1. Neurons & the Brain Structure Function Structure Function
Sodium channels
Potassium channels
Na/K pump
Calcium channels
Myelin sheath
Nodes of ranvier
Function
Action potentials
Information processing & motor control
Structure
Cerebrum & associated lobes
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Brain stem
Amygdala ……
Function
Action potentials
Information processing and motor control

2. Nervous system Components Main functions Components Main functions
Peripheral
Central
Components
Sensory nerves
Motor nerves
Main functions
Subdivisions
Sensory
Motor
Somatic
Autonomic
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Components
Brain
Spinal cord
Main functions

3. Gene Expression & the Brain
Central dogma
Ways to regulate gene expression
Epigenetic contributions to
learning & memory
stress

4. Other stuff Reflex arc Neurotransmitters The neuromuscular junction
Mechanisms of muscle contraction
Your disease at each level of biological organization