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Anaphy Lab Nervous System
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Main Divisions of Nervous System
1. Central Nervous System (CNS):
brain and spinal cord
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Central Nervous System
Spinal
Brain cord
Peripheral Nervous System
Spinal Nerves
31 pairs
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Neuron Structures
• Dendrite:
receives stimulus from other neurons or sensory
receptors
• Cell body:
- processes stimulus
- contains a nucleus
• Axon:
transmits stimulus to a gland, muscle, organ, or
other neuron
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Myelin Sheath
• What is it?
- fatty, protective wrapping around axons
- excellent insulator
• Nodes of Ranvier:
gaps in myelin sheath where action potentials
develop
• Saltatory conduction:
jumping of action potentials 11
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• Myelinated axons conduct action potentials
more quickly (3-15 meters/sec) than
unmyelinated due to Nodes of Ranvier.
• Multiple sclerosis:
disease of myelin sheath that causes loss of
muscle function
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Action potential conduction
Outside of membrane
becomes negative.
Depolarization
Inside of membrane
becomes positive.
+ + – – + + + + + + + +
1 An action potential (orange part of – – + + – – – – – – – –
the membrane) generates local
currents that depolarize the
membrane immediately adjacent to – – + + – – – – – – – –
the action potential.
+ + – – + + + + + + + +
+ + + + – – + + + + + +
2 When depolarization caused by the – – – – + + – – – – – –
local currents reaches threshold, a
new action potential is produced
adjacent to where the original – – – – + + – – – – – –
action potential occurred. + + + + – – + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + – – + + +
3 The action potential is conducted – – – – – – – + + – – –
along the axon cell membrane.
– – – – – – – + + – – –
+ + + + + + + – – + + +
• 5 types
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Types of Neuroglia
• Astrocytes:
- star-shaped
- most abundant
- form blood-brain barrier
• Ependymal Cells:
produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 19
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Types of Neuroglia
• Microglia:
help remove bacteria and cell debris from CNS
• Oligodendrocytes:
produce myelin sheath in CNS
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Types of Neuroglia
• Schwann cells:
produce myelin
sheath in PNS
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Organization of Nervous Tissue
• Gray matter:
collection of dendrites and cell bodies
• White matter:
collection of axons and their myelin sheath
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Gray Matter and Nuclei
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Cerebral White Matter
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Spinal Cord
Nuclei Ganglion
Collection of cell bodies
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Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways
Resting Membrane Potential
• Outside of cell is more + (Na+)
• Inside of cell is more – (K+)
• Leak ion channels:
- always open
- K+ channels
• Gated ion channels:
- closed until opened by specific signal
- Na+ channels 28
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Na+
K+
• Local Current:
movement of Na+ which causes inside of cell to be
more positive (depolarize)
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• If enough Na+ enters then threshold is reached
and more Na+ channels open
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Synapse
• What is it?
- where an axon attaches to a muscle, gland,
organ, or other neuron
- involved with release of neurotransmitters
- Ex. Neuromuscular junction
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Action potential
Axon
Ca2+
1
Presynaptic
terminal
Synaptic
vesicle
Voltage-gated
Ca2+ channel
2 Synapticc left
Postsynaptic
Neurotransmitter membrane
Na+
Neurotransmitter bound
to receptor site opens
a chemically-gated 4
Na+ channel.
