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Neurons and the Nervous System

Neurons and the Nervous System. Nervous System. Central nervous system (CNS): Brain Spinal cord Peripheral nervous system (PNS): Sensory neurons Motor neurons (somatic and autonomic). The Nervous System. The Nervous System. Central Nervous System (CNS). Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).

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Neurons and the Nervous System

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  1. Neurons and the Nervous System

  2. Nervous System • Central nervous system (CNS): • Brain • Spinal cord • Peripheral nervous system (PNS): • Sensory neurons • Motor neurons (somatic and autonomic)

  3. The Nervous System The Nervous System Central Nervous System (CNS) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Brain Spinal Cord Motor Neurons Sensory Neurons Somatic Nervous System • voluntary movements via skeletal muscles Autonomic Nervous System • organs, smooth muscles Sympathetic - “Fight-or-Flight” responses Parasympathetic - maintenance

  4. Divisions of the autonomic nervous system Rest Action

  5. The Nervous System • A physical organ system like any other • The main cell of the nervous system are: • Neurons

  6. The Neuron • The basic functional unit of the nervous system. • Function: Send impulses to and from the CNS and PNS

  7. Neuron Structure

  8. Dendrite Fine hair-like extensions on the end of a neuron. • Function: receive incoming stimuli. • Cell Body or Soma The control center of the neuron. • Function: Directs impulses from the dendrites to the axon. • Nucleus  Control center of the Soma. • Function: Tells the soma what to do.

  9. Axon Pathway for the nerve impulse (electrical message) from the soma to the opposite end of the neuron. • Myelin Sheath  An insulating layer around an axon. Made up of Schwann cells. • Nodes of Ranvier Gaps between schwann cells. • Conduction of the impulse. (Situation where speed of an impulse is greatly increased by the message ‘jumping’ the gaps in an axon).

  10. Types of Neurons • There are 3 types of neurons. • Sensory Neurons Neurons located near receptor organs (skin, eyes, ears). • Function: receive incoming stimuli from the environment. • Motor Neurons Neurons located near effectors (muscles and glands) • Function: Carry impules to effectors to initiate a response. • Interneurons Neurons that relay messages between other neurons such as sensory and motor neurons. (found most often in Brain and Spinal chord).

  11. Types of Neurons

  12. Sensory vs. Motor sensory nerve CNS e.g., skin Neurons that send signals from the senses, skin, muscles, and internal organs to the CNS motor nerve CNS e.g., muscle Neurons that transmit commands from the CNS to the muscles, glands, and organs Gray’s Anatomy 38 1999

  13. Nerves • Nerves  Collections of neurons that are joined together by connective tissue. • Responsible for transferring impulses from receptors to CNS and back to effectors.

  14. Neuron Anatomy and Neural Communication

  15. Cell Body Dendrites MyelinSheath Axon Neurons Dendrites of another neuron Axon of anotherneuron

  16. Neural Anatomy and communication • Synapse • junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron • tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or cleft

  17. Specific Parts: The NeuronStructure

  18. Specific Parts: The NeuronFunction 1. 3. 2. Neurons = 3 functions: Reception, Conduction, Transmission

  19. Communication • Impulse releases neurotransmitter from vesicles • Neurotransmitter enters synaptic gap • Neurotransmitter binds to receptors on the receiving neuron

  20. Place of the PNS in the structural organization of the nervous system CNS PNS Motor division Sensory division Sympathetic division Autonomic nervous system Somatic nervous system Parasympathetic division

  21. Central Nervous SystemThe Brain • cerebral cortex: the covering, where most mental processes take place • The brain is divided into two halves (cerebral hemispheres) separated by a deep fissure • hemispheres control opposite side of body (e.g. right-handers’ writing is controlled by the left hemisphere)

  22. Our Divided Brain • cerebral hemispheres connected by the: • corpus callosum, a large band of neural fibers that transmits messages between hemispheres

  23. Structure of the Cortex • cerebral cortex divided into lobes, or regions of the brain • Each lobe is (roughly) responsible for different higher-level functions, but remember that they do not work merely in isolation.

  24. Structure of the Cortex • occipital lobe: brain lobe at the back of the head • responsible primarily for vision

  25. Structure of the Cortex • temporal lobe: the brain lobe under the temples, in front of the ears • many functions, including receiving and processing sounds, comprehending language committing information to long term memory, emotion

  26. Structure of the Cortex • parietal lobe: brain lobe at the top and center/rear of the head • involved in registering spatial location, body awareness, touch and pressure, taste

  27. Structure of the Cortex • frontal lobe: the brain lobe located behind the forehead • Movement of body, personality, concentration, planning, problem solving, meaning of words, emotional reactions, speech and smell. • In many ways, the frontal lobe is what makes us uniquely human.

  28. Our Divided Brain • cerebral hemispheres connected by the: • corpus callosum, a large band of neural fibers that transmits messages between hemispheres

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