NAME: _Nicole Kimberly L.

Laxamana____ DATE: _December 2, 2022____

Laboratory Activity 7. The Nervous System

1.Draw and label a neuron showing the following parts:

i. Cell body
ii. Axon
iii. Dendrites

2. List down the glial cells and give their specific function.

GLIAL CELLS FUNCTION

GLIAL CELLS IN CNS

Astrocytes  support neurons and blood vessels

 influence the functioning of the blood-
brain barrier
 guide migration of young neurons
Microglial cells  monitoring their health, and when they
sense that certain neurons are injured or
in other trouble, the microglial cells
migrate toward them.
NAME: _Nicole Kimberly L. Laxamana____ DATE: _December 2, 2022____

Ependymal cells  form a permeable barrier between the

cerebrospinal fluid that fills those cavities
and the tissue fluid bathing the cells of the
CNS. The beating of their cilia helps to
circulate the cerebrospinal fluid that
cushions the brain and spinal cord
Oligodendrocytes  line up along the thicker nerve fibres in the
CNS and wrap their processes tightly
around the fibres, producing an insulating
covering called a myelin sheath
GLIAL CELLS IN PNS
Satellite cells  support and nourish neuron cell bodies
within ganglia
Schwann cells  surround all nerve fibers in the PNS and
form myelin sheaths around the thicker
nerve fibers
 vital to regeneration of damaged
peripheral nerve fibers

3. Draw and label the lateral view of the brain showing the following parts:
i. All lobes and cerebellum
ii. All fissures / sulci

4. Complete the table regarding the lobes of the brain and their major function.
NAME: _Nicole Kimberly L. Laxamana____ DATE: _December 2, 2022____

Lobes of the cerebral Major function

hemisphere
1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Temporal lobe
4. Occipital lobe
5. Insula
Broca’s speech center- ability to talk
Sensory interpretation (touch, temperature, taste)
Sensation and interpretation of sounds
Visual brain (appreciation of size, shape and color)
buried deep within the lateral sulcus and forms part of its floor

5. Draw and label the the lateral view of the brain and spinal cord showing the location of the
ventricles with following parts:

i. Lateral, 3rd , and 4th ventricles

ii. Interventricular foremen
iii. Cerebral aqueduct
iv. Median aperture
v. Central canal

5. Draw and label the sagittal section of the brain showing the following parts:
NAME: _Nicole Kimberly L. Laxamana____ DATE: _December 2, 2022____

i. Cerebrum
ii. Corpus callosum
iii. Hippocampus
iv. Diencephalon (Thalamus, Epithalamus, Hypothalamus)
v. Brain stem (Medulla oblongata, Pons, Midbrain)
vi. Cerebellum (arbour vitae)

6. Draw and label the transverse/cross section of spinal cord showing the following parts:
NAME: _Nicole Kimberly L. Laxamana____ DATE: _December 2, 2022____

i. White and gray matter.

ii. columns (dorsal, ventral, and lateral)
iii. Horns (dorsal, ventral, and lateral)
iv. Central canal
v. White and gray commissures
vi. Rootlets
vii. Dorsal and ventral roots