ division originate in the thoracolumbar spinal cord. Preganglionic neurons in the _______________ division originate in the brain stem and sacral spinal cord.
anatomic, anatomic, preganglionic, sympathetic, parasympathetic
The semicircular canals, which are arranged perpendicular to each other, are used to detect ______ or rotational acceleration of the head
angular
The function of the horizontal semicircular canals is to detect _______ ____________ of the head
angular acceleration
The semicircular canals detect _______ acceleration of the head, and the otolith organs detect ______ acceleration.
angular, linear
Nystagmus occurs in response to _________ or ___________ acceleration of the head. When the head is rotated, the eyes initially move in the ___________ direction of the rotation, attempting to maintain a constant direction of gaze. This initial movement is the ____ component of nystagmus. Once the eyes approach the limit of their lateral movement, there is a rapid eye movement in the ____ direction as the head's rotation. This movement is the _____ component of nystagmus, in which the eyes "jump ahead" to fix on a new position in space. Nystagmus is defined by the direction of the _____ component: The nystagmus is in the direction of the head's rotation.
angular, rotational, opposite, slow, same, rapid, rapid
antibiotics and dietary supplements should be taken 2 hours before or 2 hours after _______ are ingested.
antacids
quinuclindyl benzilate and propylbenziylcholine are nicotinic ________ and muscarinic ________
antagonist, antagonists
The __________ rami of __ to __ form the cervical plexus. The major branches from this plexus supply the strap muscles, the diaphragm (__________ nerve), skin on the anterior and lateral parts of the neck, skin on the upper anterior thoracic wall, and skin on the inferior parts of the head
anteiorr, C1, C4, phrenic
________, ______ __________, and _______ _________ choroidal arteries serve the plexuses of the lateral and third ventricles.
anteiorr, medial posterior, lateral posterior
The boundaries of each ________ triangle are: ▪ the median vertical line of the neck, ▪ the inferior margin of the mandible, and ▪ the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
anteiror
note the relationship between the _________ ________ artery, _________ _____________ artery, and the structures around the optic chiasm
anterior cerebral, anterior communicating
The ________ _________ artery serves the optic tract and portions of the internal capsule immediately internal to this structure. This explains the unusual combination of a homonymous hemianopia coupled with a contralateral hemiplegia and hemianesthesia (to all somatosensory modalities) in the ________ _________ ______ syndrome.
anterior choroidal, anteiror choroidal artery
The typical transverse process of a cervical vertebra also has _________ and _________ _________ for muscle attachment.
anterior, posteiror tubercles
Organelles and macromolecules synthesized in the cell body move by ___________ transport along axonal microtubules via _______ from the perikaryon to the synaptic terminals. __________ transport in the opposite direction along microtubules via _______ carries certain other macromolecules, such as material taken up by ___________ (including viruses and toxins), from the periphery to the cell body.
anterograde, kinesin, retrograde, dynein, endocytosis
The ________ _____________ artery or its junction with the ________ ________ artery is the most common site of supratentorial (_______ system) aneurysms. Rupture of aneurysms at this location is one of the more common causes of ____________ (also called nontraumatic) ___-_________ hemorrhage. The proximity of these vessels to optic structures and the _____________ explains the variety of visual and hypothalamic disorders that may be experienced by these patients. A lesion of the optic nerve results in __________ in that eye and loss of the ________ limb of the _________ _____ reflex. Lesions caudal to the optic chiasm result in deficits in the visual fields of both eyes (______________ [right or left] ____________ _________).
anteror communicating, anterior cerebral, carotid, spontaneous, sub arachnoid, hypothalamus, blindness, afferent, pupillary light, contralateral, homonymous hemaniopia
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors prevent the catabolism of catecholamines and serotonin. They therefore increase the concentrations of these compounds at the synapse and increase the action of the transmitters. Compounds with this property are _______________
antidepressants
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine (Prozac), are also highly effective _______________
antidepressants
human nervous system, by far the most complex system in the body, is formed by a network of many billion nerve cells (_______), all assisted by many more supporting cells called _____ cells.
neurons, glial
The fibrous intercellular network of CNS tissue superficially resembles collagen by light microscopy, but is actually the network of fine cellular processes emerging from neurons and glial cells. Such processes are collectively called the ________
neuropil
With the use of gold staining for neurofibrils, _________ is more apparent
neuropil
In general, increasing the brain concentration of 5-HT appears to increase _______, whereas reducing its concentration is helpful in treating the condition. The antidepressant buspirone acts as an agonist at _-____ receptors, and presumably causes a ________ in production of 5-HT. In addition to its effects on the __ dopamine receptor, clozapine binds strongly to the _-____ receptor, and it may be that a combination of a high level of _-____ antagonism and low __-binding activity is desirable for drugs that can be used to treat schizophrenia with the minimum frequency of side effects. The _-___ blocker ondansetron is an antiemetic, extensively used to prevent vomiting during chemotherapy. Migraine can be treated with sumatriptan, a _-____ agonist.
anxiety, 5HT1A, decrease, D2, 5HT2A, 5HT2A, D2, 5HT3, 5HT1D
The _________ mater has two components: (1) a sheet of connective tissue in contact with the dura mater and (2) a system of loosely arranged trabeculae composed of collagen and fibroblasts, continuous with the underlying pia mater layer. Surrounding these trabeculae is a large, sponge-like cavity, the subarachnoid space, filled with CSF.
arachnoid
In some areas, the arachnoid penetrates the dura mater and protrudes into blood-filled dural venous sinuses located there. These CSF-filled protrusions, which are covered by the vascular endothelial cells lining the sinuses, are called _________ _____ and function as sites for absorption of CSF into the blood of the venous sinuses.
arachnoid villi
The _________ layer contains much ___, which helps cushion the CNS within its bony enclosure.
arachnoid, SF
In autonomic and enteric nerves, nitric oxide (NO) is produced from ________ by the ____________________-dependent ______ _____ _________
arginine, tetrahydrabiopterin, nitric oxide synthase
One characteristic and useful marker protein in the CSF is _________________, which is __________ lacking ______ ____.
asialotransferrin, transferrin, sialic acid
In the cortex, or gray matter, one typically finds a protoplasmic _________ with one set of processes surrounding the endothelial cells, thereby helping to 'filter' materials from the blood, and a separate set of processes surrounding the neurons, which are thereby being 'fed' selected substances that have been extracted from the blood for passage to the neurons.
astrocyte
A length of capillary (C) is shown here completely covered by silver-stained terminal processes extending from __________
astrocytes
When there is injury to the CNS, __________ can play a major part in the reaction, synthesizing large amounts of the____. This is the cellular equivalent of scar tissue and is found in diseases such as ________ _________, in which it is the major constituent of the characteristic plaques. __________ are not present in the PNS.
astrocytes, GFAP, multiple scleorsis, astrocytes
Also unique to the CNS __________ have a large number of long radiating, branching processes. Proximal regions of the astrocytic processes are reinforced with bundles of intermediate filaments made of _____ __________ _________ _______, which serves as a unique marker for this glial cell.
astrocytes, glial fibrillary acid protein
The three major cell types in the nervous system (which each constitute about 30%) are __________, which also make up part of the blood-brain barrier; ________________, which are principally composed of fat and serve to insulate the axons; and ________, which are essentially resident macrophages (scavengers).
astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia
Most brain tumors are ____________ derived from _______ __________. These are distinguished pathologically by their expression of ____
astrocytomas, fibrous astrocytes, GFAP
The classic antagonist of the muscarinic effect is ________ and the best-studied blocker for the nicotinic receptor is the poisonous snake venom ______-____________
atropine, alpha bungarotoxin
Sensory innervation of the parotid gland is provided by the _________________ nerve, which is a branch of the __________ nerve This exits the skull where?
auricotemporal, mandibular foramen ovale
Three of these muscles, "other muscles of facial expression," are associated with the ear—the anterior, superior, and posterior __________ muscles: * The _________ muscle is anterolateral and pulls the ear upward and forward. ▪ The ________ muscle is superior and elevates the ear. ▪ The __________ muscle is posterior and retracts and elevates the ear
auricular anteiorr superior posterior
The _________ nervous system is an involuntary system that controls and modulates the functions primarily of visceral organs.
autonomic
The autonomic motor nerves, comprising what is often called the _________ nervous system (___), all have pathways involving two neurons: a ____________ neuron with the cell body in the CNS and a _____________ neuron with the cell body in a ganglion. The ANS has two divisions: (1) The _________________ division, with its ganglia within or near the effector organs, maintains normal body homeostasis. (2) The ____________ division has its ganglia close to the CNS and controls the body's responses during emergencies and excitement.
autonomic, ANS, preganglionic, postganglionic parasympathetic, sympathetic
As indicated earlier autonomic nerves make up the _________ nervous system. This has two parts: the ___________ and the _______________ divisions.
autonomic, sympathetic, parasympathetic
α2 receptors are found in two forms, _____________ and _______________
autoreceptors, heteroreceptors
α2 Receptors present on sympathetic postganglionic nerve terminals are called ____________. In this function, activation of α2 receptors by _______________ released from presynaptic nerve terminals inhibits further release of norepinephrine from the same terminals; this ________ feedback conserves norepinephrine in states of high stimulation of the ____________ nervous system. Interestingly, the adrenal medulla does not have ______ receptors and, therefore, is not subject to feedback inhibition; consequently, the adrenal medulla can become depleted of ________________ during periods of prolonged stress.
autoreceptors, norepinepherine, negative, sympathetic, alpha2, catecholamines
There is an ________ ________ (gateway to the upper limb) on each side of the superior thoracic aperture at the base of the neck: ▪ Structures such as blood vessels pass over rib _ when passing between the axillary inlet and thorax. ▪ Cervical components of the _________ _______ pass directly from the neck through the axillary inlets to enter the upper limb
axillary inlet 1 brachail plexus
The plasma membrane of the axon is often called the __________ and its contents are known as ________
axolemma, axoplasm
Most neurons have only one ____, typically longer than its dendrites
axon
The ____, which is a single long process ending at synapses specialized to generate and conduct nerve impulses to other cells (nerve, muscle, and gland cells). Axons may also receive information from other neurons, information that mainly modifies the transmission of action potentials to those neurons.
axon
Axons originate from a pyramid-shaped region of the perikaryon called the ____ _______, just beyond which the axolemma has concentrated ion channels which generate the action potential.
axon hillock
Micrograph of a large motor neuron showing the large cell body and nucleus, a long ____ emerging from an axon hillock, and several dendrites. _____ __________ can be seen throughout the cell body and cytoskeletal elements can be detected in the processes. Nuclei of scattered _____ cells are seen among the surrounding tissue.
axon, Nissl bodies, glial
The more simply organized peripheral nerves have better capacity for ______ regeneration, a process involving reactivation of the perikaryon, Schwann cells, and macrophages.
axonal
Several GABAA receptor agonists and GABA uptake or GABA-transaminase inhibitors are used as sedatives, tranquilizers or anxiolytic drugs. The most common groups include ___________, _______________, chloral hydrate and valproate. ________ also acts as the GABAA receptor agonist.
barbituates, benzodiazepines, ethanol
Arterial blood pressure is sensed by ______________ located in the walls of the _______ _____. This information is transmitted, via the ______________ nerve (cranial nerve __), to the _________ center in the _______ of the _____ ____—this is the sensory or ________ limb of blood pressure regulation
baroreceptors, carotid sinus, glossopharyngeal, IX, vasomaotor, medlla, brain stem, afferent
The _____ _______ are the deep nuclei of the telencephalon Name them!
basal ganglia Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, amygdala
The body of the mandible is arbitrarily divided into two parts: ▪ The lower part is the ____ of the mandible. ▪ The upper part is the _________ ____ of the mandible.
base alveolar part
Rupture of a _______ ___ aneurysm may result in the cardinal signs (sudden severe headache, nausea, vomiting, and possibly syncope) that signal a stroke as broadly defined. In addition, the extravasated blood may dissect its way into the ventricular system through the floor of the third ventricle
basilar tip
The finding that _______________ reduce sympathetic responses to oral surgery emphasizes the role of the CNS in initiating and coordinating sympathetic responses to stress
benzodiazepines
the ____-adrenergic receptor, which responds to norepinephrine and epinephrine, causes an increase in cAMP, which stimulates a kinase to phosphorylate and activate a calcium channel.
beta
There are several sequence homologies of rhodopsin with what receptors (2)?
beta adrenergic muscarinic cholinergic
prazosin drug type? Used to treat what?
beta1 blocker hypertension
The β2 receptors have a mechanism of action similar to that of _____ receptors: activation of a __ _______, release of the ______ subunit, stimulation of ______ _________, and generation of ____
beta1, Gs protein, alphaS, adenyl cyclase, cAMP
______ Receptors are prominent in the heart. They are present in the SA node, in the atrioventricular node, and in ventricular muscle. Activation of β1 receptors in these tissues produces __________ heart rate in the SA node, _________ conduction velocity in the AV node, and __________ contractility in ventricular muscle, respectively. β1 Receptors also are located in the salivary glands, in adipose tissue, and in the kidney (where they promote _____ secretion). The mechanism of action of β1 receptors involves a __ protein and ____________ of ______ _______
beta1, increased, increased, increased, renin, Gs, activation, adenyl cylcase
associated with relaxation which beta receptors?
beta2
epinephrine released from the adrenal medulla is expected to activate ______ receptors, whereas norepinephrine released from sympathetic nerve endings is not.
beta2
_____ Receptors are found in the vascular smooth muscle of skeletal muscle, in the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and bladder, and in the bronchioles. The activation of _____ receptors in these tissues leads to relaxation or dilation.
beta2, beta2
Certain subclasses of β-receptors are found in particular tissues; for instance, the _____-receptor is present in lung and ______-receptor _________ such as salmbuamol are therefore used to produce bronchial dilatation in asthma without stimulating the _____-receptor in the heart.
beta2, beta2, agonists, beta1
primarily stimulate lipolysis in fat cells Which beta receptor?
beta3
Interpeduncular cistern is located where?
between rostral/anteiror parts of midbrain
Patients with aneurysms at this location may present with eye movement disorders, pupillary dilation caused by damage to the root of the third nerve, and diplopia.
bifurcation of the basilar artery, also called the basilar tip.
The spinal cord varies slightly in diameter along its length but in cross section always shows _________ symmetry around the small, CSF-filled _______ _____. Unlike the cerebrum and cerebellum, in the spinal cord the _____ matter is internal, forming a roughly H-shaped structure that consists of two ___________ horns (sensory) and two ________ (motor) horns, all joined by the ____ __________ around the central canal.
bilateral, central canal, gray, posterior, anterior, gray commissure
Bile canaliculi are the smallest branches of the biliary tree or bile conducting system. They empty into ____ ______ of _____ composed of _______ epithelial cells called ______________. The short bile canals quickly merge in the portal areas with the bile ductules lined by ________ or ________ ______________ and with a distinct connective tissue sheath. Bile ductules gradually merge, enlarge, and form _____ and ____ _______ ducts leaving the liver.
bile canals, Hering, cuboidal, cholangiocytes, cuboidal, columnar cholangiocytes, left, right hepatic
photoreceptors synapse on __________ cells and __________ cells in the _____ _________ layer
bipolar, horizontal, outer plexiform
significant antiosteoclastic activity, and are the drugs of first choice for treating Paget's disease. What drugs?
bisphosphonates
The posterior one third of the tongue (where _______ and ____ sensations are most sensitive) is innervated by the ______________ nerve (CN __)
bitter, sour, glosspharyngeal, IX
The _____ _____ _______ is a functional barrier that allows much tighter control than that in most tissues over the passage of substances moving from blood into the CNS tissue. The main structural component of the BBB is the _________ ___________, in which the cells are tightly sealed together with well-developed occluding junctions, with little or no transcytosis activity, and surrounded by the basement membrane. The ________ ______ __ __________ __________ _____ that envelops the basement membrane of capillaries in most CNS regions contributes to the BBB and further regulates passage of molecules and ions from blood to brain.
blood brain barrier, capillary endothelium, limiting membrane of perivascular astrocytic feet
All astrocytic processes contain intermediate filaments of GFAP, and antibodies against this protein provide a simple method to stain these cells, as seen here in a fibrous astrocyte (A) and its processes. The small pieces of other GFAP-positive processes in the neuropil around this cell give an idea of the density of this glial cell and its processes in the CNS. Astrocytes form part of the _____-_____ _______ and help regulate entry of molecules and ions from blood into CNS tissue. Capillaries at the extreme upper right and lower left corners are enclosed by GFAP-positive ____________ _____ at the ends of numerous astrocytic processes.
blood brain barrier, perivascular feet
Inferiorly, the part of each maxilla, lateral to the opening of the nasal cavity, is the ____ of the maxilla.
body
Hyoid bone: ▪ The ____ of the hyoid bone is anterior and forms the base of the U. ▪ The two arms of the U (_______ ______) project posteriorly from the lateral ends of the body.
body greater horns
The inner ear consists of a bony labyrinth and a membranous labyrinth. The ____ labyrinth consists of three semicircular canals (________, _________, and ________). The membranous labyrinth consists of a series of ducts called the scala vestibuli, scala tympani, and scala media.
bony, lateral, superior, posterior
The anterior rami of C5 to C8, together with a large component of the anterior ramus of T1, form the _________ ________, which innervates the upper limb.
brachial plexus
The dorsal column system crosses the midline in the _____ ____. The anterolateral system crosses the midline in the ______ ____
brain stem, dorsal column
Innervation of the parasympathetic nervous system. Preganglionic neurons originate in nuclei of the _____ ____ (________, ____, _______) and in ______ segments (__-__) of the spinal cord.
brain stem, midbrain, pons, medulla, sacral, S2, S4
The columns of cells within the spinal cord are rostrally continuous with comparable cell columns in the _________ that have similar functions. For example, general motor cell columns of the spinal cord are continuous with the groups of motor nuclei that innervate the ______ and the ____________ muscles; both cell columns innervate ________ muscles. The same is the case for general sensation. Nuclei conveying special senses are found only in the ________ and are associated with only certain cranial nerves.
brainstem, tongue, extraocular, skeletal, brainstem
Cyclic AMP AKA
cAMP
Many adrenergic effects are mediated by ____
cAMP
Second messenger of norepenepherine?
cAMP
Low __________ causes abnormal mineralization of newly formed osteoid as a result of low calcium and phosphate availability and reduced osteoblast function. It leads to the development of rickets in children or osteomalacia in adults.
calcitriol
The concentration of the 24,25[OH]2D3 in the circulation is reciprocally related to the level of the __________
calcitriol
The activation of NMDA receptor allows ________ entry into cells. This activates various __________, which in turn initiate the pathway of programmed cell death or __________
calcium, proteases, apoptosis
The cranium can be subdivided into: ▪ an upper domed part (the _________), which covers the cranial cavity containing the brain, ▪ a base that consists of the _____ of the cranial cavity, and ▪ a lower anterior part—the facial skeleton (________________).
calvaria base viscerocranium
Gastric gland: Parietal cells are large cells with many mitochondria and large intracellular _________ for production of ___ in the gastric secretion; they also secrete _________ ______ for vitamin B12 uptake.
canalaculli, HCl, intrinsic factor
At higher magnification each fold of choroid plexus is seen to be well-vascularized with large ___________ and covered by a continuous layer of cuboidal ependymal cells
capillaries
A sensory ganglion (G) has a distinct connective tissue _______ and internal framework continuous with the epineurium and other components of peripheral nerves, except that no perineurium is present and that there is no blood-nerve barrier function. ________ of nerve fibers (F) enter and leave these ganglia.
capsule, fasicles
The stomach has four major regions: the superior ______ and inferior _______, which are rather similar histologically, and the intervening ______ and ____, which are also similar.
cardia, pylorus, body, fundus
The mucosa of the stomach cardiac and pyloric regions has branching ______ and _______ glands that consist almost entirely of columnar ______ cells, lacking ________ and _____ cells.
cardial, pyloric, mucous, parietal, Chief
Rupture of a basilar tip aneurysm may result in the ________ signs (sudden severe headache, nausea, vomiting, and possibly syncope) that signal a stroke as broadly defined. In addition, the extravasated blood may dissect its way into the ___________ system through the floor of the ___ ventricle.
cardinal, ventricular, 3rd
Pheochromocytoma: The increased amounts of circulating ______________ activated _____ receptors in the heart, increasing the heart rate and increasing contractility (pounding of the heart). Activation of ______ receptors in vascular smooth muscle of the skin produced vasoconstriction, which presented as cold hands and feet.
catecholamines, beta1, alpha1
The action of ____________ is terminated by their reuptake and degradation to aldehydes by mitochondrial monoamine oxidases and subsequent methylation by catechol-O-methyltransferase to homovanillic or vanillylmandelic acids, which are excreted with urine. Excess of these compounds in urine may indicate the presence of adrenal medullar tumor, _______________.
catecholamines, pheochromocytoma
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors prevent the catabolism of ______________ and __________
catecholamines, serotinin
Norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine, known as ______________, are all derived from the amino acid ________
catecholamines, tyrosine
The ____ ____ (also called the perikaryon or soma) which contains the nucleus and most of the cell's organelles and serves as the synthetic or trophic center for the entire neuron.
cell body
The neuronal ____ ____ contains the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, exclusive of the cell processes
cell body
Ependymal cells (E) lining the _______ _____ of the ______ ____ help move CSF in that CNS region.
central canal, spinal cord
The cell body of the motoneuron is located in the _______ nervous system, in either the brain stem or spinal cord, and its axon synapses directly on skeletal muscle, the effector organ. The neurotransmitter _____________ is released from presynaptic terminals of the motoneurons and activates _________ receptors located on the motor end plates of the skeletal muscle.
central, acetylcholine, nicotinic
The sharply folded __________ ______ coordinates muscular activity throughout the body and is organized with three layers: A thick outer _________ layer has much neuropil and scattered neuronal cell bodies. A thin middle layer consists only of very large neurons called ________ cells (named for the 19th century Czech histologist Jan Purkinje). These are conspicuous even in H&E-stained sections, and their dendrites extend throughout the molecular layer as a branching basket of nerve fibers (Figures 9-16c and d). A thick inner ________ layer contains various very small, densely packed neurons (including granule cells, with diameters of only 4-5 μm) and little neuropil.
cerebellar cortex molecular Purkinjie granular
Deep within the brain are localized, variously shaped darker areas called the ________ ______, each containing large numbers of aggregated neuronal cell bodies.
cerebral nuclei
The major structures comprising the CNS are the _________, __________, _____ ____
cerebrum, cerebellum, spinal cord
The anterior rami of C1 to C4 form the __________ plexus. The major branches from this plexus supply the strap muscles, the ________ (phrenic nerve), skin on the anterior and lateral parts of the neck, skin on the upper anterior thoracic wall, and skin on the inferior parts of the head
cervical, diaphragm
Very rapidly and rapidly adapting receptors detect _______ in the stimulus and, therefore, detect changes in ________. Slowly adapting receptors respond to _________ and ________ of the stimulus.
changes, velocity intesnsity, duration
pH of CSF What type of sensory receptor?
chemoreceptor
PTH is an 84-amino acid, single-chain peptide hormone secreted by the _____ cells of the ___________ glands.
chief, parathyroid
To move stored bile into the duodenum, contraction of the gallbladder muscularis is induced by _______________ released from _______________ cells of the small intestine.
cholecystokinin, enteroendocrine
Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division are always ___________. They release ___, which interacts with _________ receptors on the cell bodies of postganglionic neurons.
cholinergic, ACh, nicotinic
As in the sympathetic division, all parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are ___________ and release ___, which interacts at _________ receptors on the cell bodies of postganglionic neurons. Most postganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division are also _________. Receptors for ___ in the effector organs are __________ receptors rather than _________ receptors.
cholinergic, ACh, nicotinic, nicotinic, ACh, muscarinic, nicotinic
Acetylcholine (ACh) is synthesized in the cytoplasmic compartment of __________ nerve terminals from acetyl-CoA and choline by _______ _________________. The enzyme is expressed exclusively in the cholinergic neurons. Acetyl-CoA is synthesized from ________ derived from __________, whereas choline is taken up from extracellular compartment by plasma membrane-potential-driven high-affinity choline uptake system
cholinergic, choline acetyltransferase, pyruvate, glycolysis
Peripheral __________ neurons are located in _______________ ganglia and innervate all visceral tissues. They ______ blood vessels of the gatrointestinal tract and ________ salivation and peristalsis. They also _________ airways, control heart function, ________ the pupils and regulate lens accommodation, and stimulate sexual arousal and genital erection.
cholinergic, parasympathetic, dilate, increase, constrict, constrict
The taste cells in fungiform papillae are innervated exclusively by the ______ _______ branch of CN ___
chorda tympani, VII
The _______ ______ consists of ependyma and vascularized pia mater and projects many thin folds from certain walls of the ventricles.
choroid plexus
The _______ ______ consists of highly vascular tissue, elaborately folded and projecting into the large ventricles of the brain
choroid plexus
The _______ ______ consists of elaborate folds of vascularized ___ mater covered by ________ that project from walls of the cerebral ventricles; there water is removed from capillaries and transferred into the ventricles as __________________ _____
choroid plexus, pia, ependyma, cerebrospinal fluid
The terms adrenergic and cholinergic are used to describe neurons of either division, according to which ________________ they synthesize and release. __________ neurons release norepinephrine; receptors for norepinephrine on the effector organs are called _______________. These may be activated by norepinephrine, which is released from adrenergic neurons, or by ____________, which is secreted into the circulation by the adrenal medulla. _________ neurons release ACh; receptors for ACh are called ________________. (A third term is nonadrenergic, noncholinergic, which describes some postganglionic parasympathetic neurons of the _________________ tract that release ________ [e.g., substance P] or other substances [e.g., nitric oxide] as their neurotransmitter rather than ___.)
neurotransmitter Adrenergic, adrenoreceptors, norepinepherine Cholineric, cholinoreceptors gastrointestinal, peptides, ACh
A large number of compounds, whether of low molecular weight, such as the biogenic amines, or larger peptides, can act as _________________
neurotransmitters
Many peptides act as _________________
neurotransmitters
Stages in the process of _____________, by which cells of the CNS and PNS are produced, are shown in diagrammatic cross sections of a 3- and 4-week human embryo with the extraembryonic membranes removed. Under an inductive influence from the medial notochord, the overlying layer of ectodermal cells thickens as a bending _______ _____, with a medial neural groove and lateral neural folds (1). All other ectoderm will become epidermis. The plate bends further, making the ______ _____ and ______ more prominent (2). The neural folds rise and fuse at the midline (3), converting the groove into the ______ ____ (4), which is large at the cranial end of the embryo and much narrower caudally. The neural tube will give rise to the entire CNS.
neurulation, neural plate neural folds, groove neural tube
Certain drugs, e.g. the antituberculosis drug isoniazid, predispose to ______ deficiency.
niacin
alpha turbocuranine drug class
nicotinic antagonist
phenyl trimethylammonium drug type
nicotinic muscle agonist
elapid alpha toxins drug type
nicotinic muscle antagonist
The adrenal medulla is a specialized ganglion in the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. The cell bodies of its preganglionic neurons are located in the thoracic spinal cord. The axons of these preganglionic neurons travel in the greater splanchnic nerve to the adrenal medulla, where they synapse on chromaffin cells and release ACh, which activates nicotinic receptors. When activated, the __________ cells of the adrenal medulla secrete catecholamines (____________ and _______________) into the general circulation. In contrast with sympathetic postganglionic neurons, which release only _______________, the adrenal medulla secretes mainly ___________ (80%) and a small amount of _______________ (20%). The reason for this difference is the presence of ____ in the adrenal medulla, but not in sympathetic postganglionic adrenergic neurons. This catalyzes the conversion of ______________ to ____________, a step that, interestingly, requires _________ from the nearby adrenal cortex; cortisol is supplied to the adrenal medulla in venous effluent from the adrenal cortex.
chromaffin, norepinepherine, epinepherine, norepinepherine, epinepherine, norepinepherine, PMNT, norepinepherine, epinepherine, cortisol
The onset of regeneration is signaled by changes in the perikaryon that characterize the process of ____________: the cell body swells slightly, Nissl substance is initially diminished, and the nucleus migrates to a peripheral position within the perikaryon.
chromatolysis
oxotremarine drug type
nicotinic neuronal agonist
quinuclindyl benzilate drug type
nicotinic neuronal antagonist
Cytoplasm of perikarya often contains numerous free polyribosomes and highly developed RER, indicating active production of both cytoskeletal proteins and proteins for transport and secretion. Histologically these regions with concentrated RER and other polysomes are basophilic and are distinguished as ______________ substance (or _____ substance, _____ bodies)
chromatophillic, Nissl, Nissl
ACh released from preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division activates _________ receptors, whereas ACh released from postganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division activates __________ receptors.
nicotinic, muscarinic
The _________ type of transmission is exerted by motor neurons located in the brainstem and anterior horns of the medulla oblongata. Another group of central cholinergic neurons located in the brain septum plays a key role in the basic and higher cognitive functions through activation of postsynaptic __________ receptors. k file.
nicotinic, muscarinic
Visual pathway: ▪ ___-_______ is converted to ______-_______. ▪ __________ becomes activated. ▪ The level of cGMP __________. ▪ ___ entry into the cell is blocked. ▪ The rod cell ______________. ▪ There is release of _________ (or aspartate). ▪ An action potential _____________ the adjacent ________ cell. ▪ This depolarizes the associated ________ neuron, to send an action potential out of the eye.
cis retinal, trans retinal rhodopsin decreases Na+ depolarizes glutamate depolarizes, bipolar ganglion
_________ are the enlarged portions of the subarachnoid space that contain arteries and veins, roots of cranial nerves, and, of course, cerebrospinal fluid.
cisterns
The posterior triangle is bounded by: ▪ the middle one-third of the ________, ▪ the anterior margin of the _________, and ▪ the posterior margin of the ___________________
clavicle trapezius sternocliedomastoid
The upper diagram shows one set of such clefts ultrastructurally. The clefts contain Schwann cell cytoplasm that was not displaced to the cell body during myelin formation. This cytoplasm moves slowly along the myelin sheath, opening temporary spaces (the _______) that allow renewal of some membrane components as needed for maintenance of the sheath.
