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Title: The Nervous System


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The Nervous System
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  • Anatomy Physiology

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The BasicsThe nervous system is your body's
decision and communication center.
  • The central nervous system (CNS) is made of the
    brain and the spinal cord
  • The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is made of
    nerves.

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Neurons
  • A neuron is a nerve cell that is the basic
    building block of the nervous system and are
    specialized to transmit information throughout
    the body.
  • Job communicating information in both chemical
    and electrical forms.
  • 3 main types
  • 1. Sensory neurons (afferent) carry information
    from the sensory receptor cells throughout the
    body to the brain.
  • 2. Motor neurons (efferent) transmit information
    from the brain to the muscles of the body.
  • 3. Interneurons are responsible for
    communicating
  • information between different neurons in
    the body.
  • Well get back to these later..

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Do Now!
  • What are the two main parts of the nervous
    system?
  • What organs are these two parts made up of?
  • What is a neuron?
  • What are the 3 different kinds of neurons?

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Use the definitions below to correctly label this
neuron
  • axon - the long extension of a neuron that
    carries nerve impulses away from the body of the
    cell to other neurons.
  • axon terminals - the hair-like ends of the axon
  • cell body - the cell body of the neuron it
    contains the nucleus (also called the soma)
  • dendrites - the branching structure of a neuron
    that receives messages (attached to the cell
    body)
  • myelin sheath - the fatty substance that
    surrounds and protects some nerve fibers node of
    Ranvier - one of the many gaps in the myelin
    sheath - this is where the action potential
    occurs during saltatory conduction along the axon
  • nucleus - the organelle in the cell body of the
    neuron that contains the genetic material of the
    cell
  • Schwann's cells - cells that produce myelin -
    they are located within the myelin sheath.

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Neurons
Neuron Parts Soma body of the cell (main
space contains nucleus/DNA) Dendrites receive
messages from neurons Axon sends messages to
other neurons
Anatomy of a nerve http//www.youtube.com/watch?v
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Two parts of Nervous system Neuron video clip
  • The Nervous System
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?vxx--f9Y8wjg

The Teenage Brain on NOVA http//www.pbs.org/wgbh
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How messages are sent and received
  • Neurons send messages electrochemically. This
    means that chemicals cause an electrical signal.
  • Chemicals in the body are "electrically-charged"
    -- when they have an electrical charge, they are
    called ions.

Watch Bill Nyes Greatest Science Discoveries on
Neutrotransmitters.
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How messages are sent and received continued
  • Resting Membrane Potential At rest, there is an
    excess of negative ions inside the neuron
    compared to the outside.

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How messages are sent and received continued
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  • Action Potential
  • When a message is incoming, the membrane opens at
    that point, and positively charged ions flow in.
  • This process is repeated along the length of the
    membrane, creating the neural impulse that
    travels down the axon, causing the neuron to
    fire.
  • Electrical changes during the action
    potential.The incoming message must be above a
    certain threshold to cause a neuron to fire.
    After it fires, the neuron is returned to its
    resting state. This process happens very quickly,
    and within a few thousandths of a second the
    neuron is ready to fire again.

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Myelin and Nodes of Ranvier
  • The axons of the nerve cells are sheathed in a
    smooth fatty protein called myelin which
    insulates the axon. It considerably increases the
    speed that nerve impulses travel along the axon.
  • Without the myelin, the axons would have to be
    about one hundred times their volume to achieve
    the same speed of nerve transmissions. The myelin
    is wrapped around the axon in many thin layers.
    The myelin does not enclose the axon in one
    entire sheath, but has gaps at intervals called
    the nodes of Ranvier.

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What causes the change in potential to occur?
  • A stimulus causes the sodium gates (channel) to
    open and, because there's more sodium on the
    outside than the inside of the membrane, sodium
    then diffuses rapidly into the nerve cell.
  • 2. All these positively-charged sodium ions
    rushing in causes the membrane potential to
    become positive (the inside of the membrane is
    now positive relative to the outside). The sodium
    channels open only briefly, then close again.
  • 3. The potassium channels then open, and, because
    there is more potassium inside the membrane than
    outside, positively-charged potassium ions
    diffuse out. As these positive ions go out, the
    inside of the membrane once again becomes
    negative with respect to the outside.

