The Nervous System Chapter 11
Two types of cells neurons neuroglia (glial cells):
Neuron anatomy cell body
Neuron anatomy dendrites
Neuron anatomy axon
Neuroglia of the PNS Schwann cells
Neuroglia of CNS oligodendrocytes
Action Potentials (nerve impulses)
Action potentials depend on resting membrane potential
Action potentials
How does this happen? (Big picture)
Conduction of AP continuous saltatory
At axon terminal bud, stimulus is transferred to another cell
Synapses: elaborate cell junctions made up of:
Events at a synapse
Pathology: Multiple sclerosis (MS)
2 divisions of nervous system 1. central nervous system (CNS) 2. peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Divisions of PNS sensory: motor: somatic: autonomic: sympathetic: parasympathetic:
Nervous system another way CNS PNS sensory motor somatic autonomic sympathetic parasympathetic
CNS: our brain three anatomical & functional divisions Forebrain
Hindbrain (3 parts) medulla oblongata pons cerebellum
Midbrain (1 part) midbrain
Forebrain (3 parts) cerebrum corpus callosum thalamus corpus callosum
Lobes of the brain frontal parietal occipital temporal
CNS: spinal cord
Protection of CNS axial skeleton meninges: membranous coverings
Protection of CNS Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) Location of CSF
CSF pathology hydrocephalus
Remember the divisions of PNS? somatic:
Remember the divisions of PNS? autonomic:
Autonomic nervous system most organs have dual innervation