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the three communication systems w/in the body
- Endocrine
- neural
- neuro-endocrine
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Endocrine communication system
- rectpro message is blood borne message
- integrating centre is hormone secreting gland
- effector message is a hormone
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Neural communication system
- receptor message is nerve impulses
- integrating centre is central nervous system
- effector message is a nerve impulse
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Neuro-endocrine communication system
- rectpro message is nerve impulse
- integrating centre is central nervous system
- effector message is a hormone
- (ex: lactation)
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Nervous system (general)
peripheral nerve--> afferent neurone (into CNS)(sensory)--> interneurone-->efferent neurone (out of CNS)(motor)--> muscle gland
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Functional unit (the neuron)
- Dendrites (recieve info)
- cell body (organelles for most metabolic activity integration of incoming information)
- axon (information transmission- long distance)
- terminals (transfer of information)
- synapse
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All cells have a potential difference across their cell membranes doe to...
- unequal distribution of ions
- (concentration of ions- mMol/L)
- Na+ 150 extracellular 15 intracellular
- Cl- 110 extracellular 10 intracellular
- K+ 5 extracellular 150 intracellular
- Ca2+ 1 extracellular 0.00007 intracellular
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Determinant of resting membrane potential
- (- intracellular concentration, + extracellular concentration)
- Na+/K+ pump (2 x K+ into cell, 3xNa+ out of cell- uses ATP)
- Differential permeability (Na+ leaks into cell, K+ and Cl- rush out of cell)
- Impermeable negatively charged molecules (positive out, neg in)
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IF the membrane was only permeable to K+
- K+ ions move out of cell down concentration gradient until the electrical force opposing ion movement equals the force created by the concentration gradient
- (membrane potential becomes more -)
- (chemical is balanced by electrical gradient)
- K+ ions move out of cell down concentration gradient until the electrical forces opposing ion movement equals the force created by the concentration gradient
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IF the membrane was only permeable to Na+
membrane potential becomes more +
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Resting potential
- the resting potential of a cell is determined by the relative permeability of the membrane to ALL ions
- changes in the permeability of the membrane to any ion results in a change in membrane potenial of that cell
- (adjusting the permeability to either K+ or Na+ will change the membrane potential)
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Side notes:
- relative to the determination of membrane potential we have only discussed Na+ and K+ ion movement
- reason- movement of Na+ and K+ ions can explain the changes in membrane potential seen in most nerves and in some but NOT all muscles
- however, that doesn't mean that the movemet of other ions is not important...
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nerve/muscle communication systems
- nerve and muscle cells are unique as their membrane potentials can be changed by a synaptic signal from an adjacent cell
- signal transmission relies upon changes in the activity of both chemically gated ion channels and voltage gated ion channels
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graded/receptor potentials- short distance information transfer
- resting membrane ~-70
- if a stimulus does not created a graded potential to reach threshold- nothing will happen
- *the farther from the point of stimulas= smaller change in potential.
- the size of the respone is related to the size of the stimulus, in that it must reach threshold
- * we can stimulate or inhibit the membrane potential
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Positive feedback
- + feed back between membrane potential and Na+ permeability that leads to generation of an action potential:
- stimulus--> increased membrane Na+--> increased flow of Na+ into cell-->membrane potential decreased to threshold-->opening of voltage gated Na+ channels in membrane--> (back to) increased membrane Na+ permeability...
- **threshold movement of Na+ into cell exceeds movement of K+ out of cell
- (moves away from initial start point... further away from resting membrane potential each time stimulus applied)
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Action Potentials
- all or nothing response
- information about stimulus size coded as frequency!!
- **can NOT change the SIZE of the action potenital**
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Cellular events that occur during an action potential
all channels are closed--> stimulus applied--> Na+ open quick, K+ open slow--> Na+ close (K+ are still open)--> K+ are slow to close
- (RMP--> stimulus--> Action potential--> depolarization-->hyper polarization--> re polarization)
- **remember bigger stimulus doesn't matter- only frequency**
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Absolute and Relative refractory period
- Absolute refractory period: further stimulation cannot generate a new AP. Na channels are open, no further depolarisation can occur
- relative refractory period: a larger change in the membrane potential is required to stimulate an AP. K channels open, any influx of Na+ is immediately balanced by movement of K+ (because it's hyperpolarized- it would need a greater stimulus to reach threshold)
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stages at level of Na and K receptrs during AP
- at rest all are closed
- activated (Na+ open)
- inactivated (abs. ref)- "bottom" of Na+ close- K+ is partially open
- At rest (closed)- "top" of Na+ closed, K+ is still open
- (K+ is SLOW to open and close!!!)