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From One To The Next
  • A chemical message (called a neurotransmitter)
    passes from the sending neuron to the receiving
    neuron.
  • The neurotransmitters leave the sending neuron
    and enter the space between the sending and
    receiving neurons. This space is called the
    synapse or synaptic cleft.
  • The neurotransmitters then hook up to a receptor
    on the receiving neuron to deliver their message.

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  • Once neurotransmitters have sent their message,
    they can be reabsorbed by the sending neuron in a
    process called reuptake.
  • Reuptake allows the messengers to be reused.
  • Two of these neurotransmitters are serotonin and
    norepinephrine

Reuptake of serotonin occurs when some of the
serotonin that is passed from the presynaptic
neuron is recycled back into that neuron (see
upward arrows and F). SSRIs (P) block this
reuptake by blocking the channels (B) which allow
for this reuptake of the serotonin (C). This
increases the amount of serotonin in the synaptic
cleft that can bind with receptors on the
postsynaptic terminal.
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Antidepressant Meds
  • SSRI
  • Low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the
    synapse are associated with depression and
    sadness. Some medications used to treat
    depression work by increasing the amount of
    certain neurotransmitters that are available to
    carry messages.
  • Antidepressants, such as selective serotonin
    reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, work by slowing or
    blocking the sending neuron from taking back the
    released serotonin. In that way, more of this
    chemical is available in the synapse.
  • The more of this neurotransmitter that is
    available, the more likely the message is
    received, and depression is reduced.
  • MAO INHIBITORS
  • The antidepressants known as MAO inhibitors, or
    MAOIs, affect neurotransmitters differently.
    Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is a natural enzyme that
    breaks down neurotransmitters. The drug MAOI
    disrupts the action of the enzyme MAO. In that
    way, there is an increase in the amount of
    neurotransmitters in the synapse, making more
    messengers available to the receiving neuron, and
    thus reducing depression.

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Neuron parts
  • http//garyfisk.com/anim/neuronparts.swf
  • Animated visual http//www.classzone.com/cz/books
    /bio_07/get_chapter_group.htm?cin9rganimated_bi
    ologyatanimated_biologyvaranimated_biology

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Quiz Time! Name the ..
  • 1. Part of the neuron that releases
    neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. 2.
    Fatty material that surrounds some axons. 3.
    Part that takes information away from the cell
    body. 4. The gaps in the myelin sheath. 5. Part
    of neuron that contains the nucleus. 6. Part
    that takes information to the cell body. 7.
    Organelle in neuron that contains genetic
    material.

Answers are 1. Axon terminal 4. Nodes of
Ranvier 7. Nucleus 2. Myelin 5. Soma 3.
Axon 6. Dendrites
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The Central Nervous System
young frankenstein part 1
  • Interesting Facts!
  • The central nervous system is divided into two
    parts the brain and the spinal cord.
  • The average adult human brain weighs 1.3 to 1.4
    kg (approximately 3 pounds).
  • The brain contains about 100 billion nerve cells
    (neurons) and trillions of "support cells" called
    gila.
  • The spinal cord is about 43 cm long in adult
    women and 45 cm long in adult men and weighs
    about 35-40 grams.
  • The vertebral column, the collection of bones
    (back bone) that houses the spinal cord, is about
    70 cm long. Therefore, the spinal cord is much
    shorter than the vertebral column.

The Brain The Inside Story http//watch.thirteen
.org/video/1896942975/
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The CNS The Brain
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  • The cerebrum -- which is just Latin for "brain"
    -- is the newest (evolutionarily) and largest
    part of the brain as a whole.  It is here that
    things like perception, imagination, thought,
    judgment, and decision occur.
  • The surface of the cerebrum -- the cerebral
    cortex -- is composed of six thin layers of
    neurons (nerve cells) and is refered to as the
    grey matter. It sits on top of a large
    collection of white matter pathways. 
  • The cortex is heavily convoluted with ridges
    called gyri and valleys called sulci. If you
    were to spread the cortex out, it would actually
    take up about 2 1/2 square feet (2500 sq cm).  It
    includes about 10 billion neurons, with about 50
    trillion synapses!
  • The cerebral cortex is divided into four
    sections, called "lobes" the frontal lobe,
    parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe.