clefts
When no ACh is bound, the mouth of the nicotinic ACh channel is _______. When ACh is bound to each of the two _____ subunits, a conformational change occurs in all of the subunits, resulting in _________ of the central core of the channel. When the core of the channel opens, ___ and __ flow down their respective electrochemical gradients (___ into the cell, and __ out of the cell), with each ion attempting to drive the membrane potential to its equilibrium potential.
closed, alpha, opening, Na+, K+,Na+, K+
The oscillating receptor potential of the cochlea is called the ________ ____________ potential.
cochlear microphonic
The _________ portion of the ______ cranial nerve is concerned with the perception of sound. Damage to the cochlea itself, or the cochlear root, may profoundly alter one's perception of sound or may result in ________. The ____________ portion of the ___ cranial nerve functions in the arena of balance, equilibrium, and maintenance of posture. Damage to the semicircular canals, to the vestibular root, or to central structures that receive vestibular input, may result in vertigo, ataxia, difficulty _______ or maintaining _______, and/or a variety of ___ movement problems.
cochlear, 8th, dafness, vestibular, 8th, walking, balance, eye
This low-magnification TEM shows a fibroblast surrounded by ________ in the epineurium (E) and three layers of flattened cells in the ___________ which form another part of the blood-nerve barrier. Inside the perineurium the endoneurium (En) is rich in _________ fibers that surround all Schwann cells. Nuclei of two Schwann cells (SC) of myelinated _____ are visible as well as many unmyelinated axons (UM) within Schwann cells.
collagen, perineurium,reticulin, axons
A striated duct (SD) shows very faint striations in the basal half of the ________ cells, which represent ____________ located in the folds of the lateral cell membrane.
columnar, mitochondria
Areas of the brain that contain only decussating axons are called _______________; for example, the ______ __________ is the commissure connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.
commissures, corpus callosum
The Dubin-Johnson and Rotor's syndromes impair biliary secretion of ___________ bilirubin and therefore cause __________ hyperbilirubinemia, which is usually mild.
conjugatd, conjugated
Posthepatic jaundice. Plasma bilirubin is elevated due to an increase in the ________ fraction. Obstruction of the ____ ____ does not allow passage of bile to the gut. Stools are characteristically ____ in color
conjugated, bile duct, pale
Intrahepatic jaundice. Bilirubin in plasma is increased due to an increase in the __________ fraction. _________ serum enzyme activities signify hepatocyte damage
conjugated, increased
There are two types of cholinoreceptors: nicotinic and muscarinic. __________ receptors are found on the motor end plate, in all autonomic ganglia, and on chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. __________ receptors are found in all effector organs of the parasympathetic division and in a few effector organs of the sympathetic division.
nicotinic, muscarinic
Lesions caudal to the optic chiasm result in deficits in the visual fields of both eyes (_______________ [right or left] __________ ___________).
contralateral, homonymous hemaniopia
In upper regions, the frontal bone articulates with the parietal bone at the _______ suture. The parietal bone then articulates with the occipital bone at the _______ suture.
coronal, lamboid
The second muscle in the orbital group is the much smaller __________ __________, which is deep to the eyebrows and the orbicularis oculi muscle and is active when frowning.
corrugator supercilli
The mechanism of action of cholinoreceptors can be explained as follows: _________ receptors act as ion channels for Na+ and K+. Many __________ receptors have the same mechanism of action as alpha1 receptors; some muscarinic receptors act by __________ adenylyl cyclase; a few muscarinic receptors involve direct action of a _ ______ on the physiologic mechanism.
nicotinic, muscarinic, activation, G protein
propylbenziylcholine drug type
nicotninic neuronal antagonist
Nerves containing dopamine run in well-defined tracts. One of the most important tracts, the ____________, connects the substantia nigra in the midbrain with the basal ganglia below the cortex. Damage to this causes ___________ disease, with loss of fine control of movement.
nigrostriatal, Parkinson's
In autonomic and enteric nerves, ______ ______ is produced from arginine by the tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent nitric oxide synthases
nitric oxide
The cerebral cortex influences cranial nerve nuclei via ____________ fibers. In the neurological examination, this is most evident when testing motor functions of CNs ___, __, _, __, and ___. In many situations, the deficit is seen by the inability of the patient to perform a movement "against _____________." Comparing the deficit(s) of a lesion of these fibers to damage of cranial nerves within the brainstem, or the periphery, is essential to localizing the lesion within the central nervous system.
corticonuclear, VII, IX, X, XI, XII, resistance
Pyramidal tracts are ______________ and _____________ tracts that pass through the medullary pyramids and descend directly onto lower motoneurons in the spinal cord
corticospinal, corticobulbar
Preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division arise from nuclei of ______ nerves (CN) ___, ___, __, and _ or from ______ spinal cord segments __-__; therefore, the parasympathetic division is called ____________
cranial, III, VII, IX, X, sacral, S2, S4, craniosacral
Except for the mandible, which forms the lower jaw, the bones of the skull are attached to each other by sutures, are immobile, and form the _______
cranium
Axons from the receptor cells leave the olfactory epithelium, pass through the __________ ______, and synapse on apical dendrites of ______ cells (the second-order neurons) in the _________ ____. These synapses occur in clusters called _________
cribiform plate, mitral, olfactory bulb, glomeruli
Accessing the larynx and trachea: A ______________ makes use of the easiest route of access through the _______________ ligament (cricovocal membrane, cricothyroid membrane) between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages of the larynx. The ligament can be palpated in the midline, and usually there are only small blood vessels, connective tissue, and skin (though occasionally, a small lobe of the _______ gland—_________ lobe) overlying it. At a lower level, the airway can be accessed surgically through the anterior wall of the trachea by _____________.
cricothryrostomy, cricithyroid, thyroid, pyramidal, tracheostomy
Each tooth has enamel covering its _____ and _____ and a vascularized, innervated central pulp cavity within the dentin that makes up the roots and extends into the neck.
crown, neck
The question arises as to whether the nicotinic receptor on the motor end plate is identical to the nicotinic receptor in the autonomic ganglia. This question can be answered by examining the actions of drugs that serve as agonists or antagonists to the nicotinic receptor. The nicotinic receptors at the two loci are certainly similar: Both are activated by the agonists ACh, nicotine, and carbachol, and both are antagonized by the drug ______. However, another antagonist to the nicotinic receptor, ________________, blocks the nicotinic receptor in the ganglia but not the nicotinic receptor on the motor end plate. Thus, it can be concluded that the receptors at the two loci are similar but not identical, where the nicotinic receptor on the skeletal muscle end plate is designated __ and the nicotinic receptor in the autonomic ganglia is designated __
curare, hexamethonium N1, N2
Intravenous administration of ____________, an immunosuppressant, also has been used to heal fistulas caused by ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease
cyclosporine
Hyperpolarization of the photoreceptor membrane _________ the release of _________, an __________ neurotransmitter, from the synaptic terminals of the photoreceptor.
decreases, glutamate, excitatory
The large Purkinje neuron in this silver-impregnated section of cerebellum has many __________ emerging from its cell body (CB) and forming branches. The small dendritic branches each have many tiny projecting _________ ______ spaced closely along their length, each of which is a site of a synapse with another neuron. Dendritic spines are highly dynamic, the number of synapses changing constantly.
dendrites, dendritic spines
The _________, which are the numerous elongated processes extending from the perikaryon and specialized to receive stimuli from other neurons at unique sites called ________.
dendrites, synapses
In the CNS most synapses on dendrites occur on _________ ______, which are dynamic membrane protrusions along the small dendritic branches, visualized with silver staining (Figure 9-5) and studied by confocal or electron microscopy.
dendritic spines
APCs comprise _________ cells, ___________, and _ cells.
dendritic, macrophages, B
Changes in _________ ______ are of key importance in the constant changes of the neural plasticity that occurs during embryonic brain development and underlies adaptation, learning, and memory postnatally.
dendrtic spines
Predentin is secreted as elongated ________ _______ from tall _____________ that line the pulp cavity and persist in the fully formed tooth, with apical ___________ _________ extending between the tubules.
dentinal tubules, odontoblasts, odontoblast processes
decreased release of glutamate that interacts with metabotropic receptors will result in ______________ and __________ of the bipolar or horizontal cell
depolarization, excitation
A change in voltage which tends to drive the resting potential towards zero from the normal negative voltage is known as a ______________, whereas a process that increases the negative potential is called _________________
depolarization, hyperpolarization
Action potential is formed as follows. At the start of an action potential, the membrane is at its resting potential of about ___ mV. This is maintained by _______-___________ __ channels. When an impulse is initiated by a signal from a neurotransmitter, _______-_________ ___ channels open. These allow inflow of ___ ions, which alter the membrane potential to ________ values. The Na+ channels then close and __ channels, called _______ __________ channels, open to restore the initial balance of ions and the ________ membrane potential.
-70, voltage independent K+, voltage dependent Na+, Na+, positive, K+, delayed rectifier, negative
When the threshold for triggering an impulse is met, channels at the axon's initial segment open and allow a very rapid influx of extracellular Na+ that makes the axoplasm positive in relation to the extracellular environment and shifts (___________) the resting potential from negative to positive, to __ mV
depolarizes, 30
Excitatory neurotransmitters cause a ____________ change in voltage, in which case an action potential is more likely to occur. In contrast, inhibitory transmitters _____________ the membrane and an action potential is then less likely to occur.
depolarizing, hyperpolarize
The __________ _____ __________ arises from the front of the mandible, deep to the depressor anguli oris. Its fibers move superiorly and medially, some merging with fibers from the same muscle on the opposite side and fibers from the orbicularis oris before inserting into the lower lip. It depresses the lower lip and moves it laterally.
depressor labii inferioris
The final muscle in the nasal group is the _________ _____ ____, another muscle that assists in widening the nares
depressor septi nasi
The _________ ______ ____ is active during frowning. It arises along the side of the mandible below the canine, premolar, and first molar teeth and inserts into skin and the upper part of the orbicularis oris near the corner of the mouth. It depresses the corner of the mouth.
depresssor anguli oris
Gastric gland: Enteroendocrine cells are scattered epithelial cells of the _______ _______________ system, which release ________ ________ to regulate activities of neighboring tissues during food digestion.
diffuse neuroendocrine, peptide hormones
Between adjacent Schwann cells on an axon the myelin sheath shows small _____ __ ________ (or _____ ____), where the axon is only partially covered by interdigitating Schwann cell processes. At these nodes the axolemma is exposed to ions in the interstitial fluid and has a much higher concentration of voltage-gated Na+ channels, which renew the action potential and produce _________ ___________ of nerve impulses, their rapid movement from node to node. The length of axon ensheathed by one Schwann cell, the __________ segment, varies directly with axonal diameter and ranges from 300 to 1500 μm.
nodes of Ranvier, nodal gaps, saltatory conduction, internodal
The size of the pupil is reciprocally controlled by two muscles of the iris: the pupillary _______ (radial) muscle and pupillary ___________ (sphincter) muscle. The pupillary dilator muscle is controlled by ___________ innervation through ______ receptors. Activation of these α1 receptors causes ____________ of the radial muscle, which causes dilation of the pupil, or _________. The pupillary constrictor muscle is controlled by _______________ innervation through __________ receptors. Activation of these muscarinic receptors causes _____________ of the sphincter muscle, which causes ____________ of the pupil, or ______.
dilator, constrictor, sympathetic, alpha1, constriction, mydriasis, parasympathetic, muscarinic, constiction, constriction, miosis
Damage to the third and fourth nerves also results in ________
diplopia
Regeneration of peripheral nerves is functionally efficient only when the fibers and the columns of Schwann cells are directed properly. In a mixed nerve, if regenerating sensory fibers grow into columns formerly occupied by motor fibers connected to motor end plates, the function of the muscle will not be reestablished. When there is an extensive gap between the distal and proximal segments of cut or injured peripheral nerves or when the ______ segment disappears altogether (as in the case of amputation of a limb), the newly growing axons may form a swelling, or _______, that can be the source of spontaneous pain.
distal, neuroma
Disturbances of _________ metabolism are associated with several central nervous system pathologies including Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and restless legs syndrome.
dopamine
Hypothalamic ________ is an inhibitor of the release of prolactin from the pituitary.
dopamine
Several drugs, including amphetamines, cocaine, and nicotine, exert their behavioral and addictive effects through excessive stimulation of the release and the increase of ________ level in the synaptic cleft
dopamine
_______ is given to patients in shock and heart failure to elevate cardiac output and increase blood pressure and renal filtration.
dopamine
The mucosa of the esophagus has ______________ __________ ________ epithelium; its muscularis is _______ at its superior end with ______ muscle at its inferior end, with mixed fiber types in the middle.
nonkeratinized stratified squamous, striated, smooth
Do epidural hematomas cross suture lines?
nope
Stretch reflex (knee jerk) Number of synapses? Stimulus for reflex? Sensory afferent fibers? response?
1 stretch Ia contraction of the muscle
In addition to the basic circuitry of the indirect and direct pathways, there is an additional connection, back and forth, between the striatum and the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. The neurotransmitter for the connection back to the striatum is ________. This additional connection between the substantia nigra and the striatum means that dopamine will be __________ (via __ receptors) in the indirect pathway and ___________ (via __ receptors) in the direct pathway
dopamine, inhibitory, D2, excitatory, D1
AADC catalyzes the conversion of L-dopa to ________ and 5-hydroxytryptophan to _________.
dopamine, serotonin
In subdural hematoma, surgical evacuation is the preferred treatment in symptomatic patients with acute lesions that are _ cm thick (___ in pediatric patients) and a midline shift of greater than _ mm.
1, 0.5, 5
The treatment of choice for epidural hematoma, especially if the patient is symptomatic, or if the patient is asymptomatic but the acute lesion is greater than _ cm thick at its widest point and has a volume of greater than __ cm3, is surgical removal and hemostasis of bleeders.
1, 30
Nerves containing ________ run in well-defined tracts. One of the most important tracts, the nigrostriatal, connects the __________ _____ in the __________ with the _____ _______ below the ______. Damage to this causes ___________ disease, with loss of fine control of movement.
dopamine, substrantia nigra, midbrain, basal ganglia, cortex, Parkinson's
Sequence of catecholamine generation from tyrosine: Tyrosein --> _______ (what enzyme?) ________-> ________ (enzyme?) _________ --> ________ (enzyme?)
dopamine, tyrosine hydroxylase dopamine, norepinepherine, beta-hydroxylase norepinepherine, epinepherine, phentolamine N methyltransferase
Defects in ____________ systems are implicated in Schizophrenia because many antipsychotic drugs used to treat this disease have been found to bind to ________ receptors.
dopaminergic, dopamine
There are two pathways for transmission of somatosensory information to the CNS: the_______ _______ system and the _____________ system. Which system processes the sensations of fine touch, pressure, two-point discrimination, vibration, and proprioception (limb position)? Which system processes the sensations of pain, temperature, and light touch?
dorsal column anterolateral dorsal column anterolateral
There are two pathways for transmission of somatosensory information to the CNS: the _______ ______ system and the _______________ or _____________ system
dorsal column, anterolateral, spinothalamic
The main visual pathway is through the ______ ________ __________ nucleus of the _________, which projects to the visual cortex.
dorsal lateral geniculate, thalamus
The cochlear nerves synapse on neurons of the ______ and _______ ________ nuclei of the ________, which send out axons that ascend in the CNS. Some of these axons cross to the contralateral side and ascend in the _______ __________ (the primary auditory tract) to the ________ __________. Other axons remain ipsilateral.
dorsal, ventral cochlear, medulla, lateral leminsicus, inferior colliculus
Layers of retina, from superficial to deep
1. Pigment cell layer 2. photoreceptor layer 3. outer nuclear layer 4. outer plexiform layer 5. inner nuclear layer 6. inner plexiform layer 7. ganglion cell layer 8. optic nerve layer
When the oral cavity is full of liquid or food, the soft palate is swung ____ to close the oropharyngeal isthmus, thereby allowing manipulation of food and fluid in the oral cavity while breathing
down
The small intestine has three regions: the duodenum with large mucous glands in the submucosa called _______ ______; the jejunum; and the ileum with the large mucosal and submucosal ______ _______
duodenal glands, Peyer patches
The small intestine has _ regions: the ________ with large mucous glands in the submucosa called duodenal glands; the _______; and the _____ with the large mucosal and submucosal Peyer patches.
duodenum, ileum, jejunum
The arachnoid (Gr. arachnoeides, spider web-like) has two components: (1) a sheet of connective tissue in contact with the ____ mater and (2) a system of loosely arranged __________ composed of collagen and fibroblasts, continuous with the underlying ___ mater layer. Surrounding these trabeculae is a large, sponge-like cavity, the ____________ space, filled with ___.
dura trabeculae, pia, subarachnoid, CSF
Because the face is primarily derived from the ___ and ___ pharyngeal arches, innervation of neighboring facial structures is as follows: ▪ The _________ n. innervates facial structures derived from the first arch. ▪ The ______ nerve innervates facial structures derived from the second arch.
1st, 2nd trigeminal facial
The preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division arise from nuclei in the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord segments, specifically from the ___ thoracic segment to the ___ lumbar segment (__-__). Thus, the sympathetic division is referred to as ___________.
1st, 3rd, T1, L3, throacolumbarq
Golgi tendon reflex (clasp knife) Number of synapses? Stimulus for reflex? Sensory afferent fibers? response?
2 Contraction of the muscle Ib Relaxation of the muscle
antibiotics and dietary supplements should be taken when in relation to antacids?
2 hours before or 2 hours after taking them
α_ Receptors are inhibitory, are located both presynaptically and postsynaptically, and are less common than α_ receptors.
2, 1
There are _ known GABA receptors: the _____ receptor is ionotropic and the _____ receptor is metabotropic. The GABAA receptor consists of _ subunits that arise from several gene families, giving an enormous number of potential receptors with different binding affinities.
2, GABAA, GABAB, 5
The autonomic nervous system is composed of _ major divisions, the ___________ and the _______________, which operate in a coordinated fashion to regulate involuntary functions. The sympathetic division is ____________, referring to its origin in the ______ ____. The parasympathetic division is ___________, referring to its origin in the _____ _____ and ______ ______ ____
2, sympathetic, parasympathetic, thoracolumbar, spinal cord, craniosacral, brain stem, sacral spinal cord
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis; Meningitis in what age grop?
2-50 yars
How many paravertebral ganglia are there?
22
Embryo origin of facial muscles
2nd pharyngeal arch (therefore innervated by CN VII)
Several additional muscles or groups of muscles not in the area defined as the face, but derived from the ___ pharyngeal arch and innervated by the ______ nerve,are considered muscles of facial expression. They include the platysma, auricular, and occipitofrontalis muscles (
2nd, facial
The muscles of the face, as well as those associated with the external ear and the scalp, are derived from the ___ pharyngeal arch. The cranial nerve associated with this arch is the ______ nerveand therefore branches of the _______ nerve innervate all these muscles
2nd, facial, facial
___-order neurons cross the midline either in the ______ ____ or in the _____ ____ so that information from one side of the body is transmitted to the contralateral ________ and cerebral cortex.
2nd, spinal cord, brain stem, thalamus
How many synovial joints in the head? Name them!
3 TMJ, joints between the inner ear bones (malleus, incus, stapes)
The large intestine has _ major regions: the short ______, with the appendix; the long _____, with its ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid portions; and the _______.
3, cecum, colon, rectum
The trigeminal nerve [V] divides into _ major divisions—the __________ [V1], _________ [V2], and __________ [V3] nerves—before leaving the _______ cranial fossa. Each of these divisions passes out of the cranial cavity to innervate a part of the face, so most of the skin covering the face is innervated solely by branches of the trigeminal nerve [V]. The exception is a small area covering the angle and lower border of the ramus of the mandible and parts of the ear, where the ______, _____, and ________ nerves contribute to the innervation.
3, opthalmic, maxillary, mandibular, middle, facial, vagus, cervical
How many spinal nerves?
31 pairs
Baseline temperature at which both types of thermoreceptors are working
36C (warm and cold active)
Basilar tip anyeurism infiltrates which ventricle?
3rd
Cerebral aqueduct connects which ventricles?
3rd to 4th
Anterior communicating and anterior cerebral artery junction anyeurism infiltrates which ventricle (2 possiblities)?
3rd ventricle, lateral ventrciel
The production of IL-_ by follicular Th cells in lymph nodes stimulates Th0 cells to differentiate into Th_ cells, which stimulate B-cell growth and their differentiation into plasma cells.
4, 2
IBD Patients who have less than _ bowel movements per day with little or no blood, no fever, few symptoms, and a sedimentation rate below __ mm/hour are considered to have mild disease and can receive dental care in the dentist's office.
4, 20
From the esophagus to the rectum, the digestive tract has _ major layers: a lining ______, a _________, a __________, and an outermost ____________ or mesothelium-covered ______
4, mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, adventitia, serosa
The gastric glands are lined by epithelium with _ major cell types, as well as their pluripotent ____ cells that are located in the narrow _____ regions of these gland Name the cells!
4, stem, neck Mucous neck, parietal, Cheif, enteroendocrine
For humans, the wavelengths between ___ and ___ nanometers are called visible light.
400, 750
Section of the bilateral choroid plexus (CP) projecting into the ___ ventricle near the cerebellum.
4th
The ___ CN is unique in that it is the only cranial nerve to exit the posterior (dorsal) aspect of the brainstem and is the only cranial nerve motor nucleus to innervate, exclusively, a muscle on the contralateral side of the midline.
4th
Ventricle around the tentroium cerebellum
4th
Which ventricle is most likely to be filled with blood by an anyeurism rupture? Which is least?
4th Lateral
The choroid plexus in the ___ ventricle and the clump of choroid plexus protruding out of the _______ of _______ are served by posterior inferior and anterior inferior cerebellar arteries
4th, foramen, Luschka
Heme controls the rate of its synthesis by feedback inhibition of _-___ _________
5 ALA synthase
The nicotinic receptor is an integral cell membrane protein consisting of _ subunits: _ α, _ β, _ delta (δ), and _ gamma (γ).
5, 2, 1, 1, 1
Rate limiting enzyme of heme synthesis
5-ALA synthase
Drug used to treat ulcerative colitis (antiinflammatory)
5-ASA
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid AKA
5-HIAA
Major urinary product of 5-HT breakdown
5-HIAA
Serotonin AKA
5-HT
S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, L. monocytogenes Meningitis frmo what age group?
50+ years
Acute Intermittent Porphoryia is caused by the deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase, an enzyme converting PBG to a linear tetrapyrrole; in this disorder the concentrations of _-___ and ___ increase in plasma and urine
5ALA, BPG
Serotonin receptors: Most are metabotropic, although the _-___ receptor is ionotropic and mediates a fast signal in the enteric nervous system. The _-____ receptor is found on many presynaptic neurons, where it acts as an autoreceptor to _______ the release of 5-HT.
5HT3, 5HT1A, inhibit
Glial cells (glia), required to support neurons in many ways, consist of _ major types: ________________ wrap processes around portions of axons in the CNS, forming ______ _______ that insulate the axons and facilitate nerve impulses. __________, the most numerous cell of the CNS, all produce hundreds of processes to cover and provide regulated microenvironments for neuronal perikarya, synapses, and capillaries. _________ cells are epithelial-like cells, lacking basement membranes, which line the fluid-filled cerebral ventricles and central canal of the spinal cord. _________ differs from all other glial cells in originating from blood monocytes, not from neural tissue precursors; they mediate immune defense activity within the CNS. _______ cells (neurolemmocytes) enclose all axons in nerves of the PNS, producing ______ _______ around large-diameter axons, whose impulse conductivity is augmented at the _____ __ _______ between successive Schwann cells. _________ cells are located within PNS _______, aggregated sensory or autonomic neuronal cell bodies, where they enclose each perikaryon and regulate its microenvironment.
6 oligodendrocytes, myelin sheaths Astrocytes Astrocytes Ependymal Microglia Schwann, mylein sheaths, Nodes of Ranvier Satellite, ganglia
In human embryology, _ pharyngeal arches are designated, but the ___ pharyngeal arch never develops.
6, 5th
Vestibular Schwanoma: Most patients with this tumor have hearing loss, tinnitus, and equilibrium problems, or vertigo. As the tumor enlarges (to more than about 2 cm) it may cause facial weakness (___ root), numbness (___ root), or abnormal corneal reflex (___ or ___ root). Treatment is usually by surgery, radiation therapy, or a combination thereof.
7th, 5th, 5th, 7th
There are _ cervical nerves (__ to __): ▪ __ to __ emerge from the vertebral canal above their respective vertebrae. ▪ __ emerges between vertebrae CVII and TI
8, C1, C8 C1, C7 C8
Adrenal medulla releases: __% epinepherine to circulation, and __% norepinepherine
80, 20
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a lancinating pain originating from the territories served by the ___ and ____ nerves at the base of the tongue and throat. Trigger events may include chewing and swallowing.
9th, 10th
TGF-β also induces Β cells to class switch to Ig_ production.
A
Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase AKA
AADC
____ catalyzes the conversion of L-dopa to dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin.
AADC
aromatic amino acid decarboxylase AKA
AADC
Acetylcholine AKA
ACh
VIP enhances the effect of ___ on salivary gland secretion in cat submandibular glands (glands located under the jawbone) by causing vasodilatation and potentiating the cholinergic component.
ACh
All preganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system release ___. Postganglionic neurons release either ___ or __, or, in some cases, _____________.
ACh, ACh, NE, neuropeptides
The mechanism of action of nicotinic receptors, whether at the motor end plate or in the ganglia, is based on the fact that this ___ receptor is also an ion channel for ___ and __.
ACh, Na+, K+
When parasympathetic postganglionic cholinergic neurons are stimulated, ___ is released from the varicosities and binds to muscarinic receptors on the target tissue, which direct its physiologic action. With intense or high-frequency stimulation, the large dense-core vesicles release their peptides (e.g., ___), which bind to receptors on the target tissues and augment the actions of ___
ACh, VIP, ACh
To summarize, whether located in the sympathetic division or in the parasympathetic division, all preganglionic neurons release ___ and, therefore, are called ___________. Postganglionic neurons may be either __________ (they release norepinephrine) or ___________ (they release ACh). Most postganglionic parasympathetic neurons are _________; postganglionic sympathetic neurons may be either _________ or ___________.
ACh, cholinergic adrenergic, cholinergic, cholinergic, adrenergic, cholinergic
Blood vessels in skeletal muscle are innervated by some sympathetic nerves that release ___, which acts on __________ receptors to cause vasodilation.
ACh, muscarinic
Epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) is produced by the adrenal medulla under the influence of ___-containing nerves, analogous to ___________ ____________ nerves
ACh, sympathetic pregnaglionic
The hypothalamus also contains the cell bodies of neurons of the posterior pituitary gland that secrete what hormones?
ADH, OT
Digastric m. innervation
ANterior belly = V3 Posterir belly = VII
Adenosine: Precursor? Made where?
ATP CNS, peripheral nerves
Sometimes, there may even be more than one possible transmitter in a particular vesicle, as is believed to be the case for ___ and _______________ in sympathetic nerves.file.
ATP, norepninepherine
Sympathetic nerves: ___ causes their rapid excitation, whereas _______________ and the neuromodulator ____________ _ cause a slower phase of action.
ATP, norepninepherine, neuropeptide Y
Copper is transported within the hepatocyte to sites of protein synthesis by a chaperone protein and it is incorporated into apoceruloplasmin. The incorporation is catalyzed by an ATPase called _____
ATP7B
The cranial nerves at the pons-medulla junction? (3)
Abducens Facial Vestibulocochlear (6, 7, 8)
_____________ is the transmitter of the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system and of the sympathetic ganglia
Acetylcholine
Mechanism of action of beta2 adrenoreceptors
Activation of adenyl cyclase, increased cAMP
Mechanism of action of beta1 adrenoreceptors
Activation of adenyl cylcase, increased cAMP
__________ of muscarinic receptors causes increased salivation, constriction of the pupils, decreased heart rate (bradycardia), and contraction of the bladder wall during voiding. __________ of the muscarinic receptors would be expected to cause symptoms of decreased salivation (dry mouth), dilation of the pupils (due to the unopposed influence of the sympathetic nervous system on the radial muscles), increased heart rate, and slowed voiding of urine (caused by the loss of contractile tone of the bladder wall). What drug ususally inhibits them?
Activation, inhibition Scopolamine
caused by the deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase, an enzyme converting PBG to a linear tetrapyrrole; in this disorder the concentrations of 5-ALA and PBG increase in plasma and urine What disease?
Acute Intermittent Porphoryia
Sympathetics: Postganglionic neurons release ACh to what type of receptors?
Adrenergic (alpha 1, beta 1, alpha 2, beta 2)
________ fibers carry information from internal body regions and the environment to the CNS. ________ fibers carry impulses from the CNS to effector organs commanded by these centers. Nerves possessing only sensory fibers are called _______ nerves; those composed only of fibers carrying impulses to the effectors are called _____ nerves. Most nerves have both sensory and motor fibers and are called _____ nerves, usually also with both myelinated and unmyelinated axons.
Afferent, efferent, sensory, motor, mixed
Maxilla over lateral incisor Alar cartilage of nose Facial nerve [VII] Draws cartilage downward and laterally, opening nostril What muscle?
Alar part of nasalis
_________ _________, a common type of dementia in the elderly, affects both neuronal perikarya and synapses within the cerebrum. Functional defects are due to neurofibrillary tangles, which are accumulations of tau protein associated with microtubules of the neuronal perikaryon and axon hillock regions, and neuritic plaques, which are dense aggregates of β-amyloid protein that form around the outside of these neuronal regions.
Alzheimer disease
In __________ disease, amyloid-β(1-42), in combination with other neurotoxic factors, causes preferential impairment of cholinergic neurons in the brain septum, yielding progressive loss of cognitive function, which leads to dementia. In the early stages of this disease, the inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase with M2 receptor agonist properties improved cognitive functions but had no effect on disease progress. The antagonists of glutamatergic NMDA receptors are employed to reduce excitotoxic effects of excessive activation of glutamatergic neurons.
Alzheimers
Location of trochlear n.
Ambient cistern
Acetylcholine (ACh), norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, 5-HT What type of neurotransmitters?
