BISC306 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Second Messenger System, Cerebral Cortex, Diencephalon

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BISC306
• Professor: Cain William

Document Summary

Nerve cord: segmental ganglia and nerves. Cns and pns: neural crest, neural tube. Spinal nerves (31 pairs in humans: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral. Cranial nerves (12 pairs: i - olfactory nerve. 1: ii optic nerve, viii vestibulocochlear nerve, x vagus nerve. Spinal cord: gray matter, white matter, dorsal horn, ventral horn, dorsal root and dorsal root ganglion, ventral root. 3: taste bud, basal cell, 5 primary taste qualities (tastants) Olfactory receptors: olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, basal cell, olfactory cilia, metabotropic receptors. Stretch sensitive ion channels: viii cranial nerve. Cochlea: oval window, round window, basilar membrane, inner hair cells, outer hair cells prestin, tectorial membrane, organ of corti, sound. Rods and cones: inner segment, outer segment. Cyclic gmp gated channel: cyclic gmp, phosphodiesterase, transducin. Cell signaling: autocrine, paracrine, endocrine, negative feedback, classical endocrine organs. Steroids: lipid soluble versus lipid insoluble, second messenger.