• Reflex arc:
path reflex travels
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Components of Reflex Arc
1. Sensory receptors:
- pick up stimulus
- in skin
2. Sensory (afferent) neurons:
send stimulus to interneurons in spinal cord
5. Effector:
muscle, gland, or organ
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Figure 8.13
Spinal nerves
T1
Spinal cord
L1
Level of the
second lumbar Cauda equina
vertebra S1
Coccygeal
nerve
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Central Nervous System
Spinal
Brain cord
Spinal Cord
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• Protected by vertebral T1
occur vertebra S1
Coccygeal
nerve
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Gray and White Matter in Spinal Cord
• Gray Matter:
- center of spinal cord
- looks like letter H or a butterfly
• White Matter:
- outside of spinal cord
- contains myelinated fibers
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Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Anatomy
Cervical Region
Spinal Cord Anatomy
Thoracic Region
Spinal Cord Anatomy
Lumbar Region
Spinal Cord Anatomy
Sacral Region
Spinal Cord Anatomy
Coccygeal Region
Spinal Cord Anatomy
Cervical & Lumbar Enlargements
Spinal Cord Anatomy
Medullary Cone & Cauda Equina
White Matter in Spinal Cord
• Contains 3 columns dorsal, ventral, lateral
columns
• Ascending tracts:
axons that conduct action potentials toward
brain
• Descending tracts:
axons that conduct action potentials away from
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Gray Matter in Spinal Cord
• Posterior horns:
contain axons which synapse with interneurons
• Anterior horns:
contain somatic neurons
• Lateral horns:
contain autonomic neurons
• Central canal:
fluid filled space in center of cord
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Central canal
Spinal
nerve
Ventral
root
(a) Rootlets
Sensory neuron
Spinal nerve
Interneuron
Autonomic neuron
(b) Lateral horn Somatic motor neuron
Anterior horn Ventral root
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Dorsal rootlets Spinal Nerve Ventral rootlets
Sympathetic
Gray ramus White ramus
ganglion
Dorsal and Ventral Rami
Spinal Nerves
• Arise along spinal cord from union of dorsal
roots and ventral roots
• Contain axons sensory and somatic neurons
• Located between vertebra
• Categorized by region of vertebral column
from which it emerges (C for cervical)
• 31 pairs
• Organized in 3 plexuses
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Peripheral Nervous System
Spinal Nerves
31 pairs
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Cervical Plexus
Cervical Plexus – Phrenic Nerve
Brachial Plexus
• Originates from spinal nerves C5-T1
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Brachial Plexus
Lumbosacral Plexus
• Originates from spinal nerves L1 to S4
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Lumbar Plexus
Sacral & Coccygeal Plexuses
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C1 Cervical
2 plexus
3 (C1–4)
Cervical 4
nerves 5
6 Brachial
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8 plexus
T1 (C5–T1)
2
3
4
5
6
Thoracic
nerves 7
Dura mater
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Cauda equina
L1
2 Lumbar
Lumbar plexus
nerves 3 (L1–4) Lumbo-
4 sacral
5 plexus
Sacral (L1–S4)
S1 plexus
Sacral S2 (L4–S4)
nerves S3
S4
S5
Coccygeal
Coccygeal
Co plexus
nerves
(S5–Co)
Posterior view
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord
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Choroid Plexus
Ventricles
Lateral Ventricles
Diencephalon Midbrain
Cerebellum
Pons
Medulla
oblongata
Brainstem
• Components:
– Medulla oblongata
– Pons
– Midbrain
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Brainstem
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
oblongata
Brainstem Components
• Medulla oblongata
– Location:
continuous with spinal cord
– Function:
regulates heart rate, blood vessel diameter, breathing,
swallowing, vomiting, hiccupping, coughing, sneezing,
balance
– Other:
pyramids: involved in conscious control of skeletal
muscle
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Medulla
Oblongata
• Pons
– Location:
above medulla, bridge between cerebrum and cerebellum
– Function:
breathing, chewing, salivation, swallowing
• Midbrain
– Location:
above pons
– Function:
coordinated eye movement, pupil diameter, turning head
toward noise
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Pons
Midbrain
• Reticular Formation
- Location:
scattered throughout brainstem
- Function:
regulates cyclical motor function, respiration,
walking, chewing, arousing and maintaining
consciousness, regulates sleep-wake cycle
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Diencephalon
Pituitary gland
Infundibulum Optic chiasma
Diencephalon Components
• Thalamus
- Characteristics:
largest portion of diencephalon
- Function:
influences moods and detects pain
• Epithalamus:
- Location:
above thalamus
- Function:
emotional and visceral response to odors
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Thalamus and Hypothalamus
Thalamus
• Hypothalamus
- Location:
below thalamus
- Characteristics:
controls pituitary gland and is connected to it by
infundibulum
- Function:
controls homeostasis, body temp, thirst,
hunger, fear, rage, sexual emotions
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Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Pineal Gland
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Cerebrum Characteristics
• Largest portion of brain
• Divisions:
– Right Hemisphere
– Left Hemisphere
separated by
longitudinal fissure
• Lobes: frontal, parietal,
occipital, temporal
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Cerebrum
Cerebrum
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Cerebral Cortex and Nuclei
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Cerebral Cortex
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• Gyri:
folds on cerebral cortex that increase surface
area
• Sulci:
shallow indentations
• Fissure:
deep indentations
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Gyri & Sulci
Gyri & Sulci
Gyri, Sulci, and Longitudinal
Fissure
Longitudinal
fissure Sulci
Gyri
Transverse Fissure
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• Left hemisphere:
- controls right side of body
- responsible for math, analytic, and speech
• Right hemisphere:
- controls left side of body
- responsible for music, art, abstract ideas
• Corpus callosum:
connection between 2 hemispheres
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Left Hemisphere of Cerebrum
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Corpus Callosum
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Lobes of Brain
• Frontal lobe
- Location: front
- Function: controls voluntary motor functions,
aggression,
moods, smell
• Parietal lobe
- Location: top
- Function: evaluates sensory input such as touch, pain,
pressure, temp., taste
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Cerebrum-Frontal Lobe
Cerebrum-Parietal Lobe
• Occipital lobe
- Location: back
- Function: vision
• Temporal lobe
- Location: sides
- Function: hearing, smell, memory
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Cerebrum-Temporal Lobe
Cerebrum-Occipital Lobe
Cerebrum - Insula Lobe
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Cerebellum
• Location:
below cerebrum
• Characteristics:
- means little brain
- cortex is composed of
gyri, sulci, gray matter
• Functions: controls
balance, muscle tone,
coordination of fine
motor movement
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Cerebellum
Sensory Functions
• CNS constantly receives sensory input
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Ascending Tracts
• What are they?