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The Brain
The cerebral cortex is comprised of the frontal
lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal
lobe.
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What do each of these lobes do?
  • Frontal Lobe- associated with reasoning,
    planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions,
    and problem solving

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Functions associated with the frontal
lobes Conscious thought Concentration
Perseverance Judgment Attention span Impulse
control - self monitoring and supervision
Problem solving Organization Critical thinking
Forward thinking Ability to feel and express
emotions Empathy
YouTube - NEURONS AND NEURO-TRANSMITTERS
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What do each of these lobes do?
  • Frontal Lobe- associated with reasoning,
    planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions,
    and problem solving
  • Parietal Lobe- associated with movement,
    orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli

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Parietal Lobe
  • The parietal lobes can be divided into two
    functional regions.
  • One involves sensation and perception and the
    other is concerned with integrating sensory
    input, primarily with the visual system.

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What do each of these lobes do?
  • Frontal Lobe- associated with reasoning,
    planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions,
    and problem solving
  • Parietal Lobe- associated with movement,
    orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli
  • Occipital Lobe- associated with visual processing

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Occipital lobes
  • The OC are the center of our visual perception
    system. They are not particularly vulnerable to
    injury because of their location at the back of
    the brain, although any significant trauma to the
    brain could produce subtle changes to our
    visual-perceptual system, such as visual field
    defects.

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What do each of these lobes do?
  • Frontal Lobe- associated with reasoning,
    planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions,
    and problem solving
  • Parietal Lobe- associated with movement,
    orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli
  • Occipital Lobe- associated with visual processing
  • Temporal Lobe- associated with perception and
    recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and
    speech

The senses of the body (speech, hearing,
feelings, seeing and memory) and control of the
muscles, are part of the grey matters function.
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TEMPORAL LOBES Located at sides of head above
ears, the temporal lobes form the wings of the
soul of our living caduceus. Functions The
dominant side is usually the left hand side and
governs- Hearing ability Understanding and
processing language Memory acquisition -
particularly long term memory Some visual
perceptions Categorization of objects. The no
dominant side or right side governs- Recognition
of facial expressions Decoding vocal intonation
Rhythm Music Visual learning
http//web-us.com/brain/braindominance.htm Left
vs. Right side brain test
How your memory works?
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  • A deep furrow divides the cerebrum into two
    halves, known as the left and right hemispheres.
    Sometimes the right hemisphere is associated with
    creativity and the left hemispheres is associated
    with logic abilities.
  • The corpus callosum is a bundle of axons which
    connects these two hemispheres.

The right hemisphere controls the left side of
the body, and the left hemisphere controls the
right side.
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Do Now!
  • What are the 4 parts of the cerebrum?
  • The convolutions of the cerebrum are comprised of
    ridges and valleys. What are the ridges called?
    The valleys?
  • What part of the brain is dedicated to visual
    perceptions?
  • What part of the brain is associated with
    reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement,
    emotions, and problem solving?
  • 5. What part of the brain is associated with
    movement, orientation, recognition, perception of
    stimuli?
  • 6. What part of the brain is associated with
    perception and recognition of auditory stimuli,
    memory, and speech?
  • 7. What is the deep furrow that divides the
    cerebrum into two halves known as?

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The Cerebellum
  • The cerebellum, or "little brain", is similar to
    the cerebrum in that it has two hemispheres and
    has a highly folded surface or cortex.

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CEREBELLUM Located at the base of the skull, and
attached to the rear of the brain stem.
Functions Coordination of voluntary
movement posture Balance and equilibrium Some
memory for reflex motor acts.
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Limbic System
  • The limbic system, often referred to as the
    "emotional brain", is found buried within the
    cerebrum. Like the cerebellum, evolutionarily the
    structure is rather old.
  • This system contains the
  • thalamus (almost all sensory information enters
    this structure where neurons send that
    information to the overlying cortex ),
  • hypothalamus (functions including homeostasis,
    emotion, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythms, and
    control of the autonomic nervous system. In
    addition, it controls the pituitary )
  • amygdala (memory, emotion, and fear ),
  • hippocampus (important for learning and memory,
    for converting short term memory to more
    permanent memory, and for recalling spatial
    relationships in the world about us)