Amines
CSF synthesis of oligoclonal antibodies seen in what condition? What about in serum? What antibody is involved?
Amyloidosis Neurosarcoidosis IgG
_________ neurons, with many dendrites but no true axon, do not produce action potentials, but regulate electrical changes of adjacent CNS neurons.
Anaxonic
Great auricular n. comes from where?
Anteriro rami of C2 and C3
Pain Temperature Light touch What system?
Anterolateral system
What is elevated in patient's serum with myasthenia?
Antiacethycholine receptor antibodies
______________ designed to control allergies caused by release from mast cells act on the H1 receptor and tend to be sedative, suggesting that other central functions also probably exist. The histamine receptor in the stomach is of the H2 class; therefore, the H2 inhibitors, such as __________ and __________, that are used to treat peptic ulcers have no effect on allergy.
Antihistamines, cimetidine, rantidine
Atropine drug type
Antimuscarinic
Cause of most subarachnoid hemmorrhages
Anyeurism rupture
Nitric oxide: Precursor? Made where?
Arginine Genitourinary tract, CNS
GFAP Associated with what cell type? What disease is it a marker of?
Astrocyte Plaque or scarring
__________ are the most abundant glial cells of the CNS and are characterized by numerous cytoplasmic processes (P) radiating from the glial cell body or ____. Astrocytic processes are not seen with routine light microscope staining but are easily seen after gold staining. Morphology of the processes allows astrocytes to be classified as _______ (relatively few and straight processes) or ____________ (numerous branching processes), but functional differences between these types are not clear.
Astrocytes, soma, fibrous, protoplasmic
Glomus choroideum is contained where?
Atrium of lateral ventricle
Myenteric plexus AKA
Auerbach's plexus
If the stereocilia are bent towards or away from the kinocilium, the hair cell hyperpolarizes and there is a decreased firing rate in the afferent vestibular nerves?
Away from
Preganglionic autonomic nerves Small Medium Myelinated What type of fibres?
B
it is a coenzyme of pyruvate dehydrogenase (the E1 enzyme in the PDH complex, Chapter 14). It participates in a similar reaction of oxidative decarboxylation of α-ketoglutarate and also in the metabolism of branched chain amino acids. It is also a coenzyme for transketolase in the pentose phosphate pathway (Chapter 12), and it is important in the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach What vitamin?
B1 (thaimine)
results in the accumulation of methylmalonic acid and homocysteine, and consequent methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria. What vitamin defeciency?
B12
Pyridoxal phosphate, the biologically active form of vitamin __, is utilized as a cofactor by more than 100 enzymes, including reactions catalyzed by ____, threonine dehydratase and the glycine cleavage system. Vitamin __ is present in the human body as a number of 'vitamers' that are precursors to ___. A pivotal enzyme in the formation of ____.
B6, AADC, B6, PLP, PNPO
Activation of the T cell during antigen presentation is also dependent on co-stimulatory signals, such as the binding of __-_or __-_ molecules on the APC to ____/____-_ on the T cell.
B7 1, B7 2, CD28, CTLA 4
Tetrahydrabiopterin AKA
BH4
Dynamic gamma motoneuron Group Ia afferent motoneuron Nuclear bag or chain fibers in muscle spindle?
Bag
The ____, _________, and ___ maters also surround the brain and as shown here the relationships among the cranial meninges are similar to those of the spinal cord. The diagram includes _________ _____, which are outpocketings of arachnoid away from the brain, which penetrate the dura mater and enter blood-filled ______ _______ located within that layer. The arachnoid villi function in releasing excess CSF into the blood. Blood vessels from the arachnoid branch into smaller arteries and veins that enter brain tissue carrying oxygen and nutrients. These small vessels are initially covered with pia mater, but as capillaries they are covered only by the perivascular feet of astrocytes.
dura, arachnoid, pia, arachnoid villi, venous sinuses
The ______ test involves rotating a person on a special chair for about 10 revolutions. In a person with normal vestibular function, rotation to the right causes a right rotatory nystagmus, a left postrotatory nystagmus, and the person falls to the right during the postrotatory period. Likewise, rotation to the left causes a left rotatory nystagmus, a right postrotatory nystagmus, and the person falls to the left during the postrotatory period.
Barany
bind to the GABA receptor and stimulate it directly in the absence of GABA; because of this lack of dependence on endogenous ligand, they are more likely to cause toxic side effects in overdose. What drugs?
Barbituates
consist of the caudate nucleus, the putamen, and the globus pallidus. Receives input from all lobes of the cerebral cortex and have projections, via the thalamus, to the frontal cortex to assist in regulating movement..
Basal ganglia
The thick external ____ mater consists of dense irregular connective tissue organized as an outer periosteal layer continuous with the periosteum of the skull, and an inner meningeal layer. These two layers are usually fused, but along the superior sagittal surface and other specific areas around the brain they separate to form the blood-filled _____ ______ _______. Around the spinal cord the dura mater is separated from the periosteum of the vertebrae by the ________ _____, which contains a plexus of thin-walled veins and loose connective tissue
dura, dural venous sinuses, epidural space
Defecits of both Weber syndrome and Claude syndrome = ? What parts of brain are affected ?
Bendikt syndrome Cerebral peduncle and red nucleus of midbrain!
bind to GABAA and cause a potentiation of the response to endogenous GABA; these drugs reduce anxiety and also cause muscle relaxation. What drugs?
Benzodiazepines
GABAA: _______________ bind to it and cause a potentiation of the response to endogenous GABA; these drugs reduce anxiety and also cause muscle relaxation. ___________ also bind to the GABA receptor and stimulate it directly in the absence of GABA; because of this lack of dependence on endogenous ligand, they are more likely to cause toxic side effects in overdose.
Benzodiazepines Barbituates
Propanalol Butoxamine Drug types?
Beta 2 antagonists
What drugs? such as atenolol, are used to treat hypertension and chest pain (angina) in ischemic heart disease because they antagonize the stimulatory effects of catecholamines on the heart.
Beta blockers
Portal triad components (3)
Bile duct Hepatic portal v. Hepatic a.
Heme catabolism problems leads to what marker in blood?
Bilirubin
When sympathetic postganglionic adrenergic neurons are stimulated, ______________ and ___ are released from the small dense-core vesicles. Both serve as neurotransmitters at the neuroeffector junction, binding to and activating their respective receptors on the target tissue (e.g., vascular smooth muscle). Actually, ___ acts first, binding to ___________ receptors on the target tissue and causing a physiologic effect (e.g., contraction of the vascular smooth muscle). The action of _____________ follows ATP; norepinephrine binds to its receptors on the target tissue (e.g., α1-adrenergic receptors on vascular smooth muscle) and causes a second, more prolonged contraction. What NT is released last?
norepinepherine, ATP, ATP, purinergic, norepinepherine Neuropeptide Y
The principal transmitters in the peripheral nervous system are _______________ and ______________
norepinepherine, acetylcholine
provides the bulk of CSF (almost all of the remaining two-thirds), termed choroidal fluid because it is principally provided by the choroid plexi (capillary tufts) situated in the lateral ventricles and, to a lesser degree, the plexi situated in the third and fourth ventricles.
Blood-CSF barrier
Horner syndrome: When cocaine drops were instilled in the left eye (the unaffected side), the cocaine blocked reuptake of _______________ into sympathetic nerves innervating the pupillary _______ muscle; with higher _______________ levels in those __________ synapses, there was constriction of the ______ muscle of the iris, leading to prolonged ________ of the pupil.
norepinepherine, dilator, norepinepherine, adrenergic, radial, dilation
Posterior parts of maxilla and mandible; pterygomandibular raphe Blends with orbicularis oris and into lips Facial nerve [VII] Presses the cheek against teeth; compresses distended cheeks What muscle?
Buccinator
parotid duct runs through what muscle? Where does it enter the mouth?
Buccinator Maxillary 2nd molar
Slow pain; postganglionic autonomic nerves; olfaction Smallest Slowest No myelin What type of fibers?
C
What vertebral level does spinal cord begin at?
C1
The upper two cervical vertebrae (__ and __) are modified for moving the head
C1, C2
Cervical plexus made of what nerves?
C1-C4
Origin of accessory n.
C1-C5
pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes catecholamines. Both norepinephrine and epinephrine may be secreted: ________________ causes hypertension by activating α1-adrenoceptors on vascular smooth muscle, and ____________ increases heart rate by activating β1-adrenoceptors on the heart muscle.
norepinepherine, epinepherine
marks the lower limit of the pharynx and larynx, and the superior limit of the trachea and esophagus—the indentation between the cricoid cartilage of the larynx and the first tracheal ring can be palpated What vertebral level?
C5/C6
the β-adrenergic receptor, which responds to _______________ and ____________, causes an ________ in cAMP, which stimulates a ______ to phosphorylate and _________ a _________ channel.
norepinepherine, epinepherine, increase, kinase, activate, calcium
Blindness/visual field abnormalities, loss of pupillary constriction Direct trauma to the orbit; disruption of the optic pathway What CN lesion?
CN II
Oculomotor n. AKA
CN III
Glossopharygeal n. AKA
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal n. AKA
CN IX
Trigeminal n. AKA
CN V
OPthalmic n. AKA
CN V1
Opthalmic n. AKA
CN V1
Maxillayr n. AKA
CN V2
Mandibular n. AKA
CN V3
Which CN"s are attached to medulla/
CN VI-XII
Facial n. AKA
CN VII
Facial n. KAA
CN VII
Facial nerve AKA
CN VII
facial n. AKA
CN VII
Anatomically the nervous system is divided into the ___ and ___, which have the major components shown in the diagram. Functionally the nervous system consists of: 1. Sensory division (________) A. _______ - sensory input perceived consciously (eg, from eyes ears, skin, musculoskeletal structures) B. _________ - sensory input not perceived consciously (eg, from internal organs and cardiovascular structures) 2. Motor division (________) A. _______ - motor output controlled consciously or voluntarily (eg, by skeletal muscle effectors) B. _________ - motor output not controlled consciously (eg, by heart or gland effectors)
CNS, PNS afferent Somatic Visceral efferent somatic autonomic
Oligodendrocytes= CNS or PNS? Surround one or multiple neurons? What about schwann cells?
CNS, multipel PNS, single
Sensory ganglia are associated with both cranial nerves (_______ ganglia) and the ______ roots of the spinal nerves (______ ganglia). The large neuronal cell bodies of ganglia are associated with thin, sheet-like extensions of small glial _________ cells
CRANIAL, dorsal, spinal, satellite
Each villus of the choroid plexus contains a thin layer of well-vascularized pia mater covered by cuboidal ependymal cells. The function of the choroid plexus is to remove water from blood and release it as the ___
CSF
Mg2+ Creatinine Higher in CSF, blood, or the same?
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid AKA
CSF
In order to facilitate communication within the brain, there are two specialized methods of moving cells, organelles and proteins. Name them
CSF axonal transport
Computed Tomography AKA
CT
Posteriorly, the inferior limit of the neck is less well defined, but can be approximated by a line between the acromion and the spinous process of vertebra _____, which is prominent and easily palpable. The inferior border of the neck encloses the ____ of the neck
CVII, base
______ metabolizes, among others, caffeine and theophylline. It can be inhibited by grapefruit juice, that contains a substance known as naringin, or by the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. When a person takes any of the inhibitory substances, normal substrates for _______ are metabolized more slowly and their plasma levels increase.
CYP1A2, CYP1A2
one of the most important cytochrome P-450 enzymes.
CYP3A4
Calcium AKA
Ca2+
The _______ test involves thermal stimulation of the inner ears, in which the right and left horizontal semicircular canals can be stimulated separately. In this test, the head is tilted back 60 degrees so that the __________ canals have a ________ orientation. Rinsing the ear with warm or cold water causes _________ to flow, which deflects the ______ as if the head were rotated. A nystagmus occurs, lasting approximately 2 minutes. ___ water produces a nystagmus toward the treated side; ____ water produces a nystagmus toward the untreated side.
Caloric, horizontal, vertical, endolymph, endolymph, Warm, cold
To confirm this, a urine sample was taken for measurement of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), the major metabolite of 5-HT; the concentration was found to be 120 mmol/24 h (23 mg/24 h) (reference range 10-52 mmol/24 h, 3-14 mg/24 h). What diagnosis? What causes it?
Carcinoid syndrome tumor of enterochromaffin cells of the ileum, metastaized to the liver usually
Vasomotor center AKA
Cardiovascular center
Supratentorial anyeurism AKA
Carotid anyeurism
____________ and _____________ are transmitters in the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Preganglionic nerves all release ___, which binds to _________ receptors. Most postganglionic sympathetic nerves release _______________, whereas postganglionic parasympathetic nerves release ___, which acts at ____________ receptors. Adrenal glands release ______________. Motor neurons release ___, which acts at distinct _________ receptors
Catecholamines, acetylcholine, ACh, nicotinic, norepinepherine, ACh, muscarinic, epinepherine, ACh, nicotinic
Carbachol Tyramine, amphetamine Mechanism?
Cause release of NT
Methyldopa Mechanism?
Causes formation of "false" transmitter
Prevertebral ganglia (3)
Celiac Superior mesenteric Inferior mesenteric
Stomach and duodenum Innervated by sympathetics from what plexus?
Celiac plexus
Divisions of the nervous system: _______ nervous system (___), consisting of the brain and spinal cord __________ nervous system (___), composed of the cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerves conducting impulses to and from the CNS (_______ and _____ nerves, respectively) and _______ that are small aggregates of nerve cells outside the CNS.
Central, CNS Peripheral, PNS, sensory, motor, ganglia
Weber syndrome AKA What structure is effected?
Cerebral peduncle syndrome Midbrain
There are significant differences in the responses of α1, β1, and β2 adrenoreceptors to the catecholamines ____________ and ________________. These differences are explained as follows, recalling that _____________ is the catecholamine released from postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic nerve fibers, while ____________ is the primary catecholamine released from the adrenal medulla
norepinepherine, epinepherine, norepinepherine, epinepherine
_______________ (also known as _____________) is a major transmitter in the sympathetic nervous system
norepinepherine, noradrenaline
The type of receptor also predicts which pharmacologic agonists or antagonists will activate it or block it. The effects of such drugs can be readily predicted by understanding the ______ physiologic responses. For example, drugs that are β1 agonists are expected to cause _________ heart rate and _________ contractility, and drugs that are β1 antagonists are expected to cause _________ heart rate and _________ contractility.
normal, increased, increased, decreased, decreased
are nonspecific alpha blockers useful?
not really...
_________ vertebrae are characterized by: ▪ small bodies, ▪ bifid spinous processes, and ▪ transverse processes that contain a foramen (foramen transversarium).
Cervical
Lesser occipital and great auricular n. comes from where?
Cervical plexus
Static gamma motoneuron Group II afferent neuron Nuclear bag or chain fibers in muscle spindle?
Chain
Which is more abundant in a muscle fiber: bag or chain fibers?
Chain
Arterial PO2 Carotid and aortic bodies What type of receptor?
Chemoreceptor
Taste Taste buds Tongue What type of receptor?
Chemoreceptor
Olfaction Olfactory receptor Olfactory mucosa What type of receptor?
Chemorecptor
The __________ sign is the presence of twitching of the muscles around the mouth (circumoral muscles) in response to tapping the facial nerve anterior to the ear, and the __________ sign is the typical contraction of the hand in response to reduced blood flow in the arm induced by inflation of a blood pressure cuff. Signs of what?
Chevostek's, Trousseau's hypocalcemia
Gastic gland: clustered mainly in the lower half of the gastric glands, secrete the protein pepsinogen that is activated by the low pH in the lumen to form the major protease pepsin. What cells?
Chief cells
Acetylcholine: Precursor? Made where?
Choine Parasympathetic nerves, CNS
_______________ stimulates enzyme secretion by the acinar cells. ________ promotes water and HCO3− secretion by the duct cells. Autonomic (_______________) nerve fibers also stimulate secretion from both acinar and duct cells.
Cholecystokinin Secretin parasympathetic
blocks the ability of Gαs to hydrolyze GTP. Gαs is permanently activated, contributing to the signs and symptoms What substance?
Cholera toxin
Asailotransferrin Associated with what cell type? What disease is it a marker of?
Chorolid plexus Rinnorrhea (CSF Leak)
The midbrain outflow from the nucleus of the oculomotor nerve synapses in what ganglion?
Ciliary
Parasympathetic ganglia (4)
Ciliary Otic Pterygopalatine Submandibular
Nerves associated with each parasympathetic ganglion of head (4)
Ciliary- Oculomotor Otic- Glossopharyngeal Pterygopalatine- Facial (greater petrosal) Submandibular- Facial (Chorda tympani)
the largest in size but fewest in number. They are arranged in rows at the base of the tongue. What type of papillae?
Circumvallate
Dorsal cerebellomedullar cistern AKA
Cisterna magna
Ipsilateral oculomotor palsy, diploplia, dilated pupil Contralateral ataxia, tremor, + red nucleus hyperkinesis Waht condition? What is affected?
Claude syndrome Red nucleus of midbrain
Oculomotor n. Corticonuclear fibers What conditon? What is effected?
Claude syndrome Red nucleus of midbrain
Cerebellum: __________ fibers originate in the inferior olive of the medulla and project directly onto Purkinje cells. These fibers make multiple synaptic connections along the dendrites of Purkinje cells, although each Purkinje cell receives input from only one climbing fiber. These synaptic connections are powerful! A single action potential from a climbing fiber can elicit multiple excitatory bursts, called _______ ______, in the dendrites of the Purkinje cell. It is believed that climbing fibers "condition" the Purkinje cells and modulate their responses to mossy fiber input. Climbing fibers also may play a role in cerebellar learning.
Climbing, complex spikes
Transverse part of nasalis AKA
Compressor naris
injury in which the lesion is on the side opposite the initial impact.
Contrecoup injury
AChE activity?
Converts ACh --> Choline + Acetate Choline is then taken back up into the presynaptic nerve terminal to be recycled.
located in the medial aspect of the superior frontal gyrus rostral to the paracentral gyri What type of meningioma?
Convexity meningioma
Deficiency manifests itself as a microcytic hypochromic anemia (small pale erythrocytes) resistant to iron therapy. What trace metal?
Copper
Medial end of the superciliary arch Skin of the medial half of eyebrow Facial nerve [VII] Draws the eyebrows medially and downward What muscle?
Corrugator supercilli
largest compartment of the head and contains the brain and associated membranes (meninges).
Cranial cavity
the result of a complete absence or marked reduction in bilirubin conjugation, causes severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia that presents at birth; when the enzyme is completely absent, the condition is fatal. What disease?
Creigler-Najjaar syndrome
Blocks neuromuscular N1 recpetors Drug?
Curare
There are _ known dopamine receptors, falling into two main groups (D1-like: __ and __, and D2-like: __, __, and __) that differ in their signaling pathways. __ receptors increase the production of cAMP, whereas __ receptors inhibit it. Antipsychotic drugs such as phenothiazines and haloperidol tend to inhibit __-like receptors, suggesting that excessive dopamine activity may be important in causing the symptoms of schizophrenia.
D1, D5, D2, D3, D4, D1, D2, D2
Dopamine: The __ receptor is a major receptor in the nerves that interconnect the basal ganglia. As it is known that destruction of these nerves causes ___________ disease, it is not surprising that antipsychotic drugs that inhibit the __ receptor tend to have the side effect of causing abnormal movements. Drug, such as clozapine that bind preferentially to the __ receptor appear to be free of such side effects, although that particular drug also binds to several other receptors.
D2, Parkinson's, D2, D4
Gq pathway: ___ activates protein kinase C, which catalyzes the phosphorylation of numerous target proteins. ___ increases intracellular Ca++ release from intracellular storage sites, resulting in activation of calmodulin and other Ca++-dependent events.
DAG, IP3
Dopamine released into the synaptic cleft is taken back, via ___ into presynaptic neurons where it can be recycled. _________ _________ mutations are now documented that affect the DAT.
DAT, autosomal recessive
Section of an area near the anterior median fissure showing the tough ____ mater. Surrounding the dura, the epidural space contains cushioning adipose tissue and vascular plexuses. The ________ space is an artifact created by separation of the dura from underlying tissue. The middle meningeal layer is the thicker weblike __________ mater containing the large subarachnoid space and connective tissue __________. The subarachnoid space is filled with CSF and the arachnoid acts as a shock-absorbing pad between the CNS and bone. Fairly large blood vessels course through the _________. The innermost ___ mater is thin and is not clearly separate from the arachnoid; together, they are sometimes referred to as the pia-arachnoid or the leptomeninges. The space between the pia and the white matter of the spinal cord here is an artifact created during dissection; normally the pia is very closely applied to a layer of __________ processes at the surface of the CNS tissue.
dura, subdural, arachnoid, trabeculae, arachnoid, pia, astrocytic
Mechanism of action of muscarinic cholinoreceptors in sweat glands of the sympathetic nervous system What recpetors do this?
Decreased adenyl cylclase, decreased cAMP M2, M4
Loss of contractile tone of the bladder wall leads to what?
Decreased voiding of urine
Leptin effects on bone formation?
Decreases it
Medial medullary syndrome AKA
Dejenere syndrome
typically short, small processes emerging and branching off the soma
Dendrites
Swing down AKA
Depress
Oblique line of mandible below canine, premolar, and first molar teeth Skin at the corner of mouth and blending with orbicularis oris Facial nerve [VII] Draws corner of mouth downward and laterally What muscle?
Depressor anguli oris
Anterior part of oblique line of mandible Lower lip at midline; blends with muscle from opposite side Facial nerve [VII] Draws lower lip downward and laterally What muscle?
Depressor labii inferioris
Maxilla above medial incisor Mobile part of the nasal septum Facial nerve [VII] Pulls nose inferiorly what muscle?
Depressor septi
The nervous system develops from the outermost of the three early embryonic layers, the ________, beginning in the ___ week of development. With signals from the underlying axial structure, the notochord, ectoderm on the mid-dorsal side of the embryo thickens to form the epithelial ______ _____. The sides of this plate fold upward and grow toward each other medially, and within a few days fuse to form the ______ ____
ectoderm, 3rd, neural plate, neural tube
Unopposed action of sympathetic nevous system on the radial muscles leads to what?
Dilated pupils
Pupillary constrictor muscle AKA
Dilator m.
Alar part of nasalis AKA
Dilator naris
Pathways of striatum: Which is excitatory to the cortex? Which is inhibitory?
Direct Indirect
In the folded cerebral cortex neuroscientists recognize _ layers of neurons with different sizes and shapes. The most conspicuous of these cells are the ________ _________ neurons
efferent pyramidal
The tumor commonly associated with the ___ nerve is correctly called a vestibular schwannoma because it arises from the neurilemma sheath of the vestibular root. It is not correct to refer to this as an _________ _______; it is neither acoustic (does not arise for the ________ root) nor a neuroma (does not arise from _____ tissue).
eighth, acoustic neuroma, cochlear, nerve
Enamel calcifies as parallel ______ _____ in a process guided by the protein ___________ after secretion from ________ epithelial cells called ___________ in the ______ _____ of the embryonic _____ ____
enamel rods, amelogenin, columnar, ameloblasts, enamel organ, tooth bud
Each tooth has ______ covering its crown and neck and a vascularized, innervated central ____ ______ within the _______ that makes up the _____ and extends into the neck.
enamel, pulp cavity, dentin, roots
The fluid in the scala media is called _________, which has a high-___ concentration and a low-___ concentration. Thus, it is unusual in that its composition is similar to that of _______________ fluid, even though, technically, it is ____________ fluid.
endolymph, K+, Na+, intracellular, extracellular
As shown here and in the diagram, septa (S) of connective tissue often extend from the perineurium into larger fascicles. The ____________ and lamellar nature of the perineurium (P) are also shown at this magnification, along with some adjacent epineurium
endoneurium
A longitudinally oriented nerve shows one node of Ranvier with the axon visible. Collagen of the sparse _____________, blue in this trichrome stain, surrounds the Schwann cells and a _________. At least one Schwann cell nucleus (S) is also clearly seen
endoneurium, capillary
Immediately around the external lamina of the Schwann cells is a thin layer called the ___________, consisting of reticular fibers, scattered fibroblasts, and capillaries. Groups of axons with Schwann cells and endoneurium are bundled together as _________ by a sleeve of ___________, containing flat fibrocytes with their edges sealed together by tight junctions. From two to six layers of these unique connective tissue cells regulate diffusion into the fascicle and make up the _____-_____ _______ that helps maintain the fibers' microenvironment. Externally, peripheral nerves have a dense, irregular fibrous coat called the __________, which extends deeply to fill the space between fascicles.
endoneurium, fasicles, perineurium, blood nerve barrier, epineurium
Often, a section of small nerve will have some fibers cut transversely and others cut obliquely within the same fascicle, again suggesting the relatively unrestrained nature of the fibers within the ___________ and ___________
endoneurium, perineurium
It has been shown that __________ are released after strenuous exercise, giving the so-called 'jogger's high'.
endorphins
Surrounding the perineurium is a thick, outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue, the __________
epineurium
The diagram shows the relationship among these three connective tissue layers in large peripheral nerves. The ___________ consists of a dense superficial region and a looser deep region that contains the larger blood vessels.
epineurium
The mucosa varies regionally along the tract but always consists of a lining __________ on a ______ _______ of loose connective tissue and smooth muscle fibers extending from __________ ______ layer.
epithelium, lamina propira, muscularis mucosa
Use of orally administered nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate drugs (aledronate, risedronate) for the treatment of osteoporosis and immunosuppressive medications such as mycophenolate is associated with development of __________ and _______ ulcers.
esophageal, gastric
At the _______________ ________, stratified squamous epithelium changes abruptly to simple columnar epithelium invaginating into the lamina propria as many branched tubular glands.
esophagogastric junction
Neurons use the common cell property of _____________ to produce and move an ______ _________ (nerve impulse) along the axon to excite another neuron or other effector cell.
excitability, action potential
Otolith organs: Movement of the stereocilia toward the kinocilium causes _____________ of the hair cell and __________. Movement of the stereocilia away from the kinocilium causes _________________ of the hair cell and __________.
excitation, depolarization, inhibition, hyperpolarization
Counterclockwise (left) rotation of the head causes _________ of the left semicircular canals and __________ of the right semicircular canals.
excitation, inhibition
Neurotransmitters from ____________ synapses cause postsynaptic Na+ channels to open, and the resulting Na+ influx initiates a depolarization wave in the postsynaptic neuron or effector cell as just described.
excitatory
In the case of a ligand-gated Na+ or Ca++ channel, opening produces an excitatory postsIn the case of a ligand-gated Na+ or Ca++ channel, opening produces an ___________ postsynaptic potential, and in the case of a ligand-gated K+ or Cl− channel, an ___________ postsynaptic potential.
excitatory, inhibitory
During the initial leftward rotation of the head, the left horizontal canal is _______ and the right horizontal canal is _________.
excited, inhibited
The muscle groups in the head include: ▪ the _____-________ muscles (move the eyeball and open the upper eyelid), ▪ muscles of the ______ ___ (adjust the movement of the middle ear bones), ▪ muscles of ______ __________(move the face), ▪ muscles of ___________ (move the jaw—temporomandibular joint), ▪ muscles of the ____ ______ (elevate and depress the palate), and ▪ muscles of the ______ (move and change the contour of the tongue).
extra ocular middle ear facial expression mastication soft palate tongue
G-protein linked receptors: The ligand (e.g., ACh, norepinephrine) binds to the _____________ domain of its G protein-linked receptor. The _____________ domain of the receptor binds to (is "linked" to) a G protein.
extracellular, intracellular
__________ fibers constitute the majority of skeletal muscle, are innervated by α motoneurons, and are used to generate force.
extrafusal
Uptake-2, synonymous with the _____________ transporter or _______ ______ ___________ _, has a greater capacity but lower affinity than uptake-1. At high concentrations of norepinephrine, uptake-2 results in the rapid removal of the transmitter. Uptake-2 is sometimes described as the _______-insensitive uptake.
extraneuronal, organic cation transporter 3, cocaine
The ____ is the anterior aspect of the head and contains a unique group of muscles that move the skin relative to underlying bone and control the anterior openings to the orbits and oral cavity
face
The ______ nerve exits the skull through the stylomastoid foramen and then passes into the parotid gland, where it usually divides into upper and lower trunks.
facial
The intimate relationships between the ______ nerveand the parotid gland mean that surgical removal of the parotid gland is a difficult dissection if all branches of the nerve are to be spared.
facial
Several major structures enter and pass through or pass just deep to the parotid gland. These include the _______, the _________ ________ artery and its branches, and the _______________ vein and its tributaries
facial, external carotid, retromandibular
The ______ and _________________ nerves both enter the internal acoustic meatus, the ______ nerve distributing eventually to the face through the stylomastoid foramen, and the _________________ nerve to structures of the inner ear.
facial, vesitublocochlear, facial, vestibulocochlear
In large peripheral nerves, groups of axons are subdivided as ________, each of which is surrounded by perineurium
fasicles
The micrograph shows a small vein (V) and artery (A) in the deep epineurium (E). Nerve fibers (N) are bundled in ________. Each fascicle is surrounded by the ___________, consisting of a few layers of unusual squamous fibroblastic cells that are all joined at the peripheries by tight junctions. The resulting blood-nerve barrier helps regulate the microenvironment inside the fascicle. Axons and Schwann cells are in turn surrounded by a thin layer of ___________.
fasicles, perineurium, endoneurium
________ astrocytes, with long delicate processes, are abundant in white matter; those with many shorter processes are called ____________ astrocytes and predominate in the gray matter.
fibrous, protoplasmic
The body responds to fear, extreme stress, and intense exercise with a massive, coordinated activation of the sympathetic nervous system including the adrenal medulla. This activation, the _____ __ ______ response, ensures that the body can respond appropriately to a stressful situation (e.g., take a difficult exam, run away from a burning house, fight an attacker).
fight or flight
All lingual papillae, except the __________ type, have epithelial taste buds on their sides, with chemosensory ________ cells with synapses to basal sensory innervation, _______ cells, and an apical ______ _____.
filliform, gustatory, support, taste pore
In the fetus and newborn, large membranous and unossified gaps (___________) between the bones of the skull, particularly between the large flat bones that cover the top of the cranial cavity, allow: ▪ the head to deform during its passage through the birth canal, and ▪ postnatal growth.
