Nervous System Notes Part 3

EVEN MORE INTERESTING NERVOUS SYSTEM FACTS The human brain alone consists of about 100 billion neurons. If all these neurons were to be lined up, it would form a 600 mile long line. At any given point in time, only four percent of the cells in the brain are active, the rest are kept in reserve.

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NOTES – CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM NEURONS 3 basic parts 1. Cell Body 1 nucleus 2. Dendrites carry information TOWARD the cell body

3. Axon carries information AWAY from the cell body many neurons are surrounded by a MYELIN SHEATH fatty tissue that speeds up the nerve impulse

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 7.8a Structural Classification of Neurons  Multipolar neurons—many extensions from the cell body

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Structural Classification of Neurons  Bipolar neurons—one axon and one dendrite Figure 7.8b

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Structural Classification of Neurons  Unipolar neurons—have a short single process leaving the cell body Figure 7.8c

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Nervous Tissue: Support Cells  Support cells in the CNS are grouped together as “neuroglia”  Function: to support, insulate, and protect neurons

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Nervous Tissue: Support Cells  Astrocytes  Abundant, star-shaped cells  Brace neurons  Form barrier between capillaries and neurons  Control the chemical environment of the brain

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Nervous Tissue: Support Cells  Microglia  Spiderlike phagocytes  Dispose of debris

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Nervous Tissue: Support Cells  Ependymal cells  Line cavities of the brain and spinal cord  Circulate cerebrospinal fluid

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Nervous Tissue: Support Cells  Oligodendrocytes  Wrap around nerve fibers in the central nervous system  Produce myelin sheaths

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Nervous Tissue: Support Cells  Satellite cells  Protect neuron cell bodies  Schwann cells  Form myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Protection of the Central Nervous System  Scalp and skin  Skull and vertebral column  Meninges  Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)  Blood-brain barrier

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Meninges  Dura mater  Double-layered external covering  Periosteum—attached to inner surface of the skull  Meningeal layer—outer covering of the brain  Folds inward in several areas

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Meninges  Arachnoid layer  Middle layer  Web-like  Pia mater  Internal layer  Clings to the surface of the brain

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)  Similar to blood plasma composition  Formed by the choroid plexus  Forms a watery cushion to protect the brain  Circulated in arachnoid space, ventricles, and central canal of the spinal cord

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