Sense of smell
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BRAIN STEM Located deep in the brain, leads to
spinal cord. Often referred to as The 'Reptilian'
or 'Primitive' Brain. The majority of the cranial
nerves exit from the brain stem at the
pons. Functions Breathing Heart Rate
Swallowing Reflexes to seeing and hearing
(Startle Response). Controls sweating, blood
pressure, digestion, temperature (Autonomic
Nervous System). Affects level of alertness.
Ability to sleep. Sense of balance (Vestibular
Function).
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Grey vs. White Matter
  • Grey matter closely packed neuron cell bodies
    (making up the cerebral cortex) form the grey
    matter  of the brain. The grey matter includes
    regions of the brain involved in muscle control,
    sensory perceptions, such as seeing and hearing,
    memory, emotions and speech.
  • White matter neuronal tissue containing mainly
    long, myelinated axons, is known as white
    matter or the diencephalon. It makes up the
    cerebrum. The color comes from the myelin.
  • The nuclei of the white matter are involved in
    the relay of sensory information from the rest of
    the body to the cerebral cortex, as well as in
    the regulation of autonomic (unconscious)
    functions such as body temperature, heart rate
    and blood pressure.
  • Certain nuclei within the white matter are
    involved in the expression of emotions, the
    release of hormones from the pituitary gland, and
    in the regulation of food and water intake. These
    nuclei are generally considered part of the
    limbic system.

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Brain stem 3 parts
  • Lower animals have only a medulla.
  • The brain stem controls the reflexes and
    automatic functions (heart rate, blood pressure),
    limb movements and visceral functions (digestion,
    urination).

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  • Corpus callosum
  • Cerebellum
  • Pituitary gland
  • Pons
  • Medulla
  • Spinal cord
  • Frontal
  • Temporal
  • Occipital
  • Parietal

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12 Cranial Nerves
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Fissure any cleft or groove, normal or
otherwise, especially a deep fold in the cerebral
cortex involving its entire thickness.
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Brains
  • Wild pig, dolphin, human
  • Chimpanzee?

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Sheep Brain Dissection Guide
http//www.wellesley.edu/Biology/Concepts/Html/she
epbrain.html http//academic.scranton.edu/departm
ent/psych/sheep/
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Dura mater
Superior ID
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After splitting the cerebral hemispheres
Part 1 Sheep brain dissection http//www.youtube.
com/watch?vy7gEWzPqm94
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Ventral side of the brain
Part 2 Brain dissection http//www.youtube.com/wa
tch?vjr3qSaUzc6Q
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Here's the cerebellum pushed downward to expose
the superior and inferior colliculi and pineal
gland
The Superior colliculus (2 parts) and the
inferior colliculus (2 parts) make up the corpora
quadrigemina. They are the reflex centers
involving hearing and vision.
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The Nerves
The largest nerve in the body is the sciatic and
it splits into the common tibial and fibular
nerves that run down each leg.
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How the messages travel
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PNS
  • As part of the Peripheral Nervous System, nerves
    reach from your brain to your face, ears, eyes,
    nose, and spinal cord... and from the spinal cord
    to the rest of your body.
  • Motor neurons (motoneurons) carry signals from
    the central nervous system to the outer parts
    (muscles, skin, glands) of your body.
  • Sensory neurons carry signals from the outer
    parts of your body (periphery) into the central
    nervous system.
  • Receptors sense the environment (chemicals,
    light, sound, touch) and encode this information
    into electrochemical messages that are
    transmitted by sensory neurons.
  • Interneurons connect various neurons within the
    brain and spinal cord.

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Reflex Pathways
  • The simplest type of neural pathway is a
    monosynaptic (single connection) reflex pathway,
    like the knee-jerk reflex.
  • 1. When the doctor taps the right spot on your
    knee with a rubber hammer, receptors send a
    signal into the spinal cord through a sensory
    neuron.
  • 2. The sensory neuron passes the message to a
    motor neuron that controls your leg muscles.
    Nerve impulses travel down the motor neuron and
    stimulate the appropriate leg muscle to contract.
  • 3. The response is a muscular jerk that happens
    quickly and does not involve your brain.
  • Humans have lots of hard-wired reflexes like
    this, but as tasks become more complex, the
    pathway "circuitry" gets more complicated and the
    brain gets involved.

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Revisiting the Knee-Jerk Response
  • What is the stimulus?
  • The hammer hits the tendon.
  • The muscle contracts, causing the foot to jerk
    upward.
  • What is the response?
  • The muscle contracts, causing
  • the foot to jerk upward.

