Chapter 5 - 2 Flashcards
sponges are the only animals
without neurons
simplest nervous system is
nerve net
nerve net located in the
Cnidarians
radially symmetric animals have
nerve ring
bilaterally symmetric animals have
central nervous system
Cnidarians have only nerve net, no
brain
Segmented animals have
chain of segmental ganglia
ganglia is larger in
arthropods
each thoracic and abdominal body segments have
one ganglion
segmented animals have
decentralized brain funct
evolutionary Trend towards
enlarged anterior region of CNS
most cephalopods, mollusks, and vertebrates have
most adv brains
ganglia are enlarged in adv brains and org into
lobes
vertebrate —— is related to —
brain size related to body size
cost of larger brain is offset by
smaller intestinal tract
larger brains with high quality diets
carnivores
small brained with low quality diets
herbivores
maternal energy hypothesis
brain size depends on allocation of maternal resources for fetal dev
organization of vertebrate nervous system
central nervous
peripheral nervous
CNS
Brain
spinal cord
PNS
nerve fibers extending to other parts of body
PNS parts
afferent division
efferent division
afferent division
carriers info from sensors to CNSe
efferent division
transmits instru from CNS to effector organs
PNS neuron parts
Afferent neurons
efferent neurons
interneurons
Afferent neuron parts
sensory rec
peripheral axon
cell body
central axon
sensory receptors
at peripheral end
peripheral axon
extends from sensory rec to cell body
cell body
dorsal root ganglion outside CNS
central axon
extends from cell body into spinal cord
efferent neurons parts
dendrites
cell body
axon
dendrites
SA for signal and cell body in CNS
axon
projects to effectors organ
interneurons
lie entirely within CNS
integration of peripheral responses to peripheral info
autonomic nervous system
reg visceral activities
ANS divisions
sympathetic
parasympathetic
dual innervation
innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
ANS divisions exert
opposite effects
sympathetic system
preparation for strenuous activity in fight or flights
sympathetic system functions
heart rate inc
respiratory open
fat broken down
pupils dilate
blood vessels
parasympathetic system
housekeeping activities in relaxed situations
PS examples
digestion
peeing
ANS consists of two neuron chain
preganglionic fibers
postganglionic fibers
preganglion fibers
extends from CNS to autonomic ganglion
postganglionic fibers
innervate effector organs
sympathetic nerve fibers originated in
thoraacic and lumbar region of spinal cord