fontanelles
The anterior view of the skull includes the _______ superiorly, and, inferiorly, the orbits, the _____ region, the part of the face between the orbit and the upper jaw, the upper jaw, and the lower jaw
forehead, nasal
Laterally, each nasal bone articulates with the _______ process of each maxilla.
frontal
The forehead consists of the ________ bone, which also forms the superior part of the rim of each orbit
frontal
Zygomatic process articulates with the ________ _________ of the zygomatic bone.
frontal process
The center of the ___________ ______ formed by the articulation of the nasal bones and the frontal bone is the nasion
frontonasal suture
Testing cranial nerve reflexes is a routine part of any complete neurological examination. This part of the neurological exam tests the integrity of the afferent and efferent limbs of the reflex. Sometimes both of these are on the same cranial nerve; sometimes they are on different cranial nerves. In addition, deficits may be seen that reflect damage affecting cranial nerve ________, but this damage is not in the afferent or efferent limbs of the reflex; this suggests a broader problem within the central nervous system.
function
The use of systemic antibiotics for peptic ulcer disease may result in ______ overgrowth (___________) in the oral cavity. The dentist should be alert to identifying oral fungal infections, including ______ ________ _________, in this patient population
fungal, candidiasis, median rhomboid glossitis
The taste cells in _________ papillae are innervated exclusively by the chorda tympani branch of CN VII.
fungiform
meningitis can be imaged using ___________ and to a reasonable level its degree and extent visualized.
gadolinium
innervate specialized intrafusal muscle fibers, a component of the muscle spindles. The overall function of the muscle spindle is to sense muscle length; the function of the motoneurons innervating them is to adjust the sensitivity of the muscle spindles (so that they respond appropriately as the extrafusal fibers contract and shorten). What type of motoneurons?
gamma motoneurons
Motor innervation of the muscle spindle consists of two types of _____ motoneurons: _______ and ______. _______ γ motoneurons synapse on nuclear ___ fibers in "plate endings." ______ γ motoneurons synapse on nuclear _____ fibers in "trail endings," which spread out over longer distances.
gamma, dynamic, static, dynamic, bag, static, chain
The output cells of the retina are the retinal ________ cells, whose axons form the _____ ________
ganglion,optic nerves
The mucosa of the stomach fundus and body is penetrated by numerous _______ ____, which are lined like the stomach lumen with surface ______ cells and which lead into branching _______ ______
gastric pits, mucous, gastric glands
Axons from retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerves and optic tracts, synapse in the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus, and ascend to the visual cortex in the __________________ tract
geniculocalacrine
Between the superciliary arches is a small depression (the _________)
glabella
Clinically, ACh agonists, in common with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, are used to treat ________, an eye disease characterized by high intraocular pressure, by increasing the tone of the muscles of accommodation of the eye.
glaucoma
The large expanded portion of the choroid plexus found in the area of the atrium is the ______ _________
glomus choroideum
______________ and ______ nerves exit the lateral aspect of the medulla via the postolivary sulcus; the ___ nerve exits rostral to the row of rootlets comprising the ____ nerve
glossopharyngeal, vagus, 9th, 10th
Excess _________ is toxic to nerve cells
glutamate
Excessive _________ release or its impaired uptake, which takes place, among others, in ischemia, hypoglycemia and exposure to neurotoxic xenobiotics, may cause its excessive accumulation in the extracellular space. This in turn causes prolonged depolarization of the recipient cells and, consequently, excitotoxic injury.
glutamate
Extracellular __________ concentration is increased after trauma and stroke, during severe convulsions, and in some organic brain diseases such as Huntington's chorea, AIDS-related dementia, and Parkinson's disease.
glutamate
Vitamin K-mediated carboxylation of _________ residues. The carboxylated residues are required for ____ chelation.
glutamate, Ca2+
Epilepsy is the pathologic condition caused by excessive _________ release by pathologically stimulated neurons and/or the deficiency of inhibitory _________ transmission
glutamate, GABAergic
The mechanism of long-term potentiation involves synaptic pathways that use the excitatory neurotransmitter __________ and its ____ receptor
glutamate, NMDA
The _________ receptor that binds N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) is complex. This receptor is clinically important because it may cause damage to neurons after stroke (_________________). It contains several ___________ binding sites, so it may be possible to develop drugs that could alter its function. ________ is an obligatory cofactor, as are polyamines such as ________. ___________ physiologically blocks the channel at the resting potential, so the channel can open only when the cell has been partially depolarized by a separate stimulus. It therefore causes a prolongation of the excitation. This receptor also binds ___. Because this drug of abuse can cause psychotic symptoms, it is possible that dysfunction of pathways involving _____ receptors causes some of the symptoms of schizophrenia.
glutamate, excitotoxicity, modulatory, Glycine, spermine, Magnesium, PCP, NMDA
GABA is synthesized from _________ by the enzyme _________ _____________
glutamate, glutamate decarboxylase
Most ammonia is detoxified at its site of formation, by amidation of _________ to _________, which is mainly derived from muscle and is used as an energy source by the enterocytes. The remaining nitrogen enters the portal vein either as _________ or as ________, both of which are used by the liver for the synthesis of ____
glutamate, glutamine, ammonia, alanine, urea
The _______ receptor on motor neurons is ionotropic and is blocked by strychnine; motor impulses can then be passed without negative control, which accounts for the rigidity and convulsions caused by this toxin.
glycine
Within the cell body, there is specialized movement through the _____ ______ by the components required to form synaptic vesicles (V1, V2). In the axon, there is fast axonal transport along ____________ via the motile proteins, _______ (in anterograde transport) or ______ (in retrograde transport).
golgi stack, microtubules, kinesin, dynein
Cerebellum: A single intervening layer contains the very large cell bodies of unique Purkinje neurons (P), whose axons pass through the ________ layer to join tracts in the medulla and whose multiple branching dendrites ramify throughout the __________ layer. Dendrites are not seen well with H&E staining
granular, molecular
Layers of cerebellar cortex: ♦ The ________ layer is the innermost layer. It contains granule cells, Golgi II cells, and glomeruli. In the glomeruli, axons of mossy fibers from the ________________ and _______________ tracts synapse on dendrites of granule and Golgi type II cells. ♦ The __________ cell layer is the middle layer. It contains Purkinje cells, and its output is always __________. ♦ The __________ layer is the outermost layer. It contains outer stellate cells, basket cells, dendrites of Purkinje and Golgi II cells, and axons of granule cells. The axons of granule cells form parallel fibers, which synapse on the dendrites of Purkinje cells, basket cells, outer stellate cells, and Golgi type II cells.
granular, pontocerebellar, spinocerebellar Purkinjie, inhibitory molecular
Spinal cord: The _____ matter contains abundant astrocytes and large neuronal cell bodies, especially those of motor neurons in the _______ horns.
gray, ventral
A cross section of H&E-stained spinal cord shows the transition between white matter and gray matter. The _____ matter has many glial cells (G), neuronal cell bodies (N), and neuropil; _____ matter also contains glia (G) but consists mainly of axons (A) whose myelin sheaths were lost during preparation, leaving the round empty spaces shown. Each such space surrounds a dark-stained spot that is a small section of the axon
gray, white
In the CNS most neuronal perikarya occur in the ____ matter, with their axons concentrated in the ______ matter.
gray, white
Within the brain and spinal cord, regions rich in neuronal perikarya and astrocytes comprise the _____ matter and regions containing tracts of myelinated axons comprise _____ matter.
gray, white
As each cell in the brain receives input from a huge number of neurons, this implies that there is a far _______ capability for the fine control of responses in the central nervous system than there is at the neuromuscular junction.
greater
At the geniculate ganglion the facial nerve [VII] turns and gives off the _______ ________ nerve, which carries mainly preganglionic parasympathetics
greater petrosal
In lower parts of the lateral portion of the calvaria, the frontal bone articulates with the _______ wing of the ________ bone, which then articulates with the parietal bone at the _______________ suture, and with the anterior edge of the temporal bone at the ____________ suture.
greater, sphenoid, sphenoparietal, sphenosquamous
Most likely location of anyeurism rupture? Which ventricle can be filled?
Distal posterior cerebellar artery 4th
used for transmitting somatosensory information about discriminative touch, pressure, vibration, two-point discrimination, and proprioception. Which system?
Dorsal column
arrays of nerve fibers surrounding hair follicles in hairy skin. When the hair is displaced, it excites the receptors. These receptors are also rapidly adapting and detect velocity and direction of movement across the ski What type of receptor?
hair follicle
The oral cavity is lined primarily by mucosa with nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, with keratinized stratified squamous epithelium on the ____ ______ and _______
hard palate, gingiva
The oral cavity is inferior to the nasal cavities, and separated from them by the ____ and ____ _______
hard, soft palates
Decreased salivation
Dry mouth
Vestibular Schwanoma: Most patients with this tumor have _______ loss, tinnitus, and _____________ problems, or _______. As the tumor enlarges (to more than about _ cm) it may cause ______ weakness (seventh root), ________ (fifth root), or abnormal ________ reflex (fifth or seventh root). Treatment is usually by surgery, radiation therapy, or a combination thereof.
hearing, equilibrium, vertigo, 2, facial, numbness, corneal
Meningioma attachment to the dura
Dural tail
The digestive tract (__________) can be accessed through the nasal cavity by feeding tubes.
ESOPHAGUS
External acoustic meatus AKA
Ear canal
the parasympathetic innervation of eye muscles originates in the _________-________ nucleus in the ________ and travels to the periphery in CN ___; the parasympathetic innervation of the heart, bronchioles, and gastrointestinal tract originates in nuclei of the _______ and travels to the periphery in CN _ (_____ nerve); and the parasympathetic innervation of the genitourinary organs originates in the ______ spinal cord and travels to the periphery in the ______ nerves.
Edinger Westphal, midbrain, III, medulla, X, vagus, sacral, pelvic
Parasympathetic nucleus in the midbrain? What CN arises from it? Where does it lead to?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus CN III (Oculomotor) Ciliary ganglion
Motor nervous system AKA Divisions (2)
Efferent Somatic, autonomic
What passes through parietal foramen?
Emissary veins
Contents of condylar canal?
Emissry veins
____________ is a thin connective tissue layer immediately surrounding Schwann cells in peripheral nerves, containing a few nonfenestrated capillaries and much reticulin.
Endoneurium
_________ cells are epithelial-like cells that form a single layer lining the fluid-filled ventricles and central canal of the CNS. (a) Lining the ventricles of the cerebrum, ________ ependymal cells (E) extend cilia and microvilli from the apical surfaces into the ventricle (V). These modifications help circulate the ___ and monitor its contents. Ependymal cells have junctional complexes at their ______ ends like those of epithelial cells but lack a _____ ______. The cells' basal ends are tapered, extending processes that branch and penetrate some distance into the adjacent ________. Other areas of ependyma are responsible for production of CSF.
Ependymal columnar, CSF, apical, basal lamina, neuropil
_________ cells are columnar or cuboidal cells that line the fluid-filled ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord. In some CNS locations, the apical ends of ependymal cells have cilia, which facilitate the movement of _____________ ____, and long microvilli, which are likely involved in absorption.
Ependymal, cerebrospinal fluid
Opens and closes near laryngeal inlet
Epiglottis
________ is the pathologic condition caused by excessive glutamate release by pathologically stimulated glutamatergic neurons and/or the deficiency of inhibitory GABAergic transmission
Epilepsy
____________ (also known as __________) is produced by the adrenal medulla under the influence of ACh-containing nerves, analogous to the sympathetic preganglionic nerves
Epinepherine, adrenaline
These lesions are frequently large, lens (lenticular) shaped, may appear loculated, and are "short and thick"
Extradural hematoma
Jaundice caused by bile duct blockage
Extrahepatic
What nerve runs through parotid gland?
Facial
Contents of stylomastoid foramen?
Facial n.
Tumor arising from falx cerebri
Falcine meningioma
____ pain (e.g., pin prick) is carried on A delta, group II, and group III fibers, has a rapid onset and offset, and is precisely localized. ____ pain (e.g., burn) is carried on C fibers and is characterized as aching, burning, or throbbing pain that is poorly localized.
Fast Slow
Although this response, per se, is rarely employed, the sympathetic nervous system operates continuously to modulate the functions of many organ systems such as heart, blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, bronchi, and sweat glands. What response?
Fight or flight
located on the lateral borders of the tongue. Taste buds are located in folds on the sides of the papillae. What papillae?
Foliate
Continuation of brain and spinal cord; vertebral arteries and nerve plexuses; anterior spinal artery; posterior spinal arteries; roots of accessory nerve [XI]; meninges What foramen?
Foramen magnum
Two major transciption factors activated during binding of TCR to MHC complex? What do they result in?
Fos, Jun Expression of IL-2
Raymond syndrome AKA Where does it take place?
Fovile syndrome Medial pons
Skin of eyebrows Into galea aponeurotica Facial nerve [VII] Wrinkles forehead; raises eyebrows What muscle?
Frontal belly of occipitofrontalis
Zygomatic processes are part of what bones?
Frontal, maxilla
scattered on the dorsal surface of the tongue and are most numerous near the anterior tip. What type of papillae?
Fungiform
Autonomic receptors are coupled to _ ________, which may be stimulatory (__) or inhibitory (__). The G proteins in turn activate or inhibit ________ that are responsible for the final physiologic actions
G proteins, Gs, Gi, enzymes
_____ is synthesized by L-glutamate decarboxylase present in the cytoplasm of specific neurons. Its action is terminated mainly by its uptake by presynaptic terminals through high-affinity ____ transporter. It may then be either loaded again into vesicles or metabolized to ________ - a TCA cycle intermediate
GABA, GABA, succinate
Indirect pathway of the striatum: In this pathway, the inhibitory neurotransmitter is ____, and the excitatory neurotransmitter is _________. The overall output of the indirect pathway is __________
GABA, glutamate, inhibitory
Several _____ receptor agonists and ____ uptake or ____ ____________ inhibitors are used as sedatives, tranquilizers or anxiolytic drugs. The most common groups include barbiturates, benzodiazepines, chloral hydrate and valproate. Ethanol also acts as the _____ receptor _______.
GABAA, GABA, GABA decarboxylase, GABA, agonist
Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein AKA
GFAP
Autonomic receptors are coupled to ___-binding proteins (_ proteins) and, therefore, are called _ _______ _______ receptors
GTP, G, G protein linked
Alpha1 receptors activate the second messenger system linked to _______—Ca++, DAG, and IP3. Additional receptors that activate this second messenger system include histamine H1 receptors; M1-muscarinic and M3-muscarinic receptors; leukotriene receptors; several 5-HT2 receptors; and certain receptors for glutamate and various peptides, including angiotensin, bradykinin, cholecystokinin, and substance P
GalphaQ
alpha1 receptors activate Gs or Gi proteins
Gi
a lancinating pain originating from the territories served by the ninth and tenth nerves at the base of the tongue and throat. Trigger events may include chewing and swallowing What condition?
Glossopharyngeal neuarlgia
Glutamate Decarboxylase converts what to what?
Glutamate to GABA
________ granules and small ____ droplets in hepatocytes, and very small electron-dense ferritin complexes (__________) primarily in the Kupffer cells, respectively mediate temporary storage of glucose, triglycerides, and iron.
Glycogen, lipid, hemosiderin
alpha1 receptors: 1. The α1 receptor is embedded in the cell membrane, where it is coupled, via the __ protein, to _____________ _. In the inactive state, the αq subunit of the heterotrimeric Gq protein is bound to ___. 2. When an agonist such as _______________ binds to the α1 receptor, a conformational change occurs in the αq subunit of the Gq protein. This conformational change has two effects: ___ is released from the αq subunit and replaced by ___, and the αq subunit (with GTP attached) detaches from the rest of the Gq protein. 3. The αq-GTP complex migrates within the cell membrane and binds to and activates phospholipase C. Intrinsic ______ activity then converts GTP back to GDP, and the αq subunit returns to the inactive state. 4. Activated phospholipase C catalyzes the liberation of ___ and ___ from phosphatidylinositol 4,5-diphosphate. The IP3 that is generated causes the release of ____ from intracellular stores in the endoplasmic or sarcoplasmic reticulum, resulting in an ________ in intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Together, Ca2+ and ___ activate _______ ______ _, which phosphorylates proteins. These phosphorylated proteins execute the final physiologic actions, such as ____________ of smooth muscle.
Gq, phospholipase C, GDP norepinepherine, GDP, GTP GTPase DAG, IP3, Ca2+, increase, DAG, protein kinase C, contraction
Only excitatory cells in the cerebellum
Granule cells
Most likely place for an ulcer to develop into lymphoma?
Greater curvature of stomach
Contents of greater palatine foramne?
Greater palatine nerve and vessels
beta receptors activate Gs or Gi proteins?
Gs
beta1 receptors: 1. Similar to other autonomic receptors, β1 receptors are embedded in the cell membrane. They are coupled, via a __ protein, to ______ _______. In the inactive state, the αs subunit of the Gs protein is bound to ___. 2. When an agonist such as _______________ binds to the β1 receptor, a conformational change occurs in the αs subunit. This change has two effects: ___ is released from the αs subunit and replaced by ___, and the activated αs subunit detaches from the G protein complex. 3. The αs-GTP complex migrates within the cell membrane and binds to and activates ______ _______. ______ activity converts GTP back to GDP, and the αs subunit is returned to its inactive state 4. Activated adenylyl cyclase catalyzes the conversion of ___ to _____, which serves as the second messenger. cAMP, via steps involving activation of _______ ________, initiates the final physiologic actions. As mentioned previously, these physiologic actions are tissue specific and cell type specific. When β1 receptors are activated in the SA node, heart rate _________; when β1 receptors are activated in ventricular muscle, contractility _________; when β1 receptors are activated in the salivary gland, secretion _________; when β1 receptors are activated in the kidney, ____ is secreted.
Gs, adenyl cyclase, GDP norepinepherine, GDP, GTP adenyl cylcase, GTPase ATP, cAMP, adenyl cyclase, increases, increases, increases, renin
GTP AKA
Guanosine Triphosphate
Corticospinal fibers Trigeminal fibers What lesion is it effected in?
Gubler syndrome
Contralateral hemiplegia Ipsilateral paralysis of masticatory muscles, ipsilateral loss of pain and thermal sensation on face What condition? What is effected?
Gubler syndrome Lateral pons
predominantly motor neuropathy is ________ _____ syndrome and the patient has antibodies developed as a result of infection with the bacterium _. ______. The organism contains the antigen, _________ _____ ___, which is shared with a ganglioside on peripheral nerves. Antibodies bind to peripheral motor nerves and cause the neuropathy. It is an example of ________________ _______
Guillan Barre, C jejuni, ganglioside sugar GM1, molecular mimicry
Antihistamines designed to control allergies caused by release from mast cells act on the __ receptor and tend to be sedative, suggesting that other central functions also probably exist. The histamine receptor in the stomach is of the __ class; therefore, the __ inhibitors, such as cimetidine and ranitidine, that are used to treat peptic ulcers have no effect on allergy.
H1, H2, H2
Cimetidine, rinantidine, famotidine, nizantidine drug class
H2 histamine anatagonists
Homovanillic Acid AKa
HVA
The catabolism of dopamine is comparable to norepinephrine. However, the major metabolite formed is ___
HVA
Homovanillic Acid AKA Breakdown product of what?
HVA Dopamine
Hairy skin Rapidly Velocity, direction of movement Waht type of mechanoreceptors?
Hair follicles
Pacinian corpuscle Ruffini's corpuscle Tactile receptor Hair follicle receptor Hairy or nonhairy skin?
Hairy
due to a defect in the conversion of coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrinogen III (coprooxidase) What disease?
Heridetary coproporphoryia
Histamine: Precursor? Made where?
Histidine Hypothalamus
Paramedian pontine reticular formation AKA
Horizontal Gaze Center
involving guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins), adenylyl cyclase, and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) What type of messaging?
Hormones
a hereditary disorder caused by destruction of striatal and cortical cholinergic neurons and inhibitory GABAergic neurons. The neurologic symptoms of the disease are choreic (writhing) movements and dementia. There is no cure. What disease?
Huntington disease
Temperature regulation Thirst Food intake What part of brain?
Hypothalamus
contains centers that regulate body temperature, food intake, and water balance.
Hypothalamus
Anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and olfactory hypesthesia/hyperesthesia Lesion to which CN?
I
Loss of smell (anosmia) Injury to the cribriform plate; congenital absence What CN lesion?
I
Sense of smell Olfactory bulb, olfactory trigone Ethmoid foramina of cribriform plate What CN?
I
Sense of smell What CN?
I
The dorsal column system consists mainly of group _ and __ nerve fibers. The first-order neurons have their cell bodies in the dorsal root ganglion cells or in cranial nerve ganglion cells and ascend ipsilaterally to the ________ ________ (lower body) or ________ ________ (upper body) in the ________ of the brain stem.
I, II, nucleus gracilis, nucleus cuneatis, medulla
Th1 cells main cytokine?
IFN-gamma
Blindness, hemianopia, quadrantanopia, and loss of afferent limb corneal reflex Which CN lesion?
II
Secondary afferents of muscle spindles; touch, pressure Medium Medium Myelinated Which sensory fibers?
II
Vision Optic chiasm (optic nerve to chiasm to tract) Optic canal what CN?
II
A better index of hepatocyte synthetic function is the production of the coagulation factors __, ____, __, _
II, VII, IX, X
Vitamin K dependent clotting factors (4)
II, VII, IX, X
Follicular dendritic cells lack MHC __ but capture antigens via _______ and present them to _ cells.
II, lectins, B
Dilated pupil, ptosis, loss of normal pupillary reflex, eye moves down inferiorly and laterally (down and out) Pressure from an aneurysm arising from the posterior communicating, posterior cerebral, or superior cerebellar artery; pressure from a herniating cerebral uncus (false localizing sign); cavernous sinus mass or thrombosis What CN lesion?
III
Eye movement Pupil constriction Oculomotor sulcus, medial part of cerebral peduncle With root of CN III Superior orbital fissure Superior orbital fissure Which CN?
III
Paralysis of most eye movement and diplopia Pupillary dilation and loss of efferent limb corneal reflex Which CN lesion?
III
Touch, pressure, fast pain, temperature Small Medium Myelinated Which sensory fibers?
III
transmits somatosensory information about pain, temperature, and light touch. The system consists mainly of group ___ and group __ fibers.
III, IV anterolateral system
Cranial nerves with efferents (2 groups)
III-VII, IX-XII
Cytokine expressed by bacterial polysaccharide that leads from Th0-->Th1 cell?
IL-12
Th17 cells main cytokines?
IL-17, IL-22
IL's secreted by TH2 cells (3)
IL-4 IL-6 IL-10
Mechanism of action of muscarinic cholinoreceptors in all effector organs of parasympathetic nervous system Which receptors use this?
IP3, increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration M1, M3, M5
The TCR is composed of the α and β chains, which are linked noncovalently to the CD3 polypeptides ∊, δ, γ, and ζ. The _____ are found in the cytoplasmic domain of the proteins and are phosphorylated by ___ family kinases when the receptors are activated.
ITAMs, SRC
Inability to look down-and-out and diplopia Which CN lesion?
IV
Inability to look inferiorly when the eye is adducted (down and in) Along the course of the nerve around the brainstem; orbital fracture What CN lesion?
IV
Pain, temperature; olfaction Smallest Slowest No myelin Which sensory fibers?
IV
Loss of taste to the posterior one-third of the tongue and sensation of the soft palate Brainstem lesion; penetrating neck injury Waht CN lesion?
IX
Motor to stylopharyngeus muscle (see Figs. on pp. 230—233) To otic ganglion then parotid (see Figs. on pp. 230—233) Taste from posterior third of tongue (see Figs. on pp. 206—207, 232—233) Sensation in external auditory meatus (see Figs. on pp. 202—203, 232—233) From carotid body/sinus, parotid, and pharynx Postolivary sulcus Postolivary sulcus Jugular foramen Jugular foramen Which CN?
IX
Possible bradycardia or tachycardia Which CN lesion?
IX
syndromes of the jugular foramen commonly involve roots of cranial nerves (CNs) __, _ , and __ either together or in various combinations.
IX, X, XI
Recall that the jugular foramen (CNs __, _, __) and the hypoglossal canal (CN ___) are closely adjacent to each other, separated only by a small bar of bone on the inner aspect of the skull
IX, X, XI, XII
Lesions of nerves passing through the jugular foramen (__, _, __) may result in loss of the ___ reflex (_____ limb via ___ nerve), __________ of the ____________ shoulder accompanied by an inability to turn the head to the ________ side against resistance (____ nerve), and dysarthria and dysphagia (____ nerve). Syndromes of the jugular foramen may result from lesions/tumors located inside the cranial cavity adjacent to the foramen (as in the _____ syndrome, roots of IX, X, XI), within the foramen itself, or external to the foramen at the skull base. In the latter case, the lesion may encompass the roots of the ____, ____, and _____ nerves as well as the ____ (the ______-______ syndrome).
IX, X, XI, gag, motor, 9th, drooping, ipsilateral, opposite, 11th, 10th, Vernet, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12, Collet Sicard
the roots of CNs __-___ come into close apposition immediately upon their exit from the skull base and may be collectively damaged by a lesion in this confined area. Deficits in the Collet-Sicard syndrome (one of the jugular foramen syndromes) reflect damage to CNs __, _, __, and ___.
IX, XII, IX, X, XI, XII
Vasoconstriction leads to increased or decreased resistance of a blood vessel?
Increased
Parasympathetic nuclei arising from the medulla (2)? What CNs arise from them, respectively? (2) Where do they lead, respectively? (2)
Inferior salavitory nucleus Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve CN IX (glossopharyngeal) CN X (vagus) Otic ganglion Viscera
Infra-orbital nerve and vessels What forament?
Infra-orbital foramen
Muscarinic: atropine; nicotinic: tubocurarine, trimethaphan α1 and α2 Receptors: phentolamine; α1 receptor: prazosin; α2 receptor: yohimbine; β1 and β2 receptors: propranolol; β1 receptor: metoprolol Mechanism?
Inhibit breakdown of NT
Mechanism of action of alpha2 adrenoreceptors
Inhibition of adenyl cyclase, decreased cAMP
Sensory root of facial n. AKA
Intermediate n.
Intestinal glands AKA
Intestinal crypts
__________ fibers are specialized fibers that are innervated by γ motoneurons and are too small to generate significant force. These fibers are encapsulated in sheaths, forming muscle spindles that run parallel to the extrafusal fibers.
Intrafusal
AST and ALT increased in what type of jaundice?
Intrahepatic
Jaundice caused by Infection, chemicals/drugs, autoimmune, neonatal, or genetic errors of bilirubin metabolism or synthesis of specific proteins
Intrahepatic
impaired hepatic metabolism or secretion of bilirubin What ytpe of jaundice?
Intrahepatic
Increased conjugated bilirubin in urine signifies what types of jaundice?
Intrehaptic Posthepatic
Musculofascial compartment of neck AKA
Investing fascia
Ionotropic receptors AKA
Ion channels
Examples include the nicotinic ACh receptor and some glutamate and γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) receptors. What type of receptor?
Ionotropic
___________ receptors directly open ion channels (in fact, they are themselves ion channels). The best studied example is the nicotinic ACh receptor. This is a transmembrane protein (A) consisting of _ nonidentical subunits (B), each one passing right through the __________. The subunits surround a ____ (C) that selectively allows certain ions through when it is opened by a ________
Ionotropic 5 membrane, pore ligand
To illustrate specificity, compare the effect of activating adrenergic β1 receptors in the SA node to the effect of activating β1 receptors in ventricular muscle. Both the SA node and the ventricular muscle are located in the _____, and their adrenergic receptors and mechanisms of action are the same. The resulting physiologic actions, however, are entirely different. The β1 receptor in the SA node is coupled to mechanisms that _______ the spontaneous rate of depolarization and ________ heart rate; binding of an agonist such as _______________ to this β1 receptor increases the heart rate. The β1 receptor in ventricular muscle is coupled to mechanisms that ________ intracellular Ca2+ concentration and contractility; binding of an agonist such as _______________ to this β1 receptor increases contractility, but it has no direct effect on the heart rate.
heart, increase, increase, norepinepherine increase, norepinepherine
The sympathetic pathways to organs in the thorax (e.g., _____) have preganglionic neurons originating in the _____ _______ spinal cord. Sympathetic pathways to organs in the pelvis (e.g., colon, genitals) have preganglionic neurons that originate in the ______ spinal cord.
heart, upper thoracic, lumbar
α2 Receptors present on parasympathetic postganglionic nerve terminals of the gastrointestinal tract are called _______________.
heteroreceptors
G proteins are ______________. In other words, they have _ different subunits: _____, ____, and _____. The α subunit binds either ___ or ___. When ___ is bound, the α subunit is inactive; when ___ is bound, the α subunit is active. Thus, activity of the G protein resides in its _____ subunit, and the G protein switches between active and inactive states according to whether it is bound to ___ or ___.
heterotrimeric, alpha, beta, gamma, GDP, GTP, GDP, GTP, alpha, GDP, GTP
containing many small lipid droplets for storage of vitamin A and other fat-soluble vitamins. WHat cells in liver? Where are they found?
Ito cells (stellate cells) Perisinousoidal space
A second conclusion can be drawn about ganglionic-blocking agents such as _____________. These agents should inhibit __________ receptors in both sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia, and thus, they should produce widespread effects on autonomic function.
hexamehtonium, nicotinic
Lipid metabolism problems leads to high or low cholesterol? high or low triglycerides?
high high
Protein catabolism problems leads to high or low ammonia? high or low urea?
high ammonia low urea
Study of _________ in nerves is complicated by the large amounts that are present in mast cells
histamine
Bending of the cilia produces a change in __ conductance of the hair cell membrane.
K+
Because the membrane in all resting cells is comparatively permeable to __ as a result of the presence of voltage-independent (leakage) __ channels, this ion largely controls the resting potential.