- pathways in brain and spinal cord
- transmit info. via action potentials from
periphery to brain
- each tract has limited type of sensory input
(temp, touch, pain, etc.)
- tracts are named that indicated origin and
termination
- made of 2-3 neurons in sequence 126
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Sensory Areas of Cerebral Cortex
• Primary sensory areas:
- where ascending tracts project
- where sensations are perceived
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Descending Tracts
• Project from upper motor neurons in cerebral
cortex to lower motor neurons in spinal cord
and brainstem
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Posterior (dorsal)
Lateral corticospinal
Rubrospinal
Anterior corticospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal
Tectospinal
Anterior (ventral)
• Corpus striatum:
deep in cerebrum
• Substantia nigra:
in midbrain
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Basal Nuclei
14-137
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Corpus
striatum
Thalamus
Basal
nuclei
Substantia nigra
in midbrain)
Lateral view
• Electroencephalogram (EEG):
electrodes plated on scalp to record brain’s
electrical activity
• Alpha waves:
person is awake in quiet state
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• Beta waves:
intense mental activity
• Delta waves:
deep sleep
• Theta waves:
in children
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• Consolidated:
- data that has been encoded
- temporal lobe
- short term memory
• Storage:
- long term memory
- few minutes or permanently (depends on
retrieval)
• Retrieval:
how often info. is used
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Types of Memory
• Short-term memory:
- info. is retained for a few seconds or min.
- bits of info. (usually 7)
• Long-term memory:
can last for a few minutes or permanently
• Episodic memory:
places or events
• Learning:
utilizing past memories 145
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Meninges
• What are they?
protective wrapping around brain and spinal
cord
• Meningitis:
infection of meninges (bacterial or viral)
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Meninges
Cranial Meninges
Spinal Meninges
Cranial Meninges
Cranial Meninges
Falx cerebelli Falx cerebri
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Meninges of Spinal Cord
Ventricles
• What are they?
cavities in CNS that contain fluid
• Fourth ventricle:
- base of cerebellum
- continuous with central canal of spinal cord
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Ventricles
Lateral Ventricles
Lateral ventricle
(anterior horn)
Lateral ventricle
(posterior horn)
Third ventricle
Lateral ventricle
(inferior horn)
Cerebral aqueduct
Fourth ventricle
Central canal
of spinal cord
Lateral view
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Anterior
Olfactory tract
Oculomotor nerve (III)
Trochlear nerve (IV)
Optic chiasm
Vestibulocochlear
nerve (VIII)
Glossopharyngeal
nerve (IX)
Inferior view
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I. Olfactory Nerve
Neurons Bulb
Tract Bulb
II. Optic Nerve
II. Optic Nerve
Nerve
Chiasm
Tract
III. Oculomotor Nerve
IV. Trochlear Nerve
V. Trigeminal Nerve
V. Trigeminal Nerve
V. Trigeminal Nerve-3 Divisions
Temporal
Zygomatic
Buccal
Mandibular
Cervical
VII. Facial Nerve
VIII. Vestibulocochlear Nerve
IX. Glossopharyngeal Nerve
X. Vagus Nerve
X. Vagus Nerve
Vagal ganglion
XI. Accessory Nerve
XII. Hypoglossal Nerve
XII. Hypoglossal Nerve
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Peripheral Nervous System
• Consists of all neurons outside brain and
spinal cord
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Divisions of Peripheral Nervous System
1. Afferent (Sensory):
collects input from periphery and sends it to
CNS
2. Efferent (Motor):
carries processed input from CNS to effector
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Divisions of Efferent (Motor)
1. Autonomic:
- response is automatic (involuntary)
- controls smooth and cardiac muscles and glands
2. Somatic:
- response is voluntary
- controls skeletal muscles
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Spinal
nerve
Somatic
motor neuron Skeletal
(a) Spinal cord muscle
Spinal
nerve
Autonomic
ganglion
Preganglionic
(b) Spinal cord neuron
Postganglionic
neuron
Effector organ
(e.g., smooth muscle
of colon)
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