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Action potentials- frequency coding
- Graded potentials: stimulus size is directly related to the size of the response
- action potentials: stimulus size is relative to action potential frequence
- small stimulus: stimulus causes opening of chemically gated channels, that gives rise to a graded potential that just exceeds threshold. cells fires APs as long as the cell is above threshold
- Larger stimuls: takes graded potentials much higher than threshold (reach threshold quicker), cells brought to threshold quicker after each AP thus frequency increased
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Accomodation
a large abrupt stimulus is more likely to stimulate and AP than a stimulus of the same size applied slowly
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Local anaesthetics act by...
blocking voltage gated Na+ channels
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Propagation of an action potential
- time for gates to return to resting state cannot be stimulated! (ARP)
- (RRP)- would need greater stimulus to hit AP
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AP transmission in a NON MYELINATED neurone
- depolarized area (neg outside, pos inside) moves in all directions away from initial location- ('like a ripple')
- *current loops*
- the refractory period blocks the current loop from going back to polarized reigon- theis presence allows proper communication- not radical before movement
- - actions potentials normally move in one direction down an axon as they start at one end of the axon
- - APs normally begin at the axon hillock, move down the axon and sweep back over the cell
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AP transmission in a MYELINATED neurone
- Have shwan cells= insulation
- saltatory conductions: has advantages of speed and energy efficency (less na/k pumps)
- exactly same process- bit only one place current loops at nodes of ranvier.
- (used for fast info over long distance)
- **larger diameter of fiber also increases speed of transmission**
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Communication between excitable cells
- Convergent systems
- divergent systems
- synapses
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Convergent systems
the activity of many cells influence the activity of ONE/few
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divergent systems
the activity of ONE cell influences the activity of MANY
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synapses (electrical/chemical)
- electrical- gap junctions- direct current flow
- chemical- the MAJORITY- electrical signal-->chemical signal-->electrical signal
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Signal transmission (chemical) between 2 neurons
- 1) AP- depolarizes membrane
- 2) Ca2+ opens Ca2+ gated channels, Ca goes into cells= increase Ca concentration- migration of vesicles to synaptic clef
- 3) bonds to P.S. cell- decode signal
- 4) causes reaction in cell membrane (i.e- ion channels)
- 5) remove Neurotransmitter by diffusion or repackaged or destruction
- **always 1 direction!!, there are alot of Neurotransmitters some formed in body some formed in cell)
- (there is a time lag b/c of clef)
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graded potentials/receptor potentials
- (Post synaptic cell collects infor and decides what to use)
- Excitatory post synaptic potential (EPSP): graded potential on post synaptic cell- open Na+ channels= depolarizing cell membrane
- Inhibitory post synaptic potential (IPSP): open ion channels to make more permeable to K+ or less permiable to Na+
- (**by opening more Cl- channels= membrane is more stable)
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Temporal and spatial summation of graded potentials
- Temporal: same place on membrane over time
- spatial: over distance
- (see diagram)
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Synaptic effectiveness (presynaptic factors)
- availability of NTs (if body or cell doesn't produce it- there will be no communication)
- availability of enzymes (see above)
- Ca2+ concentrations( if change extra cellular [Ca2+] increase = cell will be hyperactive)
- presynaptic receptors
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Synaptic effectiveness (postsynaptic factors)
- immediate history (IPSP, EPSP)
- Drugs
- disease
- NT concentrations in cleft
- NT agonist/antagonists
- Receptor concentrations (no receptor= no signal can be transferred)
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How do you get information INTO the system
- information comes in different forms: Touch, sound, light, pain, temperature, chemicals
- but w/in the body information is all transmitted as APs
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Different types of receptors
- mechanoreceptors
- thermoreceptors
- nociceptors
- electromagnetic receptors
- chemoreceptors
- interpretation of the electrical signal occurs w/in the CNS
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Relationship between stimulus and changes in receptor potential
Stimulus: change in membrane permeability--> graded potential--> AP ( the higher above threshold the greater the AP FREQUENCY)
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Pacinian corpuscle- mechanoreceptor (pressure)
- membrane and fluid lamelli
- when pressure- fluid displaces causeing receptor potential
- after time- the membrane remains but fluid disperses so the receptor is no longer being stimulated until pressure is removed and fluid displaces once again
- (displaced fluid causes the receptor membrane to displace/be triggered)
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Adaptation
- Complete adaptation (fast and slow)- stimulus is constantly applied- but receptors stop triggering
- incomplete adaptation (fast and slow)- stimulus is constantly applied but receptor information is reduced about half way
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Adaptation cont.
- energy filtering: ex: pacinian corpuscle
- Membrane effect: Ca2+ entry results in opening of K+ channels
- efferent control: iris of eye (size)
- slowly adapting receptors: infor about stimulus strength
- rapidly adapting receptors- info about rate of change
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reflex arcs (monosynaptic)
muslce (stretch receptor)-->AP (sensory neurone)-->dorsal roots (CNS)-->ventral roots--> AP (motor neurone)--> back to muscle
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reflex arcs (polysynaptic)
stretch receptor--> sensory neurone-->dorsal roots--> ventral roots--> motor neurone--> different muscle
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Muscle spindle
- nuclear bag fibre vs. nuclear chain fibre
- efferent vs afferent
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Polysynaptic reflexes
- more than one synapse in CNA
- slower than monosynaptic reflexes
- responses can be more prolonged due to variable number of synapses
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monosynaptic reflex w/ reciprocal inhibition
when one muscle contracts antagonist muscle must relax
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