K+, K+
There is a rare selenium-responsive cardiomyopathy (______ _______), which is endemic in China in areas of very low selenium intake
Keshan disease
Myotactic reflex AKA
Knee jerk reflex
Cells in liver that remove old erythrocytes
Kuppfer cells
Treatment of tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency is by the administration of _-____. In order to prevent the decarboxylation of L-dopa to ________ in the blood (by peripheral ____), an inhibitor (which does not affect the activity of the brain AADC enzyme) is given at the same time as the L-dopa. Such inhibition optimizes the transport of L-dopa across the blood-brain barrier. Within the brain, AADC can then convert the L-dopa to dopamine.
L dopa, dopamine, AADC
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is inherited as a Mendelian dominant and results from a mutation in the gene encoding the _-____ _______ _______
L type calcium channel
Catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine are synthesized from _-________ in the sequence of reactions catalyzed by tyrosine hydroxylase/aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, then dopamine β-hydroxylase and phentolamine-N-methyltransferase, yielding ________, _______________, and _____________, respectively. _________ is a precursor of norepinephrine and epinephrine.
L tyrosine, dopamine, norepinepherine, epinepherine, Dopamine
Inferoiro extent of spinal cord?
L1
Autonomic (Gr. autos, self + nomos, law) nerves effect the activity of smooth muscle, the secretion of some glands, heart rate, and many other involuntary activities by which the body maintains a constant internal environment (___________)
homeostasis
Ipsilateral loss of pain and thermal sense on face Dysphagia Hoarseness Deviation of uvula to contralateral side Nystagmus Vertigo Nausea Contralateral loss of pain, thermal sense on UE, Trunk, and LE What condition?
Lateral medullary syndrome
Spinal trigeminal tract nucleus Nucleus ambiguus Vestibular nuclei Anterolateral system Injured in what syndrome?
Lateral medullary syndrome
The anterior choroidal artery serves the optic tract and portions of the internal capsule immediately internal to this structure. This explains the unusual combination of a __________ ________ coupled with a ____________ __________ and _______________ (to all somatosensory modalities) in the anterior choroidal artery syndrome.
homonymous hemianopia, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianesthesia
When the head is upright, the macula of the utricle is oriented ___________ and the saccule is oriented __________. In the utricle, tilting the head forward or laterally causes _________ of the ipsilateral utricle; tilting the head backward or medially causes __________ of the ipsilateral utricle.
horizontally, vertically, excitation, inhibition
Wallenberg syndrome: What is effected?
Laterall medulla
Voltage-independent K+ channel AKA
Leakage K+ Channel
Contents of lesser palatine forament?
Lesser palatine nerves and vessels
________ ____________ may penetrate phagosomes and enter the cytoplasm. A small polypeptide called ubiquitin binds the damaged or improperly folded cytosolic protein antigens, enabling the targeting of the antigens to the proteasome, where they are digested proteolytically.
Listeria monocytogenes
Part of scalp separated in scalping injuries?
Loose connective tisseu
A decrease in the absorption of CSF or a blockage of outflow from the ventricles during fetal or postnatal development results in the condition known as _____________, which promotes a progressive enlargement of the head followed by mental impairment.
hydrocephalus
The _____ bone is a small U-shaped bone oriented in the horizontal plane just superior to the larynx, where it can be palpated and moved from side to side.
hyoid
When light impinges on the retina, the photoreceptors are _______________. In turn, the photoreceptors ________ their release of glutamate, leading to either hyperpolarization or depolarization of _______ or ____________ cells.
hyperpolarized, decrease, bipolar, horizontal
When light hits the photoreceptors, they are always ______________ and release _________ amounts of glutamate (recall the steps in photoreception), as indicated by the minus signs on the photoreceptors. Photoreceptors synapse directly on ________ cells in the _____ __________ layer of the retina.
hyperpolarized, decreased, bipolar, outer plexiform
B-cell differentiation involves antibody class switching from immunoglobulin _ and Ig_ to Ig_, Ig_, and Ig_.
M, D, E, A, G
stimulation of the __-muscarinic receptor leads to release of Gαq, from its associated β and γ subunits
M1
Some muscarinic receptors (e.g., __, __, and __) have the same mechanism of action as the ______ adrenoreceptors. In these cases, binding of the agonist (___) to the muscarinic receptor causes dissociation of the _____ subunit of the _ protein, activation of _____________ _, and generation of ___ and ___. IP3 releases stored ____, and the increased intracellular Ca2+ with ___ produces the tissue-specific physiologic actions.
M1, M3, M5, alpha1, ACh, alpha, G, phospholipase C, IP3, DAG, Ca2+, DAG
Other muscarinic receptors (__) alter physiologic processes via a direct action of the _ _______. In these cases, no other second messenger is involved. For example, muscarinic receptors in the cardiac SA node, when activated by ___, produce activation of a __ protein and release of the ______ subunit, which binds directly to __ channels of the SA node. When the αi subunits bind to K+ channels, the channels ____, __________ the rate of depolarization of the SA node and __________ the heart rate.
M2, G protein, ACh, Gi, alphai, K+, open, decreasing, decreasing
Other muscarinic receptors (e.g., __) act by inhibiting adenylyl cyclase and decreasing intracellular cAMP levels.
M4
Monoamine Oxidase AKA
MAO
Main intraneuronal enzyme to break down catecholamines? Main extraneuronal enzyme?
MAO COMT
How to treat AADC defeciency (what drug?)
MAO inhibitor
Catecholamines are degraded by oxidation of the amino group by the enzyme ___, and by methylation by ____. The pathway shown is for norepinephrine but the pathways for epinephrine, dopamine, and 5-HT are analogous.
MAO, COMT
Norepinephrine is taken up into cells by a high-affinity transporter and catabolized by the enzyme ___. Further oxidation and methylation by ____ convert the products to metanephrines and vanillylmandelic acid, which can be measured in the urine as indices of the function of the _______ _______
MAO, COMT, adrenal medulla
Which cranial fossa is trigeminal ganglion in ?
MIddle
Multiple sclerosis AKA
MS
Demyleinating disease of CNS? What about PNS?
MS Guillan Barre
The ___________ nerve exits the inferolateral aspect of the medulla via the preolivary sulcus. This cranial nerve exits in line with the abducens nerve found at the pons-medulla junction and in line with the exits of the third and fourth nerves of the midbrain. The twelfth nerve exit is characteristically located laterally adjacent to the pyramid, which contains corticospinal fibers
hypoglossal
Only division of trigmeinal n. with a motor component
Mandibular (V3)
The hypoglossal exits the base of the skull by traversing the ___________ _____. A lesion of the hypoglossal root, or in its peripheral distribution, will result in a deviation of the _______ _______ the side of the root damage on attempted protrusion; the ____________ muscle on that side is paralyzed. A lesion in the medulla, such as a medial medullary syndrome (__________ syndrome), can result in the same deviation of the tongue (_________ the side of the lesion on protrusion) plus additional motor (_______________) and sensory (______ __________) deficits on the ________ side of the body.
hypoglossal canal, tongue towards, genioglossus, Dejenere, towards, corticospinal, medial lemniscus, opposite
Sensory innervation of face below opening of mouth?
Mandibular n
Contents of foramen ovale (2)?
Mandibular nerve [V3]; lesser petrosal nerve
Flexor withdrawal reflex: Number of synapses? Stimulus for reflex? Sensory afferent fibers? response?
Many Pain, temperature II, III, and IV Flexion on ipsilateral side, extension on contralateral side
Frontal process is part of what bone?
Maxilla
Zygomatic processes are part of what bones?
Maxilla, frontal
Sensory of innervation of face between external canthus of eye and opening of mouth?
Maxillary n.
Audition Hair cell Organ of Corti What type of sensory receptor?
Mechanoreceptor
Touch Pacinian corpuscle Skin Which type of sensory receptor?
Mechanoreceptor
Vestibular Hair cell Macula, semicircular canal What type of sensory receptor?
Mechanoreceptor
The BBB is not present in regions of the _____________ where plasma components are monitored, in the ___________ _________ which releases hormones, or in the ________ _______ where CSF is produced.
hypothalamus, posterior pituitary, choroid plexus
deviation of the tongue (to the side of the lesion on protrusion) plus additional motor (corticospinal) and sensory (medial lemniscus) deficits on the opposite side of the body What condition?
Medial Medullary Syndrome
Hypoglossal n. nucleus Corticospinal nerve fibers Medial leminiscus Injured in what sydnrome?
Medial medullary syndrome
Ipsilateral paralysis of tongue Contralateral hemiplegia Contralateral loss of discriminatory touch, vibratory, and position sense on UE, trunk and LE What condition?
Medial medullary syndrome
______ and ________ vestibular nuclei receive their input from the semicircular canals and project to nerves innervating extraocular muscles via the medial longitudinal fasciculus.
Medial, superior
CSF enters the subarachnoid space via the medial foramen of ___________ and the two lateral foramina of __________.
Meginde, Luschka
Nonhairy skin Rapidly Point discrimination, tapping, flutter What type of mechanoreceptor?
Meissner's corpsuscle
rapidly adapting receptors that encode point discrimination, precise location, tapping, and flutter.
Meissner's corpuscles
encapsulated receptors found in the dermis of nonhairy skin, most prominently on the fingertips, lips, and other locations where tactile discrimination is especially good. They have small receptive fields and can be used for two-point discrimination.
Meissners corpsuscles
Mental nerve and vessels What foramen?
Mental foramen
Mandible inferior to incisor teeth Skin of chin Facial nerve [VII] Raises and protrudes lower lip as it wrinkles skin on chin What muscle?
Mentalis
Nonhairy skin Slowly Vertical indentation of skin What type of mechanoreceptors?
Merkel's receptors
Tactile discs are similar to _______ ___________ but are found in ________, rather than _________, skin.
Merkel's receptors, hairy, nonhairy
A particular form of cAMP phosphodiesterase is the site of action for _________ and ___________, agents used to treat congestive heart failure
inamrinone, milironone
Low BP: The sympathetic and parasympathetic actions do not compete with each other but work synergistically to ________ the heart rate (which helps restore normal blood pressure)
increase
In the dark, there is ________ in cyclic GMP levels, which produces an Na+ inward current (or "dark current") and ______________ of the photoreceptor membrane. In the light, there is ________ in cyclic GMP levels, as already described, which closes Na+ channels in the photoreceptor membrane, reduces inward Na+ current, and produces _________________
increase, depolariztaion, decrease, hyperpolarization
Both the pontine reticular formation and the lateral vestibular nucleus have powerful excitatory effects on extensor muscles. Therefore, lesions of the brain stem above the pontine reticular formation and lateral vestibular nucleus, but below the midbrain, cause a dramatic ________ in _________ tone
increase, extensor
Growth hormone _________ the urinary excretion of calcium and hydroxyproline, whilst _________ the urinary excretion of phosphate
increases, decreasing
The _________ vestibular nucleus receives its input from the utricles, saccules, and semicircular canals. It projects to the brain stem and the cerebellum via the medial longitudinal fasciculus.
inferior
The hypoglossal nerve (XII) exits the ______________ aspect of the _________ via the ___________ _______. This cranial nerve exits in line with the ________ nerve found at the ____-________ junction and in line with the exits of the ___ and ___ nerves of the midbrain. The twelfth nerve exit is characteristically located laterally adjacent to the _______, which contains _____________ fibers.
inferolateral, midbrain, preolivary sulcus, abducens, pons medulla, 3rd, 4th, pyramid, coritcospinal
On the anterior surface of the body of the maxilla, just below the inferior rim of the orbit, is the _____-______ _______
infra orbital foramen
The _____________ fossa is an area between the posterior aspect (ramus) of the mandible and a flat region of bone (lateral plate of the pterygoid process) just posterior to the upper jaw (maxilla). This fossa, bounded by bone and soft tissues, is a conduit for one of the major cranial nerves—the mandibular nerve (the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve [V3]), which passes between the cranial and oral cavities.
infratemporal
In addition to the major compartments of the head, two other anatomically defined regions (_____________ ______ and _______________ _____) of the head on each side are areas of transition from one compartment of the head to another
infratemporal fossa, pterygopalatine fossa
when the head stops moving left, the left horizontal canal will be _________ and the right canal will be ________.
inhibited, excited
Other muscarinic receptors (e.g., M4) act by __________ adenylyl cyclase and __________ intracellular cAMP levels.
inhibiting, decreasing
α2 Receptors present on parasympathetic postganglionic nerve terminals of the gastrointestinal tract are called heteroreceptors. Norepinephrine is released from sympathetic postganglionic fibers that synapse on these parasympathetic postganglionic fibers. When activated by norepinephrine, the α2 receptors cause __________ of release of ______________ from the parasympathetic postganglionic nerve terminals. In this way, the sympathetic nervous system indirectly ________ gastrointestinal function (i.e., by inhibiting the ______________ activity).
inhibition, norepinepherine, inhibits, parasympathetic
Ferretin Associated with what cell type? What disease is it a marker of?
Microglia Stroke
GABA is inhibitory or excitatory? GABA is the ligand for gated ___ channels
inhibitory Cl-
At __________ synapses neurotransmitters open Cl- or other anion channels, causing influx of anions and _________________ of the postsynaptic cell, making its membrane potential more negative and more resistant to depolarization.
inhibitory, hyperpolarization
Micturition center What part of brain?
Midbrain
participates in control of eye movements. It also contains relay nuclei of the auditory and visual systems Which part of brainstem?
Midbrain
Contents of foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery
Layers of cerebellar cortex from superficial to deep (3)
Molecular Purkinjie Granular
Serotonin Catecholamines Dopamine Norepinepherine Epinpeherine What type of NT's?
Monoamines
Adenosine is largely __________ in the CNS, and inhibition of adenosine receptors is believed to underlie the ___________ effects of ________
inhibitory, stimulatory, caffiene
Cerebellum: _____ fibers constitute the majority of the cerebellar input. These fibers include _________________, _______________, and ________________ afferents. Mossy fibers project to granule cells, which are _________ interneurons located in collections of synapses called glomeruli. Axons from these granule cells then ascend to the molecular layer, where they bifurcate and give rise to parallel fibers. Parallel fibers from the granule cells contact the dendrites of many Purkinje cells, producing a "beam" of excitation along the row of Purkinje cells. The dendritic tree of each Purkinje cell may receive input from as many as 250,000 parallel fibers! In contrast to the climbing fiber input to the Purkinje dendrites (which produce complex spikes), the mossy fiber input produces single action potentials called _______ ______. These parallel fibers also synapse on cerebellar interneurons (basket, stellate, and Golgi II).
Mosy, pontocerebellar, spinocerebellar, vestibulocerebellar, excitatory, sipmle spikes
Tentorium meningioma symptoms? May occlude what important structure?
Motor defects associated with cerebellum Cerebral aqueduct
The gastric glands are lined by epithelium with four major cell types, as well as their pluripotent stem cells that are located in the narrow neck regions of these glands: _____ ____cells include immature precursors of the surface mucous cells but produce less alkaline mucus while migrating up into the gastric pits. ________ cells are large cells with many mitochondria and large intracellular canaliculi for production of HCl in the gastric secretion; they also secrete intrinsic factor for vitamin B12 uptake. _____ cells, clustered mainly in the lower half of the gastric glands, secrete the protein pepsinogen that is activated by the low pH in the lumen to form the major protease pepsin. _______________ cells are scattered epithelial cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system, which release peptide hormones to regulate activities of neighboring tissues during food digestion.
Mucous neck Parietal Cheif Enteroendocrine
Gastric gland: include immature precursors of the surface mucous cells but produce less alkaline mucus while migrating up into the gastric pits. What cells?
Mucous neck cells
_________ neurons, each with one axon and two or more dendrites, are the most common.
Multipolar
Parasympathetics act on target tissues through what type of receptors?
Muscarinic
__________ receptors are located in all of the effector organs of the parasympathetic nervous system: in the heart, gastrointestinal tract, bronchioles, bladder, and male sex organs. These receptors also are found in certain effector organs of the sympathetic nervous system, specifically, in sweat glands.
Muscarinic
Sympathetics: Postganglionic neurons release NE to what type of receptors? Where are these normally found?
Muscarinic Sweat glands
Atropine Drug type?
Muscarinic Antagonist
ACh Muscarine Drug types?
Muscarinic agonists
Scopolamine drug type
Muscraininc antagonist
The teniae coli of the large intestine represent an organ-specific specialization of which layer of the intestinal tract wall?
Muscularis externa
Tonic receptors encode stimulus intensity: The greater the _________, the larger the depolarizing receptor potential, and the more likely action potentials are to occur. Thus, tonic receptors also encode stimulus ________: The longer the stimulus, the longer the period in which the receptor potential exceeds threshold
intensity, duration
The _______ ______ electrically insulates the axon and facilitates rapid transmission of nerve impulses.
Myelin sheath
are found inside the basal lamina surrounding acini, tubules, and the proximal ends of the duct system (Figures 16-2 and 16-4). These small, flattened cells extend several contractile processes around the associated secretory unit or duct and their activity is important for moving secretory products into and through the ducts. What cell type?
Myoepithelial cells
Salivary secretory units are drained by simple cuboidal ___________ ducts that merge as simple columnar __________ ducts, which merge as larger ____________ or ___________ ducts.
intercalated, striated, interlobular, excretory
Toxic metabolite formed by Cytochrome P450 processing of acetometaphin? What is the antidote to this?
NABQI NAC
Major glutamate receptor in CNS
NDMA receptor
Parasympathetics: Postganglionic neurons release what NT? What type of receptors?
NE Muscarinic
Glutamate acts on both ionotropic and metabotropic receptors. Clinically, the receptor characterized in vitro by ____ binding is particularly important
NMDA
N-methyl-D-aspartate AKA
NMDA
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance AKA
NMR
Nitric oxide AKA
NO
Is NO stored in vesicles? What does it help produce when it enters into a cell?
NO! NO is not stored in vesicles, but released directly into the extracellular space ! cGMP
Neuropeptide Y AKA
NPY
Sodium AKA
Na+
What causes depolarization of an action potential? What causes repolarization?
Na+ rushing in K+ rushing out
Nicotinic receptors act as ion channels for ___ and __.
Na+, K+
In unstimulated neurons ATP-dependent Na-K pumps and other membrane proteins maintain an axoplasmic ___ concentration only one-tenth of that outside the cell and a ___ level many times greater than the extracellular concentration. This produces a potential electrical difference across the axolemma of about ___ mV, with the inside negative to the outside. This difference is the axon's _______ _________
Na+, K+, -65, resting potential
Streptococcus agalactiae, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes Causes meningitis in what age group?
Neonate
_____ ______ are analogous to tracts in the CNS, containing axons enclosed within sheaths of glial cells specialized to facilitate axonal function. In peripheral nerve fibers, axons are sheathed by _____ cells, or neurolemmocytes
Nerve fibers, Schwann
action potential AKA
Nerve impulse
Embryonic origins of all glial cells. Name the exception
Neural crest Microglia comes from bone marrow monocytes
Schwann cells AKA
Neurolemmocytes
Neuron-specific enolase Associated with what cell type? What disease is it a marker of?
Neurons Brain death
Enkephalin Neuropeptide Y Substance P Cholecystokinin Beta-endorphin Neurotensin What tpe of NT's?
Neuropeptides
_________________ are molecules that act as chemical signals between nerve cells
Neurotransmitters
The facial and vestibulocochlear nerves both enter the ________ ________ ______, the facial nerve distributing eventually to the face through the ________________ foramen, and the vestibulocochlear nerve to structures of the ______ ____
internal acoutstic meatus, stylomoastoid, inner ear
Adernal medulla has what type of autonomic receptors?
Nicotinic
Receptors on autonomic postganglionic neurons?
Nicotinic
Extremes of pain and temperature Thermal nociceptors Skin Polymodal nociceptors Skin What type fo sensory receptor?
Nocireceptor
Spontaneous hemmorrhage AKA
Non traumatic hemmorrhage
Near the anus the circular layer of the rectum's muscularis forms the ________ ____ _________, with further control exerted by __________ muscle of the ________ _____ _________
internal anal sphincter, striated, external anal sphincter
Interrupting communication between ventricles of the brain can cause what condition?
Noncommunicating hydrocephalus
_______________-containing neurons arise in the locus ceruleus in the brainstem and are distributed throughout the cortex.
Norepinepherine
____________ establish relationships among other neurons, forming complex functional networks or ________ in the CNS.
interneurons, circuits
Along its entire length, the mucosa of the large intestine has millions of short simple tubular __________ ______, lined by lubricant ______ cells and ___________ cells for the uptake of water and electrolytes.
intestinal glands, goblet, absorptive
Wilson's disease What type of jaundice?
intrahepatic
Autonomic ganglia are small bulbous dilations in autonomic nerves, usually with multipolar neurons. Some are located within certain organs, especially in the walls of the digestive tract, where they constitute the __________ ganglia.
intramural
By collecting, analyzing, and integrating information in such signals, the nervous system continuously stabilizes the _________ conditions of the body (eg, blood pressure, O2 and CO2 content, pH, blood glucose levels, and hormone levels) within normal ranges and maintains __________ patterns (eg, feeding, reproduction, defense, interaction with other living creatures).
intrinsic, behavioral
The autonomic nervous system is an ____________ system that controls and modulates the functions primarily of visceral organs.
involuntary
Neurotransmitters alter the activity of various ___ ________ to cause changes in the membrane potential
ion channels
Lateral part of superior nuchal line of occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone Into galea aponeurotica Facial nerve [VII] Draws scalp backward What muscle?
Occipital belly of occipitofrontalis
Action potentials are caused by changes in ___ flows across ____ _________
ion, cell membranes
Structures passing through lateral wall of cavernous sinus (4)
Oclomotor n. Trochlear n. Opthalmic n. Maxillary n. (CN's III, IV, V) CN VI goes through the middle along with ICA!
decreased release of glutamate that interacts with ___________ receptors will result in hyperpolarization and inhibition of the bipolar or horizontal cell (i.e., decreased excitation).
ionotrobic
Nicotininc ACh receptors are ___________
ionotropic
There are two types of glutamate receptors on bipolar and horizontal cells: ___________ receptors, which are depolarizing (excitatory), and ____________ receptors, which are hyperpolarizing (inhibitory)
ionotropic, metabatropic
Receptors that directly control the opening of an ion channel are called ____________, whereas _____________ receptors cause changes in second messenger systems, which in turn alter the function of channels that are separate from the receptor.
ionotropic, metabotropic
Motor neurons in the abducens nucleus innervate the ___________ ________ _______ muscle. Consequently, a patient with a lesion of the abducens root _________ to the ____ experiences a loss of voluntary lateral gaze in the eye on the side of the lesion, indicating a paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle. Other movements in the affected eye, and all movements in the _______________ eye, are normal. This patient will experience ________. When looking straight ahead, the eye on the lesioned side will deviate slightly ______ the midline (unopposed action of the ______ _______ in the same eye) and the diplopia is made worse when attempting to look ________ the lesioned side in a horizontal plane.
ipsilateral lateral rectus, external, pons, contralateral, diplopia, toward, medial rectus, toward
arise from the area of the cribriform plate and enlarge upward to impinge on the frontal lobes. What type of meningioma?
Olfactory groove meningiomas
Mylein is made of what cells in CNS? Which in PNS?
Oligodedrocytes = CNS Schwann cells = PNS
Myelin Basic Protein Associated with what cell type? What disease is it a marker of?
Oligodendrocyte Re or de-myleination
________________ extend many processes, each of which becomes sheet-like and wraps repeatedly around a portion of a nearby CNS axon. During this wrapping most cytoplasm gradually moves out of the growing extension, leaving multiple compacted layers of cell membrane collectively termed ______
Oligodendrocytes, myelin
Mechanism of action of Nicotinic cholinoreceptors
Opening of Na+ and K+ channels leading to depolarization
Parotid gland What parasympathetic ganglion controls it?
Otic ganglion
Lambert-Eaton syndrome is a disease that affects predominantly the _/_ subtype of _______ channels, in an example of molecular mimicry. The patient may have a primary oat cell carcinoma of the lung; the immune system responds by making antibodies against these malignant cells. However, the malignant cells and the ________ channels possess a common epitope, the effect of which is that the immune response causes the release of neurotransmitter to be blocked at the ___________ site
P, Q, calcium, calcium, presynaptic
That portion of the posterior cerebral artery located between the basilar artery and posterior communicating artery is the __ segment. The most common site of aneurysms in the infratentorial area (vertebrobasilar system) is at the ___________ of the _______ artery, also called the ________ ___. Patients with aneurysms at this location may present with eye movement disorders, pupillary dilation caused by damage to the root of the third nerve, and diplopia.
P1, bifurcation, basilar, basilar tip
ATP is stored in vesicles in purinergic nerve endings and, when released, directly activates purinergic receptors of the __ type, or it is broken down to adenosine, which activates __ or adenosine receptors.
P2, P1
Purine receptors: which are ion linked, which are G-protein ?
P2X P2Y
Schwann cells Satellite cells Found where?
PNS
Spinal nerves Cranial nerves Ganglia Components of what division of nervous system?
PNS
encapsulated receptors found in the subcutaneous layers of nonhairy and hairy skin and in muscle. They are the most rapidly adapting of all mechanoreceptors. Because of their very rapid on-off response, they can detect changes in stimulus velocity and encode the sensation of vibration.
Pacinian corpsucles
Subcutaneous; intramuscular Very rapidly Vibration, tapping Waht type of receptor? Tonic or phasic?
Pacinian corpuscle Phasic
_______ disease of bone is characterized by areas of accelerated bone turnover
Padget's
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia: In addition to abducens motor neurons that innervate the ____________ ________ _______ muscle, the abducens nucleus also contains ____________. The axons of these interneurons cross the midline, enter the ______ ______________ _________, and ascend to terminate on motor neurons in the _________ nucleus that innervate the medial rectus muscle on that side. A lesion in the MLF interrupts these axons and results in a loss of ______ gaze (medial rectus paralysis) in the eye on the side of the lesion during attempted conjugate eye movements. Other movements in the affected eye and all movements in the contralateral eye are normal. The laterality of the deficit reflects the side of the lesion and of the deficit. For example, a right internuclear ophthalmoplegia specifies a lesion in the _____ ____ and paralysis of the _____ ______ _______ muscle; a left internuclear ophthalmoplegia indicates a lesion in the ____ ___ and ____ _______ _______weakness.
ipsilateral medial rectus, interneurons, medial longitudinal fasiculus, oculomotor, medial, right MLF, right medial rectus, left MLF, left medial rectus
_________ _______ is a slowly progressing disorder affecting muscular activity characterized by tremors, reduced activity of the facial muscles, loss of balance, and postural stiffness. It is caused by gradual loss by apoptosis of ________-producing neurons whose cell bodies lie within the nuclei of the CNS __________ _____. Parkinson disease is treated with _-____ (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine), a precursor of dopamine which augments the declining production of this neurotransmitter.
Parkinson disease, dopamine, substantia nigra, L dopa
excessive NO formation has been implicated in the neurodegenerative process associated with _________ and ___________ disease. How do we think it does this?
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Damages mitochondrial electron transport chain
In _________ disease, cells of the pars compacta of the substantia nigra degenerate, reducing inhibition via the indirect pathway and reducing excitation via the direct pathway. The characteristics of the disease are explainable by dysfunction of the basal ganglia: resting tremor, slowness and delay of movement, and shuffling gait. Treatment of the disease includes replacement of dopamine by treatment with L-dopa (the precursor to dopamine) or administration of dopamine agonists such as bromocriptine.
Parksinson's
The relationship of any tumor to the branches of the facial nerve [VII] must be defined because resection of the tumor may damage the nerve. What type of tumor?
Parotid gland tumor
Parasympathetics to urinary bladder, male genetalia, and lower large intestine come from what nerves? What spinal cord levels does it arise from?
Pelvic sphlancnic nerves S2- S4
Lesions of nerves passing through the _________ ________ (IX, X, XI) may result in loss of the gag reflex (motor limb via ninth nerve), drooping of the ipsilateral shoulder accompanied by an inability to turn the head to the opposite side against resistance (eleventh nerve), and dysarthria and dysphagia (tenth nerve). Syndromes of the jugular foramen may result from lesions/tumors located inside the cranial cavity adjacent to the foramen (as in the Vernet syndrome, roots of IX, X, XI), within the foramen itself, or external to the foramen at the skull base. In the latter case, the lesion may encompass the roots of the ninth, tenth, and eleventh nerves as well as the twelfth (the Collet-Sicard syndrome).
jugular foramen
syndromes of the _______ _______ commonly involve roots of cranial nerves (CNs) IX, X, and XI either together or in various combinations.
jugular foramen
Recall that the ________ _______ (CNs IX, X, XI) and the ___________ _____ (CN XII) are closely adjacent to each other, separated only by a small bar of bone on the inner aspect of the skull
jugular foramen, hypoglossal canal
Layers of dura mater (2)
Periosteal layer Meningeal layer
___________ nerves consist of axons from motor neurons (in the spinal cord), sensory neurons, and autonomic neurons (in _______); all the axons are enclosed within a series of ________ cells, but only large (__________) axons have myelin sheaths and nodes of Ranvier.
Peripheral, ganglia, Schwann, myleinated
cytoplasmic enzymes conjugate the functional groups introduced in the first phase reactions, most often by glucuronidation or sulfation, and also acetylation and methylation. Which phase of drug metabolism?
Phase II
Rapildy adapting mechanoreceptor
Phasic
______ receptors are illustrated by the pacinian corpuscles, which detect rapid changes in the stimulus or vibrations. These receptors adapt rapidly to a constant stimulus and primarily detect onset and offset of a stimulus and a changing stimulus.
Phasic
Pneumotaxic center is found where?
Pons
together with centers in the medulla, participates in balance and maintenance of posture and in regulation of breathing. In addition, it relays information from the cerebral hemispheres to the cerebellum.
Pons
Mastoid process of temporal bone Convexity of concha of ear Facial nerve [VII] Draws ear upward and backward What muscle?
Posteiror auricular
Tectorial membrane is upper part of what?
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Choanae AKA
Posterior nasal apertures
Sensory innervation of back of head/neck?
Posterior rami of C2-C4
ALP increased in what type of jaundice?
Posthepatic
High conjugated bilirubin Normal ALT and AST High ALP
Posthepatic
Urine urobillinogen absent in what type of jaundice
Posthepatic
obstruction to biliary excretion what type of jaundice?