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How is the Hammer Tap Detected?
  • The muscles in your leg have stretch receptors.
  • They react to a change in length of the muscle.
  • When the hammer hits the tendon at the knee, it
  • makes a muscle in the front of your thigh longer
  • (stretches it).
  • That stimulates the stretch receptors in that
    muscle.

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Other Reflexes

Stimulus Response
An insect flying towards your eye Blinking
The aroma of your favorite food Salivation
A bright light shining in your eye Pupils get smaller
A nasty odor Nausea
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Whats a Reflex?
  • You need to detect a change in the environment (a
    stimulus) and react to the change (a response) in
    a way that maintains homeostasis.
  • When you do this without thinking, it is called a
    reflex.

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How is a Stimulus Detected?
  • Some cells are specialized to react to a specific
    stimulus.
  • These are called receptors (they receive a
    stimulus). The receptor cells of your eyes are
    stimulated by light.

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The Response
  • When the receptor is stimulated, it sends a
    message to a part of your body that effects the
    correct response.
  • This is called the effector.

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Reflex arc
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How the Message Travels From the Receptor to the
Effector.
  • A sensory neuron carries the message from the
    receptor to the central nervous system (the
    spinal cord and brain).
  • A motor neuron carries the message from the
    central nervous system to the effector.
  • This is a reflex arc.

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Motor (efferent) Neurons
  • Is divided into two groups
  • 1. Autonomic system
  • The ANS In most situations, we are unaware of the
    workings of the ANS because it functions in an
    involuntary, reflexive manner.
  • 2. Somatic system (back to this in a moment)

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Name the Neurons
  • Neuron 2 ?
  • Sensory (Afferent) Neuron

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Name the Neurons
  • Neuron 3 ?
  • Interneuron

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Name the Neurons
  • Neuron 4 ?
  • Motor (Efferent) Neuron

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The ANS is most important in two situations
  • In emergencies that cause stress and require us
    to"fight" or take "flight" (run away)
  •                      
  • In non-emergencies that allow us to "rest"
    "digest."           .

The ANS is divided into three parts 1. The
sympathetic nervous system 2. The
parasympathetic nervous system 3. The enteric
nervous system (is a meshwork of nerve fibers
that innervate the viscera (gastrointestinal
tract, pancreas, and gall bladder).
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ANS
  • Parasympathetic
  • This calls for "Rest and Digest" responses. Now
    is the time for the parasympathetic nervous to
    work to save energy - your blood pressure
    decreases, your heart beats slower, and digestion
    can start.
  • Sympathetic
  • These are "Fight or Flight" responses. In these
    types of situations, your sympathetic nervous
    system is called into action - it uses energy -
    your blood pressure increases, your heart beats
    faster, and digestion slows down.

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The Autonomic Nervous System The Autonomic Nervous System The Autonomic Nervous System
Structure Sympathetic Stimulation Parasympathetic Stimulation
Iris (eye muscle) Pupil dilation Pupil constriction
Salivary Glands Saliva production reduced Saliva production increased
Oral/Nasal Mucosa Mucus production reduced Mucus production increased
Heart Heart rate and force increased Heart rate and force decreased
Lung Bronchial muscle relaxed Bronchial muscle contracted
Stomach Peristalsis reduced Gastric juice secreted motility increased
Small Intestine Motility reduced Digestion increased
Large Intestine Motility reduced Secretions and motility increased
Liver Increased conversion ofglycogen to glucose
Kidney Decreased urine secretion Increased urine secretion
Adrenal medulla Norepinephrine andepinephrine secreted
Bladder Wall relaxedSphincter closed Wall contractedSphincter relaxed

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  • The inner part, the adrenal medulla, produces
    catecholamines, such as epinephrine.
  • Also called adrenaline, epinephrine increases
    blood pressure and heart rate when the body
    experiences stress.
  • These hormones are produced in response to
    stressors such as fright, anger, caffeine, or low
    blood sugar. (Epinephrine injections are often
    used to counteract a severe allergic reaction.)