Posthepatic
_________ is secreted as elongated dentinal tubules from tall odontoblasts that line the pulp cavity and persist in the fully formed tooth, with apical odontoblast processes extending between the tubules.
Predentin
Jaundice caused by hemolysis
Prehepatic
Urine billirubin absent in what type of jaundice?
Prehepatic
increased production or impaired hepatic uptake of bilirubin What type of jaundice?
Prehepatic
Vesamicol Reserpine MEchaism?
Prevent incorproation of NT into vesicles
Botulinum toxin Guanethidine Mechanism?
Prevent release of NT
Imipramine, cocaine MEchanism?
Prevent reuptake of NT
Bones, stones, abdominal groans What disease?
Primary hyperparathyroidism
The _________ is a small muscle superficial to the nasal bone and is active when an individual frowns
Procerus
contains sequences for dynorphin and several other peptides, which bind to the κ-class of receptors. Which gene of opiod peptides?
Prodynorphin
contains the sequences for Met- and Leu-enkephalins, which bind to δ-receptors and are involved in pain regulation at local levels in the brain and spinal cord Which gene of opioid peptides?
Proenkephalin A
contains β-endorphin, which binds to opiate µ-receptors, and also adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and the melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSH), which are pituitary hormones Which gene of the opoid peptides?
Proopiomelanocortin
Opioids: There are at least _ genes that code for these peptides, and each contains the sequences for several active molecules: ▪ ___________________ contains β-endorphin, which binds to opiate µ-receptors, and also adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and the melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSH), which are pituitary hormones ▪ _____________ _ contains the sequences for Met- and Leu-enkephalins, which bind to δ-receptors and are involved in pain regulation at local levels in the brain and spinal cord; ▪ ____________ contains sequences for dynorphin and several other peptides, which bind to the κ-class of receptors.
Proopiomelanocortin Proenkephalin A Prodynorphin
commonly used by cardiologists (other β-blockers are the mainstay of treatment in coronary heart disease), but neurologists also use it as part of the treatment of Parkinson's disease. What drug?
Propanalol
Omeprazole Lansoprazole Pantoprazole Raberprazole Esomeprazole Drug class?
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Cerebellum: With appropriate silver staining dendrites from each large __________ cell are shown to have hundreds of small branches, each covered with hundreds of dendritic spines. Axons from the small neurons of the ________ layer are unmyelinated and run together into the _________ layer where they form synapses with the dendritic spines of Purkinje cells.
Purkinjie, granular, molecular
The output of the cerebellar cortex is via axons of _________ cells and is always __________. Disorders of the cerebellum cause ______
Purkinjie, inhibitory, ataxia
Pustular raised lesions of palate in a patient with ulcerative colitis. What condition?
Pyostagmus vegetans
__________ tracts are corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts that pass through the medullary pyramids and descend directly onto lower motoneurons in the spinal cord.
Pyramidal
_________ _________, the biologically active form of vitamin B6, is utilized as a cofactor by more than 100 enzymes, including reactions catalyzed by aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC), threonine dehydratase and the glycine cleavage system. Vitamin B6 is present in the human body as a number of 'vitamers' that are precursors to PLP. A pivotal enzyme in the formation of PLP is pyridox(am)ine-5′-phosphate oxidase (PNPO).
Pyridoxal phosphate
____ receptor and its ligand ______ are essential for differentiation, maturation, and regulation of osteoclasts
RANK, RANKL
_____ and ___ together control differentiation and activation of osteoclasts. _____ stimulates and ___ inhibits bone resorption. Importantly, estrogens induce ___ synthesis.
RANKL, OPG, RANKL, OPG, OPG
Unconjugated bilirubin is toxic to the immature brain and causes a condition known as ___________
kernicterus
The normal 'resting' movement within the axon is mediated by separate molecular 'motors' (motile proteins): _______ in the case of anterograde transport and ______ in retrograde transport.
kinesin, dynein
The vestibular hair cells differ from auditory hair cells in that the vestibular hair cells have a large _________ and a cluster of ____________.
kinocilum, stereocilia
In addition to two cranial nerves, the ___________ branch of the ________ __________ __________ artery also enters the internal acoustic meatus and sends branches to serve the cochlea and semicircular canals and their respective ganglia.
labrynthine, anteiror inferior cerebellar
The substrates for gluconeogenesis are derived from _______ released by glycolysis in the peripheral tissues and from hepatic deamination of amino acids (mainly _______) generated from the proteolysis of ________ _______
lactate, alanine, skeletal muscle
Astrocytes utilizing glucose release significant amounts ________ to extracellular brain compartment, and it serves as complementary energy source for the neurons. However, neither exogenous nor endogenous _______, can fully replace _______ as the principal energy source. (
lactate, lactate, glucose
Smooth muscle of the ______ _______ and __________ _______,under the control of the autonomic __________ plexus, moves the villi and helps propel lymph through the lacteals.
lamina propiara, muscularis mucosa, submucosal
The _____ _________ has three major regions: the short cecum, with the appendix; the long colon, with its ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid portions; and the rectum.
large intestine
Claude Syndrome AKA What structure is effected?
Red nucleus sydnreom Midbrain
_________ pain is of visceral origin. The pain is "referred" according to the dermatomal rule, which states that sites on the skin are innervated by nerves arising from the same spinal cord segments as those innervating the visceral organs.
Referred
The scala vestibuli is separated from the scala media by ___________ membrane. The _______ membrane separates the scala media from the scala tympani.
Reissner's, basilar
Most neuronal cell bodies (N) in the CNS are ______ than the much more numerous glial cells (G) that surround them. The various types of glial cells and their relationships with neurons are difficult to distinguish by most routine light microscopic methods. However, ________________ have condensed, rounded nuclei and unstained cytoplasm due to very abundant Golgi complexes, which stain poorly and are very likely represented by the cells with those properties seen here. The other glial cells seen here similar in overall size, but with very little cytoplasm and more elongated or oval nuclei, are mostly __________. Routine H&E staining does not allow neuropil to stand out well.
larger, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes
Pancreas is intra or retroperotineal?
Retroperitoneal
The upper opening of the larynx (_________ ______) is tilted posteriorly, and is continuous with the pharynx.
laryngeal inlet
The lateral vestibulospinal tract originates in the _______ _________ ________ (_______ nucleus) and projects to ipsilateral motoneurons in the spinal cord. Stimulation produces __________ of extensors and __________ of flexors.
lateral vestibular nucleus, Deiter's, activation, inhibtion
The _______ _______________ tract originates in the lateral vestibular nucleus (Deiters' nucleus) and projects to ipsilateral motoneurons in the spinal cord. Stimulation produces activation of extensors and inhibition of flexors.
lateral vestibulospinal
The synaptic vesicles contain a very high concentration of the relevant neurotransmitter, which is bounded by a membrane. During synaptic release of the transmitter, there is fusion of the synaptic vesicle membrane (containing the neurotransmitter) with the presynaptic membrane. This increase in total membrane mass is redressed by invagination of the ________ aspects of the nerve terminals, where an inward puckering movement of the membrane is effected by contractile movements of the protein _________. There then follows a form of pinocytosis of the excess membrane, which is transported in retrograde fashion toward the nucleus, to be digested in _________
lateral, clathrin, pinocytosis
The _______ vestibular nucleus receives input from the utricles and projects to spinal cord motoneurons via the _______ _______________ tract. Projections of the lateral vestibular nucleus play a role in maintaining postural reflexes.
lateral, lateral vestibulospinal
Fascia over masseter muscle Skin at the corner of the mouth Facial nerve [VII] Retracts corner of mouth What muscle?
Risorius
The _______ olfactory tract synapses in the primary olfactory cortex, which includes the prepiriform cortex. The ______ olfactory tract projects to the anterior commissure and the contralateral olfactory bulb
lateral, medial
located in the dermis of nonhairy and hairy skin and in joint capsules. These receptors have large receptive fields and are stimulated when the skin is stretched. The stimulus may be located some distance from the receptors it activates.
Ruffini's corpuscle
detect stretch and joint rotation.
Ruffini's corpuscles
Glossopharyngeal, vagus nerves exit the _______ aspect of the _________ via the____________ _______; the ninth nerve exits rostral to the row of rootlets comprising the tenth nerve
lateral, medulla, postolivary sulcus
Na+ Cl− HCO3− Osmolarity Higher in CSF or blood or the same?
Same
CN V: It exits at an intermediate position on the _______ aspect of the ____ roughly in line with CNs ___, __, and _
lateral, pons, VII, IX, X
Also derived from the embryonic neural crest, small _________ cells form a thin, intimate glial layer around each large neuronal cell body in the ganglia of the PNS
Satellite
_________ cells are very closely associated with neuronal cell bodies in sensory and autonomic ganglia of the PNS and support these cells in various ways.
Satellite
Defects in dopaminergic systems are implicated in ____________ because many antipsychotic drugs used to treat this disease have been found to bind to dopamine receptors.
Schizophrenia
The middle diagram shows schematically a myelinated peripheral nerve fiber as seen under the light microscope. The axon is enveloped by the myelin sheath, which, in addition to membrane, contains some Schwann cell cytoplasm in spaces called _______-_________ or ______ clefts between the major dense lines of membranes.
Schmidt Lanterman, myelin
Myelin clefts AKA
Schmidt-Lanterman Clefts
In longitudinal sections the flattened nuclei of endoneurial fibroblasts (F) and more oval nuclei of _____ cells can be distinguished. Nerve fibers are held rather loosely in the endoneurium and in low-magnification longitudinal section are seen to be wavy rather than straight. This indicates a slackness of fibers within the nerve, which allows nerves to stretch slightly during body movements with no potentially damaging tension on the fibers
Schwann
The lower diagram depicts the ultrastructure of a single node of Ranvier or nodal gap. Interdigitating processes extending from the outer layers of the _______ cells partly cover and contact the axolemma at the nodal gap. This contact acts as a partial barrier to the movement of materials in and out of the periaxonal space between the axolemma and the Schwann sheath. The basal or external lamina around Schwann cells is continuous over the nodal gap. The axolemma at nodal gaps has abundant voltage-gated ___ channels important for impulse conductance in
Schwann, Na+
Groups of axons (with _______ cells and ___________) are surrounded by ___________, consisting of layered, squamous fibroblastic cells joined by _____ _________ to make a _____-_____ _______
Schwann, endoneurium, perineurium, tight junctions, blood nerve barrier
_______ cells, sometimes called neurolemmocytes, are found only in the PNS and differentiate from precursors in the neural crest. These cells are the counterparts to _________________ of the CNS, having trophic interactions with axons and most importantly forming their _______ _______
Schwann, oligodendrocytes, myelin sheaths
Two glial cells occur in the PNS: ________ cells (sometimes called neurolemmocytes), which surround peripheral nerve fibers, and ___________ cells, which surround the nerve cell bodies and are thus found only in ganglia. Major functions of these cells are indicated.
Schwann, satellite
During development, portions of several small-diameter axons are engulfed by one _______ cell. Subsequently the axons are separated and each typically becomes enclosed within its own fold of Schwann cell surface. No ______ is formed by wrapping. Small-diameter axons utilize action potentials whose formation and maintenance do not depend on the insulation provided by the myelin sheath required by _____-diameter axons.
Scwann, myelin, large
Levels of neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft and available for binding postsynaptic receptors are normally regulated by several local mechanisms. _________ __________ ________ __________, a widely used class of drugs for treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, were designed to augment levels of this neurotransmitter at the postsynaptic membrane of serotonergic CNS synapses by specifically inhibiting its reuptake at the presynaptic membrane.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
such as fluoxetine (Prozac), are also highly effective antidepressants. What drugs?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
arises from the sella turcica and, due to its position, may impinge on optic structures and/or cause deficits indicative of involvement of the hypothalamus What type of meningioma?
Sellar meningioma
ATP: Made where?
Sensory, enteric, sympathetic nerves
_________ neurons are afferent, receiving stimuli from receptors throughout the body. _____ neurons are efferent, sending impulses to effector organs such as muscle fibers and glands. _______ motor nerves are under voluntary control and typically innervate skeletal muscle; _________ motor nerves control the involuntary or unconscious activities of glands, cardiac muscle, and most smooth muscle.
Sensory, motor, somatic, autonomic
_________-containing nerves arise in the raphe nuclei, part of the reticular formation in the upper brainstem. In common with those containing norepinephrine, they are distributed widely.
Serotonin
Salivary gland: ______ cells are polarized protein-secreting cells, usually pyramidal in shape, with round nuclei, well-stained RER, and apical secretory granules
Serous
Effector organs of somatic NS?
Skeletal muscle
_____ nerves can be seen in sections from most organs.
Small
______ muscle in the inner ________ layer and the outer _____________ layer of the muscularis, under the control of the autonomic __________ plexus, produces strong peristalsis
Smooth, circular, longitudinal, myenteric
Opens and closes oropharyngeal isthmus
Soft palate
Discrete, organized; ACh receptors localized on motor end plate Neuroeffector junctions of what branch of NS?
Somatic
What caueses meningitis after head trauma?
Staphylococcus
These cells recognize and phagocytose aged erythrocytes, freeing heme and iron for reuse or storage in ferritin complexes. These cells are also antigen-presenting cells and remove any bacteria or debris present in the portal blood. What cells of the hepatic sinusoid (2 names)
Stellate macrophages Kuppfer cells
As axons arising from abducens motor neurons pass through the basilar pons, they are located __________ adjacent to _______________ fibers. A lesion in this portion of the pons may simultaneously damage the exiting ___________ fibers and ______________ axons. A patient with this lesion experiences an alternating (or crossed) __________, a paralysis of the ________ ________ muscle on the side of the lesion (loss of voluntary _________ gaze to that side, and _________), and a paralysis of the upper and lower extremities on the _________ side of the body. Alternating, or crossed, deficits are characteristic of ___________ lesions.
laterally, corticospinal, abducens, corticospinal, hemiplegia, lateral rectus, lateral, diplopia, contralateral, brainstem
In summary, rotation of the head to the _____ stimulates the left semicircular canals, and rotation to the _____ stimulates the right semicircular canals.
left, right
NSAID ulcers are seen more in stomach or duodenum?
Stomach
Infections of the meninges (bacterial meningitis) may be called __________________ because the causative organisms localize to the subarachnoid space and involve the pia and arachnoid. Extension into the dura is called _______________
leptomeningitis, pachymeningitis
The _______ ______ ______ more deeply placed and covered by the other two levators and the zygomaticus muscles (Fig. 8.56). It arises from the maxilla, just inferior to the infra-orbital foramen and inserts into the skin at the corner of the mouth. It elevates the corner of the mouth and may help deepen the furrow between the nose and the corner of the mouth during sadness
levator anguli oris
Serous demilunes found in what type of salivary gland?
Sublingual
the smallest of the major glands, are also considered branched tubuloacinar glands, but here secretory tubules of mucous cells predominate and the main product of the gland is mucus. The few serous cells present add amylase and lysozyme to the secretion. What glands?
Sublingual
Submandibular and sublingual glands What parasympathetic ganglion controls them?
Submandibular ganglion
Glands located under the jawbone
Submandibular glands
______________ glands, which produce two-thirds of all saliva, are branched tubuloacinar glands, having primarily serous acini, but with many mixed tubuloacinar secretory units . Within the mixed units grouped serous cells occur distally on short mucous tubules and often assume a crescent-shaped arrangement called a ______ ________. In addition to α-amylase and proline-rich proteins, serous cells of the gland secrete ________ for hydrolysis of bacterial walls.
Submandibular, serous demilune, lysozyme
another example of a member of a multigene family, known as the tachykinin family. It is present in afferent fibers of sensory nerves and transmits signals in response to pain.
Substance P
Cardinal signs of stroke (4)
Sudden severe headache Nausea Vomiting Syncope
______ and _____ _____ produced by final steps of digesting carbohydrates and polypeptides in the ____________ undergo transcytosis through ____________ for uptake by __________.
Sugars, amino acids, glycocylax, enterocytes, capillaries
Ganglia (3) giving sympathetics to the heart
Super cervical Middle cervical Inferior cervical
Epicranial aponeurosis on side of head Upper part of auricle Facial nerve [VII] Elevates ear What muscle?
Superior auricular
oculomotor nerve [III], the trochlear nerve [IV], the ophthalmic nerve [V1], the abducent nerve [VI], and ophthalmic veins. Contents of what?
Superior orbital fissure
The _______ _____ ___________ ________ ____ is medial to the levator labii superioris, arises from the maxilla next to the nose, and inserts into both the alar cartilage of the nose and skin of the upper lip (Fig. 8.56). It may assist in flaring the nares.
levator labii supeoris alaquae nasi
Taste bud: ________ cells are found among the taste receptor cells. These cells do not respond to taste stimuli, and their function is not known. _____ cells are undifferentiated stem cells that serve as precursors to taste receptor cells (just as basal cells serve as precursors to olfactory receptor cells). Basal cells undergo continuous replacement. New cells, which are generated approximately every 10 days, migrate toward the center of the taste bud and differentiate into new receptor cells. New receptor cells are needed to replace those cells that are sloughed from the tongue.
Supporting Basal
Olfactory epithelium: ♦ __________ cells are columnar epithelial cells lined with microvilli at their mucosal border and filled with secretory granules. ♦ _____ cells are located at the base of the olfactory epithelium and are undifferentiated stem cells that give rise to the olfactory receptor cells. These stem cells undergo mitosis, producing a continuous turnover of receptor cells. ♦ __________ ________ cells, which are also primary _________ neurons, are the site of odorant binding, detection, and transduction.
Supporting Basal Olfactory receptor, afferent
Supra-orbital nerve and vessels What foramen?
Supra orbital foramen
Supra-orbital notch AKA
Supra-orbital foramen
Supra orbital foramen AKA
Supra-orbital notch
Norepinephrine (except sweat glands) NT in effector organs of what branch of NS?
Sympathetic
Paravertebral and prevertebral Locations of autonomic ganglia in what branch of NS?
Sympathetic
Short Length of preganglionic axons in what branch of NS?
Sympathetic
Smooth muscle; cardiac muscle; Effector organs of which branch of NS?
Sympathetic
Spinal cord segments T1-L3 (thoracolumbar) Origins of which divison of autonomic nervous system?
Sympathetic
ACh/nicotinic receptor Neurotransmitter and effector type in ganglion in which branch of nS?
Sympathetic & Parasympathetic!
Diffuse, branching; receptors not concentrated in one region Neuroeffector junctions of what branch of NS?
Sympathetic & Parasympathetic!! Trick question!
Paravertebral AKA
Sympathetic chain
Adrenal medulla Bronchial tree Heart Innervated by sympathetics from where?
Sympathetic chain ganglia
Vertebral levels of sympathetic efferent fibers
T1-L3
Transduction of cold temperatures involves a different ___ channel, _____, which is also opened by compounds like menthol (which gives a cold sensation).
TRP, TRMP8
Thermal or mechanical nociceptors (____ or _____ channels) are supplied by finely ____________ _-_____ afferent nerve fibers and respond to mechanical stimuli such as sharp, pricking pain.
TRPV, TRPM8, myelinated a delta
Hairy skin Slowly Vertical indentation of skin What type of mechanoreceptors?
Tactile discs
______ ______ are similar to Merkel's receptors but are found in hairy, rather than nonhairy, skin.
Tactile discs
The ________ _____ __________ deepens the furrow between the nose and the corner of the mouth during sadness. It arises from the maxilla just superior to the infra-orbital foramen, and its fibers pass downward and medially to blend with the orbicularis oris and insert into the skin of the upper lip.
levator labii superioris
NMDA receptor is a ______-gated ____ channel
ligand, Ca2+
The ________ ________ of the brain is involved in emotions and memory. It consists of various areas surrounding the _____ ____________, including the hippocampus, the _____________ body, and the _________ gyrus. Removal of the _______________ prevents the laying down of short-term memory, while intact ________________ function is required for the emotion of fear.
limbic cystem, upper brainstem, amygdaloid, cingulate, hippocampus, amygdalaloid
The dorsal surface mucosa of the tongue has projecting _______ ________ of four types: ________ papillae with keratinized epithelium and nonkeratinized _______, _________, and large _______ papillae.
lingual papillae, filliform, fungiform, foliate, vallate
CNS: Many regions show organized areas of white matter and gray matter, differences caused by the differential distribution of _____-rich _______. The main components of _____ matter are myelinated axons, often grouped together as _______, and the myelin-producing oligodendrocytes.
lipid, myelin, white, tracts
Products of ____ digestion associate with bile salts, are taken up by enterocytes, and are converted to ____________ and ____________ for release as ____________ and uptake by a lymphatic called a _______ in the core of each villus.
lipid, triglycerides, lipoproteins, chylomicrons, lacteal
Some nerve cell bodies also contain inclusions of pigmented material, such as ___________, consisting of residual bodies left from lysosomal digestion.
lipofuschin
Sympathetic ganglia are smaller than most sensory ganglia but similar in having large neuronal cell bodies (N), some containing ___________. Sheets from satellite cells (S) enclose each neuronal cell body with morphology slightly different from that of sensory ganglia. Autonomic ganglia generally have less well-developed connective tissue ________ than sensory ganglia.
lipofuschin, capsules
Deficiency of α1-antitrypsin presents in infancy as _____ disease, or in adulthood as ____ disease
liver, lung
Most _____ ___________ are low-molecular-weight molecules that bind to the voltage-gated sodium channels of the axolemma, interfering with sodium ion influx and, consequently, inhibiting the action potential responsible for the nerve impulse.
local anesthetics
Norepinephrine-containing neurons arise in the _____ _______ in the _________ and are distributed throughout the ______
locus cerelus, brainstem, cortex
Superior articular surface of atlas is for what?
occipital condyle
The _________________ is the final muscle in this category of "other muscles of facial expression" and is associated with the scalp. It consists of a frontal belly anteriorly and an occipital belly posteriorly. An aponeurotic tendon connects the two: ▪ The _______ belly covers the forehead and is attached to the skin of the eyebrows. ▪ The _________ belly arises from the posterior aspect of the skull and is smaller than the frontal belly.
occipitofrontalis frontal occipital
The final articulation across the lower part of the lateral portion of the calvaria is between the temporal bone and the occipital bone at the _______________ suture.
occipitomastoid
. Damage to the __________ nerve may result in paralysis of most eye movement, a dilated pupil, and loss of the efferent limb of the pupillary light reflex, all in the ipsilateral eye.
oculomotor
Note the relationship of the __________ nerve to the adjacent posterior cerebral and superior cerebellar arteries
oculomotor
Parasympathetic fibers in the head are carried out of the brain as part of four cranial nerves—the _____________ nerve, the ______ nerve, the _______________ nerve, and the _____ nerve Parasympathetic fibers in the ___________ nerve, the ______ nerve, and the __________________ nerve destined for target tissues in the head leave these nerves, and are distributed with branches of the ____________ nerve
oculomotor, facial, glossopharynteal, vagus, oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal, trigeminal
The __________ and _________ nerves are the cranial nerves of the midbrain. The ___ nerve exits via the interpeduncular fossa to innervate _ major extraocular muscles, and through the ________ ganglion, the ________ ___________ muscles.
oculomotor, trochlear, 3rd, 4, cilicary, sphincter pupillae
There are four major kinds of glial cells in the CNS: ________________, ___________, _________ cells, and __________ cells.
oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal, microglial
The _______ peptides and ______ receptors provide a good example of a multigene family.
opioid, opoid
Rhodopsin, the photosensitive pigment, is composed of _____ (a protein belonging to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors) and _______ (an aldehyde of vitamin _)
opsin, retinal, A
note the relationship between the anterior cerebral artery, anterior communicating artery, and the structures around the _____ _______
optic chiasm
During normal breathing, the airway is open and air passes freely through the nasal cavities (or ____ cavity), pharynx, larynx, and trachea
oral
The ____ ______ is inferior to the nasal cavities, and separated from them by the hard and soft palates.
oral cavity
Hyoid: it is at the interface between three dynamic compartments: ▪ Superiorly, it is attached to the floor of the ____ ______. ▪ Inferiorly, it is attached to the _____. ▪ Posteriorly, it is attached to the _______
oral cavity pharynx larynx
The anterior opening to the oral cavity is the ____ _________, and the posterior opening is the _____________ _______
oral fissure, oropharyngeal fissure
The ___________ _____ is a large muscle that completely surrounds each orbital orifice and extends into each eyelid. It closes the eyelids. It has two major parts: ▪ The outer _______ part is a broad ring that encircles the orbital orifice and extends outward beyond the orbital rim. ▪ The inner ________ part is in the eyelids and consists of muscle fibers originating in the medial corner of the eye that arch across each lid to attach laterally
orbicularis oculi orbital palpebral
The ___________ ____ is a complex muscle consisting of fibers that completely encircle the mouth
orbicularis oris
The two _______ contain the eyes.
orbits
Serum biochemical markers reflecting __________ function are bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and markers of collagen formation: carboxy-terminal procollagen extension peptide (ICTP) and amino or carboxy-terminal procollagen extension peptides (PINP, P1CP).
osteoblast
Adrenal and gonadal steroids, particularly estrogens in women and testosterone in men, stimulate __________ and inhibit __________ function. They also ________ renal calcium and phosphate excretion and ________ intestinal calcium absorption.
osteoblast, osteoclast, decrease, increase
Increased mechanical load stimulates bone formation and excess ____________ activity underpins several diseases, in particular osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and metastatic cancers.
osteoclastic
When mineral deprivation exists, there is an increase in the percentage of the nonmineralized organic matrix (_______) within bone, resulting in the clinical condition of ____________
osteoid, osteomalacia
Circular muscle Ciliary muscle What parasympathetic ganglion controls them?
otic ganglion
The auriculotemporal nerve also carries secretomotor fibers to the parotid gland. These postganglionic parasympathetic fibers have their origin in the ____ ganglion associated with the __________ nerve [_] and are just inferior to the foramen _____. Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion come from the ________________ nerve [__].
otic, mandibular, V3, ovale, glossopharyngeal, IX
Nerves originating in the glossopharyngeal nuclei synapse in the ___ ganglion; its postganglionic neurons innervate the ______ _____
otic, parotid gland
Mastoiditis is almost always accompanied by other disease processes, most notably acute or chronic ______ _____. The close association of mastoid air cells to the _______ _____ represents one comparatively direct route into the central nervous system.
otitis media, sigmoid sinus
Within the utricle and saccule, an _______ mass composed of ____________________ and _______ _________ crystals overlies the vestibular hair cells (like a "pillow").
otolith, mucopolysaccharides, calcium carbonate
Liver stem cells, often called ____ cells, are present among cholangiocytes of the bile canals near portal areas and produce progenitor cells for both ___________ and ______________
oval, hepatocytes, cholangioccytes
The mandibular nerve [V3] exits the skull through the foramen _____. Branches innervating the face include: ▪ the ______________ nerve, which enters the face just posterior to the temporomandibular joint, passes through the parotid gland, and ascends just anterior to the ear to supply the external acoustic meatus, the surface of the tympanic membrane (eardrum), and a large area of the temple; ▪ the ______ nerve, which is on the surface of the buccinator muscle supplying the cheek; and ▪ the ______ nerve, which exits the mandible through the mental foramen and immediately divides into multiple branches to supply the skin and mucous membrane of the lower lip and skin of the chin
ovale auricotemporal buccal mental
Catecholamines are degraded by _________ of the _____ group by the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO), and by ____________ by catecholamine-O-methyltransferase (COMT). The pathway shown is for norepinephrine but the pathways for epinephrine, dopamine, and 5-HT are analogous.
oxidation, amino, methylation
Vagus n.: The BE fibers innervate one muscle of the tongue (_____________), the muscles of the soft palate (except the ______ _______ _________), pharynx (except the _______________), and larynx.
palatoglossus, tensor veli palatini, stylopharyngeus
Tumors of the choroid plexus (CP) constitute about 1% of all intracranial tumors and are generally classified as choroid plexus __________ (benign, most common of CP tumors) or choroid plexus _________ (malignant, rare).
papilloma, carcinoma
. Damage to the oculomotor nerve may result in ___________ of most ___ movement, a _______ pupil, and loss of the _________ limb of the ________ _____ reflex, all in the ___________ eye.
paralysis, eye, dilated, efferent, pupillary light, ipsilateral
Continuous with the nasal cavities are air-filled extensions (_________ ________), which project laterally, superiorly, and posteriorly into surrounding bones. The largest, the _________ sinuses, are inferior to the orbits.
paransal sinuses, maxillary
meningiomas that are directly adjacent to the midline and involve the superior sagittal sinus are called _____________ meningiomas.
parasaggital
Intracerebral hemorrhage, a bleed into the substance of the brain (also called ______________ hemorrhage), may extend into a ventricular space, bleeding from a brain tumor, arteriovenous malformation, or from a tumor of the _______ _______.
parenchymatous , choroid plexus
Bleeding within substance of brain AKA
parenchymatous hemmorrahage
The mastoid part is the most posterior part of the temporal bone, and is the only part of the petromastoid part of the temporal bone seen on a lateral view of the skull. It is continuous with the squamous part of the temporal bone anteriorly, and articulates with the parietal bone superiorly at the ______________ suture, and with the occipital bone posteriorly at the occipitomastoid suture
parietomastoid
The large _______ gland consists entirely of serous acini with cells producing amylase and other proteins for storage in secretory granules.
parotid
The _______ _____ leaves the anterior edge of the parotid gland midway between the zygomatic arch and the corner of the mouth
parotid duct
nicotinic receptors are ion channel receptors composed of an allosteric protein containing four different subunit types—α, β, δ, and γ—gathered together in a transmembrane _________. Each of the subunits has an intracellular and extracellular exposure, and together they surround a central channel. Recognition sites for acetylcholine and other agonists, cholinergic antagonists, and certain snake venom toxins are located primarily on the _____ subunits.
pentamer, alpha
Chief cells are clustered mainly in the lower half of the gastric glands, secrete the protein __________ that is activated by the low pH in the lumen to form the major protease ______
pepsinogen, pepsin
There are many kinds of neurons, but all consist of a cell body (__________) containing the nucleus, a long cytoplasmic extension called the ____, and one or more shorter processes called _________.
perikaryon, axon, dendrites
Nuclei of the many satellite cells (S) surrounding the __________ of neurons in an autonomic ganglion can be seen by light microscopy, but their cytoplasmic extensions are too thin to see with H&E staining. These long-lived neurons commonly accumulate brown ___________
perikaryon, lipofuschin
The cell body (also called the ___________ or ____) which contains the nucleus and most of the cell's organelles and serves as the synthetic or trophic center for the entire neuron.
perikaryon, soma
A "typical" neuron has three major parts: (1) The cell body (also called the __________ or ____) is often large, with a large, euchromatic nucleus and well-developed nucleolus. The cytoplasmic contains basophilic ______ _________ or Nissl bodies, which are large masses of free polysomes and RER indicating the cell's high rate of protein synthesis. 2) Numerous short __________ extend from the perikaryon, receiving input from other neurons. (3) A long ____ carries impulses from the cell body and is covered by a myelin sheath composed of other cells. The ends of axons usually have many small branches (___________), each of which ends in a knob-like structure that forms part of a functional connection (_______) with another neuron or other cell.
perikaryon, soma, Nissl substance dendrites axon, telodendria, synapse
Scala vestibula and scala tympani fluid AKA Similar to what?
perilymph ECF
SEM of transverse sections of a large peripheral nerve showing several fascicles, each surrounded by ___________ and packed with ___________ around the individual myelin sheaths. Each fascicle contains at least one _________. Endothelial cells of these capillaries are tightly joined as part of the blood-nerve barrier and regulate the kinds of plasma substances released to the ____________. Larger blood vessels course through the deep __________ that fills the space around the perineurium and fascicles.
perineurium, endoneurium, capillary, endoneurium, epineurium
The ____________ of each tooth consists of a thin layer of bone-like ________ surrounding dentin of the roots and the ___________ ________ binding the cementum to ________ ____ on the jaw socket.
periodontum, cementum, periodontal ligament, alveolar bone
In an injured or cut __________ nerve, proximal axon segments can regenerate from their cut ends after a delay. The main changes that take place in an injured nerve fiber are shown here. (a) Normal nerve fiber, with its perikaryon, extensive RER (______ _________), and ________ cell (muscle). (b) When the axon is injured, the RER is greatly _______ initially and the nerve fiber distal to the injury degenerates along with its ______ ______. Debris is phagocytosed by ___________ (c) In the following weeks after injury, muscle fiber shows denervation atrophy, but Schwann cells proliferate to form a compact cord penetrated by the regrowing axon. The axon grows at the rate of ___-_ mm/d. (d) After some ______, the nerve fiber regeneration is successful and functional connections with the muscle fiber are restored.
peripheral Nissl substance, effector reduced, myelin sheath, macrophages 0.5, 3 months
The venous and arterial blood mixes in these irregular hepatic sinusoids. The anastomosing sinusoids have thin, discontinuous linings of fenestrated endothelial cells surrounded by sparse basal lamina and reticular fibers. The discontinuities and fenestrations allow plasma to fill a narrow ________________ _____ (or space of _____) and directly bathe the many irregular microvilli projecting from the hepatocytes into this space (Figure 16-14). This direct contact between hepatocytes and plasma facilitates most key hepatocyte functions that involve uptake and release of nutrients, proteins, and potential toxins.
perisinousoidal space, Disse
Between the endothelium and the hepatocytes is a very thin space called the _______________ _____ of _____, in which are located small hepatic ________ cells, or __ cells, that maintain the very sparse ECM of this compartment and also store vitamin _ in small lipid droplets. These cells are numerous but are difficult to demonstrate in routine histologic preparations
perisinusoidal space, DIsse, stellate, Ito, A
In most CNS regions, neurons are also protected by the blood-brain barrier, consisting of the ____________ ____ __ __________ ________ and the nonfenestrated capillary endothelial cells' _____ _________
perivascular feet of astrocytic processes, tight junctions
Blood vessels penetrate CNS tissue through long _____________ ______ covered by pia mater, although the pia disappears when the blood vessels branch to form the small capillaries. However, these capillaries remain completely covered by the perivascular layer of astrocytic processes
perivascular spaces
inactivate Gαi so that it cannot inhibit adenylyl cyclase, which promotes an increase in cAMP and contributes to many of the signs and symptoms of whooping cough. WHat toxin?
pertussis toxin
In the neck, major muscle groups include: ▪ muscles of the ________ (constrict and elevate the pharynx), ▪ muscles of the ______ (adjust the dimensions of the air pathway), ▪ _____ muscles (position the larynx and hyoid bone in the neck), ▪ muscles of the _____ _________ ______ (move the head and upper limb), and ▪ _________ muscles in the muscular compartment of the neck (position the neck and head).
pharynx larynx strap outer cervical collar postural
The neck contains specialized structures (________ and _______) that connect the upper parts of the digestive and respiratory tracts (_____ and ____ cavities) in the head, with the esophagus and trachea, which begin relatively low in the neck and pass into the thorax.
pharynx, larynx, nasal, oral
Some receptors are _______, meaning they adapt rapidly to the stimulus (e.g., pacinian corpuscles), and others are _____, meaning they adapt slowly to the stimulus (e.g., Merkel's receptors).
phasic, tonic
Norepinephrine acts on prejunctional α2 receptors to inhibit transmitter release. This negative feedback control is supported by the observation that antagonists for these receptors (e.g., ____________) cause an increase in the release of transmitter in response to nerve stimulation.
phentolamine
Catecholamines: Their actions are mediated through two separate receptors: α-adrenergic receptor, blocked by ____________, and β-adrenergic receptor, blocked by _________.
phentolamine, propanalol
A tumor of the adrenal medulla, or _______________, may be located on or near the adrenal medulla, or at a distant (_______) location in the body. Unlike the normal adrenal medulla, which secretes mainly _____________, a pheochromocytoma secretes mainly ________________, which is explained by the fact that the tumor is too far from the _______ _______ to receive the ________ that is required by ____.
pheochromocytoma, ectopic, epinepherine, norepinepherine, adrenal cortex, cortisol, PNMT
Apoptosis involves the breakdown of the DNA into fragments of about 200 base pairs, exposure of the anionic phospholipid __________________ on the outer leaflet of the cell membrane, and the formation of apoptotic bodies that are then engulfed by macrophages and dendritic cells.
phosphatidylserine
What does caffiene inhibit? How does it work?
phosphodieserase, which mimics adrenergic activity by allowing cAMP to be present in the cells longer
Caffeine and related methylxanthines are effective inhibitors of __________________, at least in vitro.
phosphodiesterase
cAMP is broken down by what?
phosphodiesterase
Photoreceptors, the rods and cones, span several layers of the retina, as previously described. The outer and inner segments of photoreceptors are located in the ______________ layer, the nuclei are located in the _____ _______ layer, and the synaptic terminals (on _______ and __________ cells) are located in the ____ _________ layer.
photoreceptor, outer nuclear, bipolar, horizontal, outer plexiform
A diagram of the spinal cord indicates the relationship of the three meningeal layers of connective tissue: the innermost ___ mater, the __________, and the ____ mater. Also depicted are the blood vessels coursing through the subarachnoid space and the nerve rootlets that fuse to form the posterior and anterior roots of the spinal nerves. The posterior root ganglia contain the cell bodies of sensory nerve fibers and are located in intervertebral foramina.
pia, arachnoid, dura
The innermost ___ materconsists of flattened, mesenchymally derived cells closely applied to the entire surface of the CNS tissue. The pia does not directly contact nerve cells or fibers, being separated from the neural elements by the very thin superficial layer of ____________ processes (the _____ ________ ________, or ____ __________), which adheres firmly to the pia mater.
pia, astrocytic, glial limiting membrane, glia limitans
Inferiorly, the ________ ________ is the large opening in the nasal region and the anterior opening of the nasal cavity
piriform aperture
The ________ is a large, thin sheet of muscle in the superficial fascia of the neck.
platysma
The pontine reticulospinal tract originates in nuclei of the ____ and projects to the ____________ ______ ____. Stimulation has a generalized __________ effect on both flexor and extensor muscles, with its predominant effect on _________
pons, ventomedial spinal cord, activating, extensors
Both the _______ __________ ________ and the _________ __________ nucleus have powerful excitatory effects on extensor muscles. Therefore, lesions of the brain stem above these areas, but below the ________, cause a dramatic increase in extensor tone, called __________ ________
pontine reticular formation, lateral vestibular, midbrain, decerebrate rigidity
The _______ ______________ tract originates in nuclei of the pons and projects to the ventromedial spinal cord. Stimulation has a generalized activating effect on both flexor and extensor muscles, with its predominant effect on extensors
pontine reticulospinal
3rd occipital n. AKA
posteiror ramus of C3
The ___________ triangle is bounded by: ▪ the middle one-third of the clavicle, ▪ the anterior margin of the trapezius, and ▪ the posterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid
posterior
The facial nerve [VII] exits the ___________ cranial fossa through the internal acoustic meatus.
posterior
The facial nerve [VII] exits the posterior cranial fossa through the internal acoustic meatus. It passes through the temporal bone, giving off several branches, and emerges from the base of the skull through the stylomastoid foramen. At this point it gives off the _________ _________ nerve. This branch passes upward, behind the ear, to supply the occipital belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle of the scalp and the posterior auricular muscle of the ear.
posterior auricular
The external carotid artery enters into or passes deep to the inferior border of the parotid gland. As it continues in a superior direction, it gives off the _________ __________ artery before dividing into its two terminal branches (the __________ and ___________ ________ arteries) near the lower border of the ear: ▪ The ___________ artery passes horizontally, deep to the mandible. ▪ The _____________ __________ artery continues in a superior direction and emerges from the upper border of the gland after giving off the transverse facial artery.
posterior auritular, maxillary, superficial temporal maxillary superficial temporal
That portion of the _________ _________ artery located between the _________ artery and _________ _____________ artery (A) is the P1 segment. The most common site of aneurysms in the infratentorial area (vertebrobasilar system) is at the bifurcation of the basilar artery, also called the basilar tip. Patients with aneurysms at this location may present with ___ movement disorders, pupillary _________ caused by damage to the ____ of the ___ nerve, and ________.
posterior cerebral, basilar, posterior communicating, Eye, dilation, root, 3rd, diplopia
Note the relationship of the exiting fibers of the oculomotor nerve to the _________ ________ and ________ __________ arteries
posterior cerebral, superior cerebellar
Note the relationship of the oculomotor nerve to the adjacent _________ ________ and ________ __________ arteries
posterior cerebral, superior cerebellar
The fourth nerve is unique in that it is the only cranial nerve to exit the _________ aspect of the __________ and is the only cranial nerve motor nucleus to innervate, exclusively, a muscle on the ______________ side of the midline.
posterior, brainstem, contralateral
The main stem of the facial nerve [VII] then gives off another branch, which innervates the __________ belly of the _________ muscle and the stylohyoid muscle. At this point, the facial nerve [VII] enters the deep surface of the ________ gland
posterior, digastric, parotid
The __________ triangle in part lies over the axillary inlet, and is associated with structures (_______ and ________) that pass into and out of the upper limb.
posterior, nerves, vessels
Autonomic nerves use two-neuron circuits. The first neuron of the chain, with the ____________ fiber, is located in the CNS. Its axon forms a synapse with _______________ fibers of the second multipolar neuron in the chain located in a peripheral ganglion system. The chemical mediator present in the synaptic vesicles of all preganglionic axons is _____________
preganglionic, postganglionic, acetylcholine
In the pupillary light reflex, light strikes the retina and, through a series of CNS connections, activates _____________ ______________ nerves in the ________-________ nucleus; activation of these parasympathetic fibers causes contraction of the _________ muscle and pupillary ____________. In the accommodation response, a blurred retinal image activates parasympathetic preganglionic neurons in the Edinger-Westphal nuclei and leads to contraction of the _________ muscle and pupillary ____________.
pregnaglionic parasympathetic, Edinger Westphal, sphincter, constriction, sphincter, constriction
Conjugated bilirubin absent in what type of jaundice?
prehepatic
Synapses convert an electrical signal (nerve impulse) from the ____________ cell into a chemical signal that affects the _____________ cell. Most synapses act by releasing _________________, which are usually small molecules that bind specific receptor proteins to either open or close ion channels or initiate second-messenger cascades.
presynaptic, postsynaptic, neurotransmitters
Components of a synapse: The ___________ axonal terminal (_________ _______) contains mitochondria and numerous synaptic vesicles from which neurotransmitter is released by exocytosis. The ______________ cell membrane contains receptors for the neurotransmitter, and ion channels or other mechanisms to initiate a new impulse. A 20- to 30-nm-wide intercellular space called the ________ _____ separates these presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes.
presynaptic, terminal bouton postsynaptic synaptic cleft
Sympathetics: The other category of preganglionic neuron passes through the sympathetic chain without synapsing and continues on to synapse in ____________ ganglia (celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric) that supply visceral organs, glands, and the _______ nervous system of the gastrointestinal tract.. In the ganglia, the preganglionic neurons synapse on postganglionic neurons, which travel to the periphery and innervate the effector organs.
prevertebral, enteric
Nasal bone and upper part of lateral nasal cartilage Skin of lower forehead between eyebrows Facial nerve [VII] Draws down medial angle of eyebrows, producing transverse wrinkles over bridge of nose What muscle?
procerus
Hypothalamic dopamine is an inhibitor of the release of __________ from the pituitary.
prolactin
The brain parenchyma of the CNS produces a number of brain-specific proteins. These include _____________ ________ (formerly called β-trace protein), and ____________ (a protein formerly called prealbumin).
prostaglandin synthase, transthyretin
Clinically, a subpopulation of patients lacks plasma ____________________ activity and can have prolonged paralysis with muscle-relaxing agents such as succinylcholine, which is metabolized primarily by this enzyme
pseudocholinesterase
The junction where the frontal, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal bones are in close proximity is the _______
pterion
The buccinator arises from the posterior part of the maxilla and mandible opposite the molar teeth and the ____________________ _____, which is a tendinous band between the pterygoid hamulus superiorly and the mandible inferiorly and is a point of attachment for the buccinator and superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles.
pterygomandibular raphe
The ______________ fossa on each side is just posterior to the upper jaw.
pterygopalatine
A 66-year-old man who suffered a stroke on the right side has a drooping right eyelid (______), constriction of his right pupil (______), and lack of sweating on the right side of his face (__________). What condition?
ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis Horner's syndrome
The pupillary reflex (commonly called the _________ ______ reflex) has its afferent limb via the ___ cranial nerve and its efferent limb via the ___ cranial nerve. The reaction of the pupil when light is shined in one eye is a clear hint as to the location of the lesion. The optic nerve, chiasm, tract, and radiations and the visual cortex have a retinotopic representation throughout. Lesions of any of these structures result in _______ deficits, such as a hemianopia or quadrantanopia, that reflect the particular portion of the visual system that is damaged. Because visual pathways are widespread within the brain, lesions at various different locations may result in visual deficits.
pupillary light, 2nd, 3rd, visual
ATP and other ______-containing molecules derived from it are now known to have transmitter functions
purine
Hundreds of different neurons make up the CNS; large, unique _________ neurons characterize the cortex of the cerebellum, and layers of small __________ neurons form the cerebral cortex.
purkinjie, pyramidal
From the apical ends of _________ neurons, long dendrites extend in the direction of the cortical surface, which can be best seen in thick silver-stained sections in which only a few other protoplasmic astrocytes (A) cells are seen.
pyramidal
Important neurons of the cerebrum are the _________ neurons, which are arranged vertically and interspersed with numerous smaller glial cells, mostly __________, in the _____________ neuropil
pyramidal, astrocytes, eosinophillic
Assessment of __________ status is based on the measurement of erythrocyte aspartate aminotransferase.
pyridoxine
The infratemporal fossa is an area between the posterior aspect (_____) of the mandible and a flat region of bone (_______ plate of the __________ process) just posterior to the upper jaw (_______). This fossa, bounded by bone and soft tissues, is a conduit for one of the major cranial nerves—the ___________ nerve (the ___________ division of the ____________ nerve [CN __]), which passes between the cranial and oral cavities.
ramus, lateral, pterygoid, maxilla, mandibular, mandibualr, trigeminal, V3
Serotonin-containing nerves arise in the _____ ______, part of the _________ _________ in the _____ _________. In common with those containing ______________, they are distributed widely.
raphe nuclei, reticular formation, upper brainstm, norepinepherine
Meissner's corpuscle and hair follicles adaptation speed?
rapid
A large number of compounds, whether of low molecular weight, such as the biogenic amines, or larger peptides act on specific ________ and there is normally more than one ________ for each ________________
receptor, receptor, neurotransmitter
Neurotransmitters act by binding to specific __________, and opening or closing ___ __________
receptors, ion channels
Often, the sympathetic and parasympathetic innervations of organs or organ systems have __________ effects. These effects are coordinated by _________ centers in the _____ ____. For example, autonomic centers in the brain stem control the heart rate by modulating sympathetic and parasympathetic activity to the __ ____
reciprocal, autonomic, brain stem, SA node
Most organs have both sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation. These innervations operate _____________ or _______________ to produce coordinated responses. For example, the heart has both sympathetic and parasympathetic innervations that function reciprocally to regulate heart rate, conduction velocity, and the force of contraction (_____________). The smooth muscle walls of the gastrointestinal tract and the bladder have both sympathetic innervation (which produces __________) and parasympathetic innervation (which produces ___________). The radial muscles of the iris are responsible for dilation of the pupil (__________) and have sympathetic innervation; the circular muscle of the iris is responsible for constriction of the pupil (______) and has parasympathetic innervation. In this example of the eye muscles, different muscles control pupil size, but the overall effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity are reciprocal.
reciprocally, synergistically, contractility, relaxation, contraction, mydriasis, miosis
The rubrospinal tract originates in the ___ nucleus and projects to motoneurons in the _______ ______ ____. Stimulation of this nucleus produces activation of _______ muscles and inhibition of ________ muscles
red, lateral spinal cord, flexor, extensor
Other receptors that act by __________ cAMP include adenosine A1 receptors; dopamine D2 receptors; 5-HT1 receptors; GABAB receptors; M2-muscarinic and M4-muscarinic receptors; and several glutamate, opioid, and other peptide receptors.
reducing
Similar reasoning can be applied to the autonomic control of the gastrointestinal tract: Contraction of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract is accompanied by __________ of the sphincters (_____________), allowing the contents of the gastrointestinal tract to be propelled forward. Relaxation of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract is accompanied by ___________ of the sphincters (___________); the combined effect of these actions is to slow or stop movement of the contents.
relaxation, parasympathetic, contraction, sympathetic
First-order neurons synapse on second-order neurons in ______ ______, which are located in the spinal cord or in the brain stem.
relay nuclei
The choroid plexus epithelial cells are similar to those of the _____ _______ ______ and contain transport mechanisms that move solutes and fluid from capillary blood into CSF.
renal distal tubule
In the periphery, dopamine causes vasodilatation and it is therefore used clinically to stimulate renal blood flow, and is important in the treatment of _____ _______
renal failure
The drug best known for its ability to inhibit this transfer of norepinephrine and related compounds from the neuronal cytoplasm into storage vesicles is _________
resperine
The normal _______ _________ difference is a few millivolts, with the inside of the cell being ________, and is caused by an imbalance of ions across the plasma membrane: the concentration of K+ ion is much greater _______ cells than _______, whereas the opposite is true for Na+ ion. This difference is maintained by the action of the ___/__ ______
resting potential, negative, inside, outside, Na+ K+ ATPase
The overall function of the parasympathetic nervous system is __________, to ________ energy. The organization of the parasympathetic nervous system in relation to the ___ (brain stem and spinal cord), the parasympathetic ganglia, and the effector organs. Preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division have their cell bodies in either the _____ ____ (________, ____, and ________) or the _______ spinal cord.
restorative, conserve, CNS, brain stem, midbrain, pons, medulla, sacral
In the systemic circulation, this absence of sialic acid gives a molecular signal for transferrin to be recycled, and it is thus immediately removed from the systemic circulation by all ____________________ cells. The brain has no true ___________________ cells along the path of CSF flow, and hence _________________ is present in quite high concentrations. The _______ ______ of the anterior chamber of the eye also produces the characteristic asialotransferrin, and the same asialotransferrin can also be found in the _________ of the semicircular canals in the inner ear.
reticuloendothelial, reticuloendothelial, asialotransferrin, aqueous humor, perilymph
The _________________ vein is formed in the substance of the parotid gland when the superficial temporal and maxillary veins join together, and passes inferiorly in the substance of the parotid gland.
retromandibular
Lack of __________ in the diet causes a deficiency syndrome of inflammation of the corners of the mouth (angular stomatitis), the tongue (glossitis) and scaly dermatitis. Photophobia may also develop
riboflavin
To determine the __________ status, erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity is measured.
riboflavin
Low 1,25(OH)2D3 causes abnormal mineralization of newly formed osteoid as a result of low calcium and phosphate availability and reduced osteoblast function. It leads to the development of _______ in children or ____________ in adults.
rickets, osteomalacia
The ______ transverse sinus usually receives blood from the superior sagittal sinus and the _____ transverse sinus usually receives blood from the straight sinus.
right, left
The Bárány test involves rotating a person on a special chair for about 10 revolutions. In a person with normal vestibular function, rotation to the right causes a _____ rotatory nystagmus, a _____ postrotatory nystagmus, and the person falls to the _____ during the postrotatory period. Likewise, rotation to the left causes a ____ rotatory nystagmus, a _____ postrotatory nystagmus, and the person falls to the ______ during the postrotatory period.
right, left, right, left, right, left
The _________ helps produce a grin. It is a thin, superficial muscle that extends laterally from the corner of the mouth in a slightly upward direction. Contraction of its fibers pulls the corner of the mouth laterally and upward.
risorius
The extrapyramidal tracts originate in the following structures of the brain stem: ♦ The ___________ tract originates in the red nucleus and projects to motoneurons in the lateral spinal cord. Stimulation of the red nucleus produces activation of flexor muscles and inhibition of extensor muscles. ♦ The ________ ______________ tract originates in nuclei of the pons and projects to the ventromedial spinal cord. Stimulation has a generalized activating effect on both flexor and extensor muscles, with its predominant effect on extensors. ♦ The _________ ______________ tract originates in the medullary reticular formation and projects to motoneurons in the spinal cord. Stimulation has a generalized inhibitory effect on both flexor and extensor muscles, with the predominant effect on extensors.
rubrospinal pontine reticulospinal medullary reticulospinal
The _______ responds to head movements in all directions. Hair cells of this structure are excited with both forward and backward movements (called "_____") and lateral and medial movements (called "____"). The _______ also responds to up and down movements of the head.
saccule, pitch, roll, saccule
For _____ sensation (mediated by Na+), Na+ enters the taste receptor through the same epithelial Na+ channels, leading directly to depolarization.
salty
Higher magnification shows the small, rounded nuclei of glia cells called _________ cells that produce thin, sheet-like cytoplasmic extensions that completely envelop each large neuronal perikaryon.
satellite
Immunofluorescent staining of _________ cells reveals the cytoplasmic sheets extending from these cells and surrounding the neuronal cell bodies. The layer of satellite cells around each soma is continuous with the myelin sheath around the axon. Like the effect of Schwann cells on axons, satellite glial cells insulate, nourish, and regulate the microenvironment of the neuronal cell bodies
satellite
The _____ covers the superior, posterior, and lateral regions of the head
scalp
A woman planning a 10-day cruise asks her physician for medication to prevent motion sickness. The physician prescribes __________, a drug related to ________, and recommends that she take it for the entire duration of the cruise. While taking the drug, the woman experiences no nausea or vomiting, as hoped. However, she does experience dry mouth, dilation of the pupils (_________), increased heart rate (___________), and difficulty voiding urine.
scopolamine, atropine, mydriasis, tachycardia
The direction of the nerve impulse determines whether the ganglion will be a _______ or an _________ ganglion.
sensory, autonomic
Parotid glands are located in each cheek near the ear, are branched acinar glands with exclusively ______ acini
serous
Because the sympathetic ganglia are located near the spinal cord, the preganglionic nerve axons are _____ and the postganglionic nerve axons are _____ (so that they can reach the peripheral effector organs).
short, long
The autonomic innervation of the __________ ____ in the heart is an excellent example of coordinated control of function.
sinoatrial node
Cranial nerve nuclei are either motor to ________ muscle or visceromotor to ________ in the periphery. Lesions involving the nuclei, or roots, of motor nuclei result in __________ of the muscles served, with the predictable deficits, such as weakness of the facial muscles or deviation of the ______ on protrusion. Lesions that damage the visceromotor fibers of a cranial nerve result in an expected ____________ response, such as ________ of the pupil, or a ________ in secretory function or ______ muscle motility.
skeletal, ganglia, paralysis, tongue, visceromotor, dilation, decrease, smooth
Ruffini's corpuscle, Merkel's receptors, and tactile discs Adaptation speed?
slow
group IV fibers have the _______ conduction velocities of all the sensory nerves
slowest
Ruffini's corpuscles are _______ adapting receptors.
slowly
Thermoreceptors are ______ adapting receptors that detect changes in skin temperature.
slowly
Cervical vertebrae (Fig. 8.8A) are characterized by: ▪ _____ bodies, ▪ _____ spinous processes, and ▪ transverse processes that contain a foramen (________ _________________).
small bifid foramen transversarium
The _____ _________ has three regions: the duodenum with large mucous glands in the submucosa called duodenal glands; the jejunum; and the ileum with the large mucosal and submucosal Peyer patches.
small intestine
In cross section an isolated, resin-embedded nerve is seen to have a ____ perineurium (P), _ capillary (C), and many _____ axons (A) associated with _______ cells (S). A few nuclei of fibroblasts can be seen in the endoneurium between the myelinated fibers
small, 1, large, Schwann
Unmyelinated axons (UM) are much _______ in diameter, and many such fibers may be engulfed by a single Schwann cell. The glial cell does not form myelin wrappings around such small axons but simply encloses them. Whether it forms myelin or not, each Schwann cell is surrounded, as shown, by an external lamina containing type __ collagen and laminin like the basal laminae of epithelial cells
smaller, IV
Mutations of ______ ________ can occur at different sites and give rise to hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
sodium channels
The effect on membrane potential depends on the particular ions that are allowed to pass: the nicotinic ACh receptor is comparatively nonspecific towards ______ and __________ and causes depolarization, whereas the GABAA receptor is a ________ channel and causes __________________.
sodium, potassium, chloride, hyperpolarization
The diagrams show three common morphologic types of synapses. Branched axon terminals usually associate with and transmit a nerve impulse to another neuron's cell body (or ____) or a __________ _____. These types of connections are termed an ___________ synapse and an ____________ synapse, respectively. Less frequently, an axon terminal forms a synapse with an axon terminal of another neuron; such an ___________ synapse functions to modulate synaptic activity in the other two types.
soma, dendritic spine, axosomatic, axodendritic, axoaxonic
The ________ nervous system is a voluntary motor system under conscious control.
somatic
For ____ sensation (mediated by H+), H+ enters the taste receptor through epithelial ___ channels (____), leading to depolarization
sour, Na+, ENAC
The ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system are located near the _____ ____, either in the _____________ ganglia (known as the sympathetic chain) or in the ____________ ganglia.
spinal cord, paravertebral, prevertebral
A major contributor to the lower portion of the lateral wall of the cranium is the temporal bone (Fig. 8.19), which consists of several parts: ▪ The ________ part has the appearance of a large flat plate, forms the anterior and superior parts of the temporal bone, contributes to the lateral wall of the cranium, and articulates anteriorly with the greater wing of the sphenoid bone at the sphenosquamous suture, and with the parietal bone superiorly at the squamous suture. ▪ The ____________ process is an anterior bony projection from the lower surface of the squamous part of the temporal bone that initially projects laterally and then curves anteriorly to articulate with the temporal process of the zygomatic bone to form the ___________ _____ ▪ Immediately below the origin of the zygomatic process from the squamous part of the temporal bone is the _________ part of the temporal bone, and clearly visible on the surface of this part is the ________ ________ _______ leading to the ________ ________ ______ ▪ The petromastoid part, which is usually separated into a _______ part and a _________ part for descriptive purposes.
squamous zygomatic, zygomatic arch tympatnic, external acoustic opening, external acoustic meatus petrous, mastoid
The facial nerve [VII] continues along the bony canal, giving off the nerve to the ___________ and the ______ _______, before exiting the skull through the ____________ foramen.
stapedius, chorda tympani, stylomastoid
Certain regions of the CNS, such as near the ependyma, retain rare neural ____ and __________ cells that allow some replacement of neurons throughout life; ______ ____________ involving formation and remodeling of synaptic connections is also prevalent throughout life.
stem, progenitor, neural plasticity
The mechanism of action of the adrenoreceptors can be explained as follows: α1 Receptors act through __________ of _____________ _ and generation of ___. β1 and β2 receptors act through __________ of ______ _______ and generation of ____. α2 Receptors act through __________ of _______ _______
stimulation, phospholipase C, IP3, activation, adenyl cylcase, cAMP, inhibition, adenyl cyclase
Neurons respond to environmental changes (_______) by altering the ionic gradient that exists across their plasma membranes. All cells maintain such a gradient, also called an electrical potential, but cells that can rapidly change this potential in response to stimuli (eg, neurons, muscle cells, some gland cells) are said to be _________ or irritable. Neurons react promptly to stimuli with a reversal of the ionic gradient (membrane ______________) that generally spreads from the place that received the stimulus and is propagated across the neuron's entire plasma membrane. This propagation, called the ______ __________, the ______________ wave, or the _____ impulse, is capable of traveling long distances along neuronal processes, transmitting such signals to other neurons, muscles, and glands.
stimulus, excitable, depolarization, action potential, depolarization, nerve
The _______ has four major regions: the superior cardia and inferior pylorus, which are rather similar histologically, and the intervening fundus and body, which are also similar.
stomach
At the anal canal the simple columnar epithelium lining the rectum shifts abruptly to __________ ________ epithelium of the skin at the anus.
stratified squamous
Salivary gland: _______ _____ reabsorb Na+ ions from the initial secretion and their folded cell membranes present a large surface area with ion transporters, facilitating rapid ion transcytosis and making the secretion slightly hypotonic.