Detailed epinephrine action Fight or
Flight http//www.youtube.com/watch?vejq99wLEMTw
featurerelated
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Flight or Flight Response Video
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4g25d7_Afmcfeature
    related (from Discovery Channel 6 min.)
  • Adrenaline Rush Standing on a cliff
    http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDplhL6mJhcQfeature
    related
  • Adrenaline Rush Shark cage http//www.youtube.co
    m/watch?v50dVhd4dmp8featurefvwrel

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Back to The Somatic Nervous System
  • Somatic Nervous System
  • The somatic nervous system consists of
    peripheral nerve fibers that send sensory
    information to the central nervous system AND
    motor nerve fibers that project to skeletal
    muscle.
  • The picture shows the somatic motor system. The
    cell body is located in either the brain or
    spinal cord and projects directly to a skeletal
    muscle.

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This very strange creature in the Glasgow Science
Centre is the Homunculus. The different parts of
the body are sized according to the amount of
nerves present in that part of the body.
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Disorders of the Nervous System
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Alzheimers disease
  • progressive degenerative brain disease that
    results in dementia associated with a shortage of
    acetylcholine (an important neurotransmitter) and
    structural changes in brain areas involving
    cognition and memory. Because nerve cells do not
    undergo mitosis, new cells can not be generated.

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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
  • brain dysfunction where blood supply to a region
    is blocked and vital brain tissues dies as by a
    blood clot or ruptured blood vessel. This is
    more commonly called a stroke.

http//www.webmd.com/stroke/ss/slideshow-stroke-ov
erview?ecdwnl_chl_100411
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Stroke Test Talk, Wave, Smile
  • The F.A.S.T. test helps spot symptoms. It stands
    for
  • Face. Ask for a smile. Does one side droop?
  • Arms. When raised, does one side drift down?
  • Speech. Can the person repeat a simple sentence?
    Does he or she have trouble or slur words?
  • Time. Time is critical. Call 911 immediately if
    any symptoms are present.

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Parkinsons Disease
  • Parkinson disease (PD) is characterized by a
    slowing of voluntary movements, bradykinesia
    stone face, muscular rigidity and tremor at
    rest. 
  • These abnormalities result from a reduction of
    neurons that make dopamine.

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Multiple sclerosis
  • when the myelin sheath around the axon
    deteriorates the electrical current is short
    circuited.
  • The person may experience visual and speech
    disturbances and also lose muscle control.

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M.S.
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Tourette Syndrome
  • This syndrome begins in childhood and manifests
    itself through various forms of tics. 
  • These tics include frequent, irregular movements
    of the head, neck, or shoulders.  They also may
    be more complex motor behaviors such as snorting,
    sniffing, and involuntary vocalization. 
  • As the syndrome progresses repetitive behaviors
    such as touching others, obsessive compulsive
    symptoms, and explosive involuntary cursing can
    be more common. 
  • Aggressive behavior and improper sexual impulses
    are the rarest and most severe expressions of the
    syndrome. 
  • The cause of Tourette syndrome is not known, but
    it is believed to have a genetic component.

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Famous People with Tourettes (OCD)
  Dan Ackroyd was diagnosed with tourette's and
asperger syndromes at an early age, but the
symptoms seem to have disappeared when he was
around 14. The diagnosis of Asperger syndrome did
not exist in the 1960s, when Aykroyd was a
preteen. It involved mostly grunting and physical
tics through nervousness.
David suffers from OCD and it manifests itself
through constant cleanliness and perfection of
all that is around him. Anything out of order is
enough to cause a conflict and must be attended
to immediately. Examples of this complete order
is that everything must be in pairs, if there are
three books on a table one must be added, or one
must be removed. Only 2 of the population suffer
from this strong OCD.
  •  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - (1756-1791) It has
    also been documented that he was hyperactive,
    suffered from mood swings, had tics, and loved
    made-up words. Despite these behaviors, we will
    probably never know for certain whether Mozart
    had TS.

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Cerebral Edema
  • The brain reacts to severe head trauma by
    retaining water. As a result, the brain swells.
    The pressure grows as the brain presses on the
    skull. This can be fatal or result in severe
    brain damage.

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Famous People with Cerebral Edema
Actor Natasha Richardson
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Video The Secret Mind54 min
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Nervous System Test
  • Complete your study guide to prepare for the
    test.
  • The test has.
  • 29 multiple choice (2 pts each)
  • 6 labeling neuron (2 points each)
  • 10 fill in the blanks (2 pts each)
  • 6 label parts of the brain
  • 100 points
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