striated ducts
salivary gland: Cells of _______ ducts have mitochondria-lined, basolateral membrane folds specialized for electrolyte reabsorption from the secretion; _________ ducts are unusual in having stratified cuboidal or columnar cells.
striated, excretory
The glycine receptor on motor neurons is ionotropic and is blocked by ___________; motor impulses can then be passed without negative control, which accounts for the rigidity and convulsions caused by this toxin.
strychnine
Medial to the mastoid process, the _______ ________ projects from the lower border of the temporal bone.
styloid process
Cisterns are the enlarged portions of the _____________ space that contain arteries and veins, roots of cranial nerves, and, of course, cerebrospinal fluid.
subarachnoid
Long and thin on CT What type of cranial bleed?
subdural hematoma
Tearing of bridging veins (veins passing from the brain outward through the arachnoid and dura), usually the result of trauma, is a common cause of ________ ________. This designation is somewhat a misnomer because the extravasated blood actually dissects through a specialized, yet structurally weak, cell layer at the dura-arachnoid interface; this is the _____ ______ ____ _____
subdural hematoma, dural border cell layer
Types of herniations that may result from midline shift in subdural hematoma (2)
subfalcine herniation transtentorial herniation
The __________ gland is a mixed but largely mucous gland with a tubuloacinar arrangement of poorly stained mucous cells (M). Small intralobular ducts (ID) are seen in connective tissue, as well as small fascicles of lingual striated muscle
sublingual
The _____________ gland is a mixed serous and mucous gland (serous cells predominate), and shows well-stained serous acini (A) and "serous demilunes" (S) and pale-staining mucous cells (M) grouped as tubules in this tubuloacinar gland. (The crescent-shaped "serous demilunes" arise at least in part artifactually due to disproportionate swelling of the adjacent mucous cells during slide preparation.) Small intralobular ducts (ID)
submandibular
Clinically, a subpopulation of patients lacks plasma pseudocholinesterase activity and can have prolonged paralysis with muscle-relaxing agents such as _______________, which is metabolized primarily by this enzyme
succinylcholine
The retromandibular vein is formed in the substance of the _______ gland when the___________ _________ and _________ veins join together, and passes inferiorly in the substance of the parotid gland.
superficial temporal, maxillary
Ganglia giving sympathetics to the head and neck
superior cervical ganglia
The tectospinal tract originates in the ________ ___________ (tectum or "roof" of the brain stem) and projects to the ________ ______ ____. It is involved in control of ____ muscles.
superior colliculus, cervical spinal cord, neck
Small intestine Large intestine innervated by sympathetics from what plexus?
superior mesenteric plexus
The ophthalmic nerve [V1] exits the skull through the _________ ________ ________ and enters the orbit. Its branches (Fig. 8.61) that innervate the face include: ▪ the _____-_______ and ______________ nerves, which leave the orbit superiorly and innervate the upper eyelid, forehead, and scalp; ▪ the ______________ nerve, which exits the orbit in the medial angle to innervate the medial half of the upper eyelid, the skin in the area of the medial angle, and the side of the nose; ▪ the ________ nerve, which exits the orbit in the lateral angle to innervate the lateral half of the upper eyelid and the skin in the area of the lateral angle; and ▪ the ________ ______ nerve, which supplies the anterior part of the nose
superior orbital fissure supra orbital, supratrochlear infratrochlear lacrimal external nasal
Clearly visible in the medial part of the superior rim of each orbit is the ______-________ foramen
supra orbital
The many bones of the head collectively form the skull. Most of these bones are interconnected by _______, which are immovable ______ joints
sutures, fibrous
The tip of the tongue is most responsive to _____, _____ and _____, whereas the posterior tongue is most responsive to ______, and the sides of the tongue are most responsive to ____
sweet, salty, umami, bitter, sour
The anterior two thirds of the tongue (where ______, ______, and _____ sensations are most sensitive) is innervated by the ______ nerve (CN ___).
sweet, salty, umami, faciall, VII
Norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline) is a major transmitter in the ____________ nervous system
sympathetic
Several organs have only ___________ innervation: sweat glands, vascular smooth muscle, pilomotor muscles of the skin, liver, adipose tissue, and kidney.
sympathetic
The human parotid glands do not receive _____________ innervation.
sympathetic
Sympathetics: one category of preganglionic neuron synapses on postganglionic neurons within the ____________ ______. These synapses may occur in ganglia at the same segmental level of the chain, or the preganglionic fibers may turn in the cranial or caudal direction and innervate ganglia at higher or lower levels in the chain, thereby permitting synapses in multiple ganglia (consistent with the _____________ of sympathetic functions)
sympathetic chain, diffuseness
As described previously, ___________ _____________ __________ nerves release their neurotransmitters from varicosities onto their target tissues (e.g., vascular smooth muscle). The sympathetic adrenergic _____________ contain both the classic neurotransmitter (______________) and nonclassic neurotransmitters (___ and ____________ _). The classic neurotransmitter, norepinephrine, is synthesized from ________ in the varicositie and stored in small dense-core vesicles, ready for release; these small dense-core vesicles also contain ________ ____-___________, which catalyzes the conversion of dopamine to ______________ (the final step in the synthetic pathway), and ___. ATP is said to be "colocalized" with norepinephrine. A separate group of large dense-core vesicles contain ____________ _
sympathetic postganglionic adrenergic, variscosities, norepinepherine, ATP, neuropeptide Y, tyrosine, dopamine beta hydroxylase, norepinephreine, ATP, neuropeptide Y
The overall function of the ____________ nervous system is to mobilize the body for activity. In the extreme, if a person is exposed to a stressful situation, the sympathetic nervous system is activated with a response known as "fight or flight," which includes __________ arterial pressure, _________ blood flow to active muscles, _________ metabolic rate, _________ blood glucose concentration, and _________ mental activity and alertness.
sympathetic, increased, increased, increased, increased, increased
Norepinephrine and epinephrine are synthesized in the brain and peripheral ___________ ganglia by respective groups of neurons acting as __________________. On the other hand, catecholamines released from __________ cells into circulation exert _________ effects
sympathetic, neurotransmitters, chromaffin, endocrine
In contrast to the ___________ ganglia, which are located near the CNS, the ganglia of the _______________ nervous system are located near, on, or in the effector organs
sympathetic, parasympathetic
Efferent pathways in the autonomic nervous system consist of a _____________ and a _____________ neuron, which synapse in _________ _______. The axons of _____________ neurons then travel to the periphery to innervate the effector organs. The adrenal medulla is a specialized ganglion of the ___________ division; when stimulated, it secretes ______________ into the circulation.
sympathetic, parasympathetic, autonomic ganglia, postganglionic, sympathetic, catecholamines
The urinary bladder is another example of reciprocal innervations by ___________ and _______________ divisions. In adults, ___________, or emptying of the bladder, is under voluntary control because the external sphincter is composed of skeletal muscle.
sympathetic, parasympathetic, micturition
When the bladder is filling with urine, ___________ control predominates. This sympathetic activity produces __________ of the detrusor muscle, via _____ receptors, and ___________ of the internal sphincter muscle, via ______ receptors.
sympathetic, relaxation, beta2, contraction, alpha1
vascular smooth muscle has only ___________ innervation, which causes vasoconstriction thus, ganglionic-blocking agents produce relaxation of vascular smooth muscle and ______________. (Because of this property, ganglionic-blocking agents can be used to treat _____________.) On the other hand, male sexual function is dramatically impaired by ganglionic-blocking agents because the male sexual response has both ____________ (ejaculation) and _________________ (erection) components.
sympathetic, vasodilation, hypertension, sympathetic, parasympathietic
Which is more divergent, sympathetics or parasymathetics?
sympathetics
Such nerve communication is transmitted to another neuron or effector cell via a _______, where ________________ is released at the ____________ membrane and binds receptors on the ____________ cell, initiating a new action potential there.
synapse, neurotransmitter, presynaptic, postsynaptic
Functions attributed to astrocytes of various CNS regions include the following: Extending processes that associate with or cover ________, affecting the formation, function, and plasticity of these structures Regulating the extracellular ionic concentrations around neurons, with particular importance in buffering extracellular __ levels Guiding and physically supporting movements and locations of differentiating neurons during ___ development Extending fibrous processes with expanded ____________ ____ that cover capillary endothelial cells and modulate blood flow and help move nutrients, wastes, and other metabolites between neurons and capillaries Forming a barrier layer of expanded protoplasmic processes, called the _____ _________ ________, which lines the meninges at the external CNS surface Filling tissue defects after CNS injury by proliferation to form an __________ ____
synapses K+ CNS perivascular feet glial limiting membrane astrocytic scar
Neurons communicate at ________ by means of _________________
synapses, neurotransmitters
The action of transmitters must be halted by their removal from the ________ _____
synaptic cleft
The TEM shows a large presynaptic terminal (T1) filled with synaptic vesicles and asymmetric electron-dense regions around 20- to 30-nm-wide ________ ______. The postsynaptic membrane contains the neurotransmitter receptors and mechanisms to initiate an impulse at the postsynaptic neuron. The postsynaptic membrane on the right is part of a dendrite, associated with fewer vesicles of any kind, showing this to be an axodendritic synapse. On the left is another presynaptic terminal (T2), suggesting an axoaxonic synapse with a role in modulating activity of the other terminal.
synaptic clefts
Diagram showing a synapse releasing neurotransmitters by exocytosis from the terminal bouton. Presynaptic terminals always contain a large number of ________ ________ containing neurotransmitters, numerous _____________, and smooth ER as a source of new membrane. Some neurotransmitters are synthesized in the cell body and then transported in vesicles to the presynaptic terminal. Upon arrival of a nerve impulse, voltage-regulated Ca2+ channels permit Ca2+ entry, which triggers neurotransmitter release into the synaptic cleft. Excess membrane accumulating at the presynaptic region as a result of exocytosis is recycled by clathrin-mediated endocytosis, which is not depicted here.
synaptic vesicles, micothcondria
The junctions between postganglionic autonomic neurons and their effectors (______ tissues), the ______________ _________, are analogous to the neuromuscular junctions of the somatic nervous system.
target, neuroeffector junctions
All lingual papillae, except the filiform type, have epithelial _____ ____ on their sides, with chemosensory gustatory cells with synapses to basal sensory innervation, support cells, and an apical taste pore.
taste buds
The __________ tract originates in the superior colliculus (tectum or "roof" of the brain stem) and projects to the cervical spinal cord. It is involved in control of neck muscles.
tectospinal
Facial n. Although there are variations in the pattern of distribution of the five terminal groups of branches, the basic pattern is as follows: ▪ ________ branches exit from the superior border of the parotid gland to supply muscles in the area of the temple, forehead, and supra-orbital area. ▪ __________ branches emerge from the anterosuperior border of the parotid gland to supply muscles in the infra-orbital area, the lateral nasal area, and the upper lip. ▪ ______ branches emerge from the anterior border of the parotid gland to supply muscles in the cheek, the upper lip, and the corner of the mouth. ▪ ________ ___________ branches emerge from the anteroinferior border of the parotid gland to supply muscles of the lower lip and chin. ▪ ________ branches emerge from the inferior border of the parotid gland to supply the platysma.
temporal zygomatic buccal marginal mandibular cervical (To Zanzabar By Motor Car)
The vestibular organ is located within the ________ bone, adjacent to the auditory apparatus (the _______). The vestibular organ consists of a __________ labyrinth within the ____ labyrinth. The __________ labyrinth consists of three perpendicular semicircular canals (__________, ________, and _________) and two otolith organs (_______ and ________). The semicircular canals and otolith organs are filled with __________ and are surrounded by _________, much like the auditory organ.
temporal, cochlea, membranous, bony, membranous, horizontal, superior, posterior, utricle, saccule, endolymph, perilymph
Fibers from the _________ visual fields cross at the optic chiasm, but fibers from the _____ visual fields remain uncrossed.
temporal, nasal
Five terminal groups of branches of the facial nerve [VII]—the ________, _________, _______, __________ __________, ___________branches—emerge from the upper, anterior, and lower borders of the parotid gland
temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular, cervical
Once in the parotid gland, the main stem of the facial nerve [VII] usually divides into upper (_____________) and lower (______________) branches. As these branches pass through the substance of the parotid gland they may branch further or take part in an anastomotic network (the _______ plexus).
temporofacial, cervicofacial, parotid
Axons generally branch less profusely than dendrites, but do undergo ________ ____________. Axons of interneurons and some motor neurons also have major branches called ____________ that end at smaller branches with synapses influencing the activity of many other neurons. Each small axonal branch ends with a dilation called a ________ ______ that contacts another neuron or non-nerve cell at a synapse to initiate an impulse in that cell.
terminal arborization, collaterals, terminal bouton
tryptophan hydroxylase, like tyrosine hydroxylase, displays a cofactor requirement for ___________________. Furthermore, 5-hydroxytryptophan is converted to serotonin by ____ _____________
tetrahydrabiopterin, dopa decarboxylase
The main function of the basal ganglia is to influence the motor cortex via pathways through the ________. The role of the basal ganglia is to aid in planning and execution of smooth movements.
thalamus
Where are relay nuclei especially prominent in CNS?
thalamus
Axons of the second-order neurons leave the relay nucleus and ascend to the next relay, located in the ________, where they synapse on third-order neurons. En route to the ________, the axons of these second-order neurons cross at the _________. The decussation, or crossing, may occur in the _______ ____ or ______ ____
thalamus, thalamus, midline, brain stem, spinal cord
The tests used to assess the ________ status include its direct measurement by high-pressure liquid chromatography and the 'classic' measurement of erythrocyte transketolase activity.
thiamine
The superior thoracic aperture (________ _______) opens directly into the base of the neck
thoracic inlet
The adrenal medulla is simply a specialized sympathetic ganglion whose preganglionic neurons originate in the _________ spinal cord (__-__), pass through the sympathetic chain and the celiac ganglion without synapsing, and travel in the _______ _________ nerve to the adrenal gland.
thoracic, T5, T9, greater sphlancnic
Innervation of the sympathetic nervous system. Preganglionic neurons originate in ________ and ______ segments of the spinal cord (__-__)
thoracic, lumbar, T1, L3
The terms sympathetic and parasympathetic are strictly anatomic terms and refer to the anatomic origin of the preganglionic neurons in the CNS. Preganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division originate in the _____________ spinal cord. Preganglionic neurons in the parasympathetic division originate in the ____ ____ and ______ spinal cord.
throacolumar, brain stem, sacral
The preganglionic sympathetic neurons originate in nuclei of the _____________ spinal cord, leave the spinal cord via the _______ _____ roots and _____ rami, and project either to the _____________ ganglia of the sympathetic chain or to a series of ____________ ganglia.
throacolumbar, ventral motor, white, prevertebral, paravertebral
The visceral compartment of the neck contains important glands (_______, ____________, and ________), and parts of the respiratory and digestive tracts that pass between the head and thorax.
thyroid, parathyroid, thymus
In the white commissure ventral to the central canal, _______ run lengthwise along the cord, seen here in cross section with empty ______ _______ surrounding axons, as well as small tracts running from one side of the cord to the other
tracts, myelin sheaths
Transduction of warm temperatures involves __________ _________ _________ channels in the family of _________ receptors (i.e., TRPV). These channels are activated by compounds in the _________ class, which includes capsaicin, an ingredient in spicy foods.
transient receptor potential, vanilloid, vanilloid
The presence of several __________ in the same nerves and the identification of multiple _________ suggest that there is a high degree of flexibility and complexity in the signals that can be produced in the nervous system.
transmitters, receptors
The superficial temporal artery continues in a superior direction and emerges from the upper border of the gland after giving off the __________ ______ artery.
transverse facial
The two muscles (_________ and ____________________) that form part of the outer cervical collar divide the neck into anterior and posterior triangles on each side
trapezius, sternocliedomastoid
Because the face is derived developmentally from a number of structures originating from the first pharyngeal arch, cutaneous innervation of the face is by branches of the __________ nerve
trigeminal
The glossopharyngeal (IX) and vagus (X) nerves (A) exit the lateral aspect of the medulla via the postolivary sulcus; the ninth nerve exits rostral to the row of rootlets comprising the tenth nerve. These nerves are generally in line with the exits of the _______ and ___________ nerves; all of these are _____ nerves. The exit of the glossopharyngeal nerve is close to the ____-________ ________ and correlates with the corresponding shape (more rectangular) of the _______. The vagus nerve exits at a slightly more _______ position; the shape of the medulla is more square and the ___ ventricle is smaller. The ninth and tenth cranial nerves and the spinal portion of the accessory nerve (XI) exit the skull via the _________ foramen.
trigeminal, facial, mixed, pons medulla junction, medulla, caudal, 4th, jugular
The ___________ nerve conveys sensory input from the face and oral cavity and provides motor innervation to the muscles of _____________. The spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus also receive general sensation via CNs ___, __, and _. In this respect, the ______ ___________ tract is the center for all general sensory sensations entering the brainstem on all cranial nerves. In the same sense, the _________ tract and nucleus is the brainstem center for all visceral sensation that enters the brainstem on CNs ___, __, and _. Both of these cranial nerve brainstem nuclei convey information to the __________ and eventually to the _________ ________.
trigeminal, mastication, VII, IX, X, spinal trigeminal, solitary, VII, IX, X, thalamus, cerebral cortex
Structural analogues of folate exhibit selective toxicity towards rapidly growing cells such as bacteria and cancer cells. This is the principle behind the development of drugs known as the folic acid antagonists, which are used as antibiotics (e.g. ____________) and anticancer agents (____________)
trimethoprim, methotrexate
the _________ nerve is seen passing through the ambient cistern around the lateral aspect of the midbrain
trochlear
___________ is cleaved and activated by enteropeptidases in the duodenum, generating ________ that activates the other proteases in a cascade
trypsinogen, trypsin
The enzyme ________ ___________, which catalyzes the conversion of tyrosine to dihydroxyphenylalanine, is the rate-limiting enzyme in the catecholamine synthesis process; any drug that inhibits the function of ________ ___________reduces the rate at which norepinephrine is produced in the nerve terminal.
tyrosin hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase
Catecholamine synthesis: Phenylalanine --> _______ ________--> dihydroxyphenylalanine dihydroxyphenylalanine --> ________ ________ --> _______________ _______________ --> ___________ (only in adrenal medulla) What is the rate limiting enzyme?
tyrosine tyrosine dopamine dopamine, norepinepherine norepinepherine, epinepherine tyrosine hydroxylase (tyrosine to dihydroxyphenlalanine)
The enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase, which catalyzes the conversion of ________ to ______________________, is the rate-limiting enzyme in the catecholamine synthesis process; any drug that inhibits the function of tyrosine hydroxylase reduces the rate at which norepinephrine is produced in the nerve terminal.
tyrosine, dihydroxyphenylalanine
The amino acid ________ is the precursor of dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine. __________ is the precursor of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), and _________ derives from the amino acid histidine. _______, an amino alcohol is the precursor of acetylcholine, and the common amino acid, ________ ____, is the precursor of the GABA.
tyrosine, tryptophan, histamine, choline, glutamic acid
Prehepatic (hemolytic) jaundice. There is an increased concentration of plasma total bilirubin due to excess of the ____________ fraction
unconjugated
The one-and-a-half syndrome (#5): This syndrome is so named because a ___________ _______ lesion may result in a loss of ______ and _________ voluntary eye movement on the side of the lesion (the "one") and a loss of _______ horizontal eye movement on the contralateral side (the "one-half"). The lesion resulting in this pattern of deficits involves the _________ nucleus on one side (deficits = ________ ________ paralysis on the side of the lesion, ______ _______ paralysis on the contralateral side) and the immediately adjacent ___ conveying the axons of abducens interneurons originating in the opposite abducens nucleus (deficit = ______ _______ paralysis on the side of the lesion). These lesions are usually large and involve portions of the __________ ________ __________ _________, commonly called the horizontal gaze center.
unilateral pontine, meidal, lateral, medial, oculomotor, lateral rectus, medial rectus, MLF, lateral rectus, paramedian pontine reticular formation
In ____________ fibers the glial cell does not form the multiple wrapping of a myelin sheath
unmyelinated
Polymodal nociceptors are supplied by _____________ _ fibers and respond to high-intensity mechanical or chemical stimuli and hot and cold stimuli.
unmyelinated C
________-_, also called the norepinephrine transporter, requires energy and extracellular ___ and exhibits stereospecificity. Amphetamines, tyramine, and levonordefrin (α-methylnorepinephrine) are examples of drugs that are taken up by this transporter system. Inhibitors of neuronal uptake include _________ and __________.
uptake 1, Na+, cocaine, imperimine
How does alcohol oxidation lead to potential lactic acidosis?
uses up NAD+ stores and oxidizes them to NADH. NAD+ is needed to oxidize lactate to pyruvate, which leads to a buildup of lactic acid
The otolith organs, the ______ and ________, are used to detect ______ acceleration (e.g., gravitational forces).
utricle, saccule, linear
All cranial nerves innervate structures in the head or neck. In addition, the _____ n. descends through the neck and into the thorax and abdomen where it innervates viscera
vagus
The back of the throat and epiglottis are innervated by the _____ nerve (CN_)
vagus, X
The third acute porphyria is the _________ porphyria, the clinical manifestations of which are very similar to ___.
variegate, AIC
parasympathetic postganglionic cholinergic nerves release their neurotransmitters from ______________ onto their target tissues (e.g., smooth muscle). The parasympathetic cholinergic varicosities release both the classic neurotransmitter (___) and nonclassic neurotransmitters (e.g., ___, __). The classic neurotransmitter, ___, is synthesized in the varicosities from _______ and _______ ___ and stored in small, clear vesicles. A separate group of large dense-core vesicles contains peptides such as ___. Lastly, the varicosities containing nitric oxide synthase and can synthesize __ on demand.
variscositites, ACh, VIP, NO, ACh, choline, acetyl CoA, VIP, NO
Together the foramina transversaria form a longitudinal passage on each side of the cervical vertebral column for blood vessels (___________ artery and veins) passing between the base of the neck and the cranial cavity.
vertebral
pacinian corpuscle adaption speed?
very rapid
Neurotransmitters are released from ________ at the synaptic membrane. (A) In the resting state, vesicles are attached to ____________. (B) When an action potential is received, _______ channels open. (C) Vesicles move to the plasma membrane, and (D) bind to a complex of ________ proteins. (E) _________________ is released, and (F) vesicles are _________.
vesicles microtubules calcium docking neurotransmitter recycled
The tumor commonly associated with the eighth nerve is correctly called a ____________ _________ because it arises from the ___________ _______ the ______________ root. It is not correct to refer to this as an ________ _________; it is neither __________ (does not arise for the __________ root) nor a _______ (does not arise from ______ tissue).
vestibular schwanoma, neurilemma sheath, vestibular, acoustic neuroma, acoustic, cochlear, neuroma, nerve
Afferent nerves from vestibular hair cells terminate in ___________ nuclei of the _______: the ________, ______, ________ (Deiters' nucleus), and __________ nuclei.
vestibular, medulla, superior, medial, lateral, inferior
Cerebellum parts: The ___________________ is dominated by vestibular input and controls balance and eye movements. The _________________ is dominated by spinal cord input and controls synergy of movement. The _______________ is dominated by cerebral input, via pontine nuclei, and controls the planning and initiation of movements.
vestibulocerebellum spinocerebellum pontocerebellum
In all regions of small intestine the mucosa has millions of projecting _____, with simple columnar epithelium over cores of lamina propria, and intervening simple tubular __________ ______
villia, intestinal glands
The ________ compartment of the neck contains important glands (thyroid, parathyroid, and thymus), and parts of the respiratory and digestive tracts that pass between the head and thorax
visceral
When hair cells are depolarized, the depolarization opens _______-gated ____ channels in the presynaptic terminals of the hair cells. As a result, Ca2+ enters the presynaptic terminals and causes release of ___________, which functions here as an excitatory neurotransmitter, causing action potentials in the afferent cochlear nerves that will transmit this information to the CNS. When the hair cells are hyperpolarized, the opposite events occur, and there is ___________ release of glutamate.
voltage, Ca2+, glutamate, decreased
The somatic nervous system is a _________ motor system under conscious control.
voluntary
The choroid plexus is specialized for transport of _____ and ____ across the capillary endothelium and ependymal layer and the elaboration of these as CSF.
water, ions
Saliva from the parotids is serous and ______. The submandibular and sublingual glands produce a __________ secretion, while that of the minor glands is mostly _______
watery, seromucous, mucous
Spianal cord: The ______ matter surrounds the _____ matter and contains primarily oligodendrocytes and tracts of myelinated axons running along the length of the cord.
white, gray
In cross sections of the spinal cord the _____ matter is peripheral and the ____ matter forms a deeper, H-shaped mass. The two anterior projections of this gray matter, the ________ _____, contain cell bodies of very large _____ neurons whose axons make up the _______ roots of spinal nerves. The two ___________ horns contain ____________ which receive _______ fibers from neurons in the _______ (______ ____) ganglia. Near the middle of the cord the gray matter surrounds a small _______ _____, which develops from the lumen of the neural tube, is continuous with the ___________ of the brain, is lined by _________ cells, and contains ___.
white, gray, anterior horns, motor, vntral, posterior, interneurons, sensory, spinal, dorsal root, central canal, ventricles, ependymal, CSF
The cerebellar cortex is convoluted with many distinctive small folds, each supported at its center by tracts of _____ matter in the cerebellar ________. Each fold has distinct __________ layers and ________ layers
white, medulla, molecular, granular
The lower lateral rim of the orbit, as well as the lateral part of the inferior rim of the orbit is formed by the __________ bone (the cheekbone).
zygomatic
Laterally, the _________ _______ of each maxilla articulates with the zygomatic bone and medially, the frontal process of each maxilla articulates with the frontal bone.
zygomatic process
Laterally, the __________ _______ of the frontal bone projects inferiorly forming the upper lateral rim of the orbit
zygomatic process
Usually a small foramen (the ______________________ foramen) is visible on the lateral surface of the zygomatic bone. A ___________________ foramen is present on the medial deep surface of the bone.
zygomaticofacial, zygomaticotemporal
Posterior part of lateral surface of zygomatic bone Skin at the corner of the mouth Facial nerve [VII] Draws mouth upward and laterally What muscle?
zygomaticus major
The ____________ _____ and ___________ _____ help produce a smile. The zygomaticus major is a superficial muscle that arises deep to the orbicularis oculi along the posterior part of the lateral surface of the zygomatic bone, and passes downward and forward, blending with the orbicularis oris and inserting into skin at the corner of the mouth. The zygomaticus minor arises from the zygomatic bone anterior to the origin of the zygomaticus major, parallels the path of the zygomaticus major, and inserts into the upper lip medial to the corner of the mouth. Both zygomaticus muscles raise the corner of the mouth and move it laterally.
zygomaticus majro, zygomaticus minor
Gag reflex pathway?
▪ Afferent—Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) ▪ Efferent—Vagus nerve (CN X)
Corneal (blink) reflex What CN's involved?
▪ Afferent—Trigeminal nerve (CN V) ▪ Efferent—Facial nerve (CN VII)
Pupillary light reflex pathway?
▪ Afferent—optic nerve (CN II) ▪ Efferent—oculomotor nerve (CN III)
________ is both an intermediate in the synthesis of norepinephrine and a neurotransmitter
Dopamine
involved in reward-driven learning, regulation of mood, attention, learning, and prolactin release through different classes of receptors What NT? What are its receptors?
Dopamine D1-D5
Fine touch Pressure Proprioreception What system?
Dorsal column
a disease that affects predominantly the P/Q subtype of calcium channels, in an example of molecular mimicry. The patient may have a primary oat cell carcinoma of the lung; the immune system responds by making antibodies against these malignant cells. However, the malignant cells and the calcium channels possess a common epitope, the effect of which is that the immune response causes the release of neurotransmitter to be blocked at the presynaptic site. What disease?
Eaton-Lambert disease
These cells are related to the catecholamine-producing chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla and convert tryptophan to serotonin (5-HT). What cells
Enterochromaffin cells of ileum
Gastric gland: scattered epithelial cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system, which release peptide hormones to regulate activities of neighboring tissues during food digestion. What cells?
Enteroendocrine cells
All known metabotropic receptors are coupled to _-________ and, like hormone receptors, have _ transmembrane regions. Typically, they then couple either to _________ _______, altering the production of ____, or to the ___, which alters _______ fluxes.
G proteins, 7, adenylate cyclase, cAMP, PIP, calcium
5-hydroxytryptamin AKA
Serotonin
5-hydroxytryptamine AKA
Serotonin
Dopa Decarboxylase AKA
Amino Acid Decarboxylase
Glutamate GABA Glycine What type of NT's?
Amino acids
Glutamate, GABA What type of neurotransmitters?
Amino acids
What branch of nerves runs to strap muscles?
Ansa cervicialis
Transverse cervial n. comes from where?
Anteiorr rami of C2 and C3
Sensory innervation of anterior part of neck?
Anteiror rami of C2-C4
Contents of foramen lacerum?
Cartilage
How many cervical vertebrae?
7
Adenosine Triphosphate AKA
ATP
Epinepherine AKA
Adrenaline
Muscarinic ACh inhibitor
Atropine
Propanalol Drug type?
Beta blocker
Cerebrospinal fluid AKA
CSF
zygomatic bone AKA
Cheekbone
MEdial Medullary Syndroem AKA
Dejenere syndrome
Benzodiazepines and barbituates act on what receptor?
GABAA
Edrophonium mechanim
Inhibits acetylcholinesterase
Origin of trochlear n.
Midbrain
Oral fissure AKA
Mouth
Nares AKA
Nostrils
largest of the cranial nerve roots of the brainstem
Trigeminal
Origin of glosspharyngeal n.
Upper medulla
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide AK
VIP
Facial skeleton AKA
Viscerocranium
Hypoglossal n. AKA
XII
atropine drug type
antimuscarinic
Pupillary dilator Muscle AKA
constrictor m.
COnes have ____ acuity and ____ sensitivity
high, low
Many neuropeptides belong to a single or multigene family?
multigene
Just superior to the rim of the orbit on each side are the raised ____________ ______
superciliary arches
Neurotransmitters act at ________
synapses
Third-order neurons typically reside in relay nuclei in the _______
thalamus