Nervous System Flashcards
Functions of the Nervous System?
- Coordination and Control
- Detects Stimuli
- Responds to Stimuli
- Integrates executive functions(reasoning, decsion making skills
Central Nervous System includes:
- Brain
- Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System includes:
- Cranial Nerves: connect with the brain
- Spinal Nerves: connect with the spinal cord
Somatic Nervous System
- sensory receptors and nerves are concerned with changes in the external environment
- under voluntary control
- effectors are skeletal muscles
What is an Effector?
tissue or organ that responds to a nervous system command
Autonomic Nervous system
- sensory receptors amd nerves(sensory and motor) concerned with changes in the internal environment
- effectors of the autonomic nervous system are innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
- under involuntary control
- effectors are cardiac muscle, visceral muscle and glands
- divided into: -sympathetic nervous system
- parasympathetic nervous system
Autonomic Nervous system: SYMPATHETIC
-FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
Autonomic Nervous system: PARASYMPATHETIC
-REST AND DIGEST RESPONSE(FEED AND BREED)
Structural Cells(Neuroglia)
- cells of the nervous system
- support and protect
- no electrical
ex:Astrocytes,Microglia,Oliodendroglia/Schwann Cells,Ependymal Cells
Astrocytes(Structural Cells/Neuroglia)
- star shaped cells
- help to form the blood brain barrier
- act as phagocyte
Microglia(Structural Cells/Neuroglia)
-phagocytosis of pathogens and tissue debris
Oligodendroglia/Schwann Cells(Structural Cells/Neuroglia)
- produce myelin sheath which covers the axons of neuron
- in PNS Schwann cells cytoplasm and nucleus surround the myelin sheath and are called the neurilemma
Ependymal Cells(Structural Cells/Neuroglia)
- Line the ventricles of the brain and make CSF
- CSF flows in and around the brain
Functional Cells(Neurons)
-parts of neuron include: Cell body, Dendrites,Axon
Cell bod(Neuron)
-contains nucleus, cytoplasm, organelles
Dendrites(Neuron)
- short highly branched extentions of the cell body
- bring information into the cell body
Axon(Neuron)
- thin long projections of the cell body
- taked information away from the cell body
Parts of the Axon:
- Myelin Sheath:white fatty material insulates the axon
- schwann cells
- neurolemma(schwann cells): cytoplasm and nucleus of the schwann cells
- Nodes of Ranvier-spaces on the axon between the schwann cells
White Matter
-areas of the myelinated axons forms many neurons
Gray Matter
- cell bodies of neuron
- dendrites
- unmyelinated axons
- neuroglia
Characteristics of Neurons?
- Irritability: abillity of a neuron to respond to a stimulus by producing and electrical signal
- conductivity: ability to conduct an electical signal
Classification of Neurons?
- Sensory(Afferent)-brings info to CNS
- Motor(Efferent)- takes info away from CNS
- Interneurons- relay info with in the CNS
Nerves?
-Neuron fibers(axon and dendrites) grouped together into bundles
-in the PNS the bundle is a nerve
nerves can be sensory(afferent),motor(efferent), or mixed
Tracts?
- Neuron fibers(axon and dendrites) grouped together into bundles
- in the CNS the bundle is a tract
Resting potential-membrane is polarized?
-cell membrane of a neuron is polarized(it has an electric charge when it is) at rest
Action potential-wave of depolarization?
-when the neuron has recieved enough -stimulation to generate an action potential the charge of segment of the cell membrane is changed
Repolarization?
- return to resting potential
- wave of repolarization follows the wave of depolarization
All or None Principle?
-the neuron will either recieve enough stimulation to generate an action potential or will not
Mechanism of impulse transmission?
- impulse can be transmitted along the length of the axon by traveling like a wave
- leaping from node to node(saltatory conduction)
saltatory conduction:
-faster and more efficent, rquired myelinated axons
Neurotransmitters?
- chemicals that convery info. across the synapse
- can be excitatory or inhibitory
- epinephrine/nor-epinephrine(adrenalin/nor-adrenalin)
- action depends on receptos in the effector
Epinephrine/Nor-Epinephrine(neurotransmitter)?
- stimulates HR
- dilates airway
- dilates pupil
- slows digestion
Acetylcholine(neurotransmitter)?
-neurotransmitter released at the “NMJ”
Serotonin(neurotransmitter)?
-invovled in mood
Dopamine(neurotransmitter)?
- invovled in mood
- invovled in mobility
Spinal Cord?
-located within the vertebral column extends from the occipital bone to about L1
Structure of the spinal cord?
-grey matter(nerve cell bodies and interneurons): located in the center of the spinal cord. area of gray matter is shaped like a butterfly
- white matter(myelinated axon): found on outside of the spinal cord and consist of nerve tracts
- cerebral spinal fluid flows in the central canal
Dorsal root ganglion(collection of nerve cell bodies)?
- ventral root=motor=efferent
- dorsal root=sensory=afferent
Reflex Arc?
- reflex:involuntary response to a stimulus
- many reflexes are protective
- many reflexes are spinal nerves
- component of a reflex arc:
1. receptor
2. afferent neuron
3. efferent neuron
4. effetor
Spinal Nerves(PNS)
- 31 pairs
- connect the CNS w/ receptors & effectors
- they are mixed nerves
- named according to the region and level of the spinal cord from which they emerge
- after they exit from the verterbraql column they divide into many fibers.
- the fibers from served nerves converge to form networks called plexus
- vertebral column: 8 cervical spinal nerve pairs (C1-C8), 12 thoracic pairs (T1-T12), 5 lumbar pairs (L1-L5), 5 sacral pairs (S1-S5), and 1 coccygeal pair.
Plexuses(Branches of Spinal Nerves)
1-Cervical Plexus: innervates the skin and muscles of the neck,shoulder, and the diaphragm. major nerve: phrenic nerve: motor impules to diaphragm.
2-Brachial Plexus: innervates the skin and muscles of the upper extremities
3-Lumbosacral Plexus: innervates skin and muscles of the lower torso and lower extremities. major nerve: sciatic nerve
*damage to spinal cord happens from that point down.
Dermatome
-region of the skin that supplies sensory info. to one pair of the spinal nerves
Autonomic(involuntary) nervous system
division of the PNS
- effectors are: -smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands
- has two functional parts
- sympathetic and parasympathetic
sympathetic
- fight or flight or stress reponse
- neurotransmitter:epinephrine/nor epinephrine
- The E’s(emergency,excitemetn,embarrassment,exexercise)
parasympathetic
- rest and digest or feed/breed
- responsible for homeostasis
- SLUDD: things parasympathetic promotes
- salvation
- lacrimation
- urination
- digestion
- defecation
Effects of sympathetic system on selected organs:
pupils of the eye: dilation
sweat glands: stimulation
digestive glands: inhibition
heart: increased rate and strength of beat
Bronchi of lungs: dilation
Muscles of digestive system: decreased peristalsis
kidneys: decreased activity
urinary bladder:relaxation to prevention urination
liver: increased release of glucose
blood vessels: increased blood flow to skeletal muscles and resp. system
Effects of the parasympathtic system on selected organs:
pupils of the eye: consrtiction
sweat glands: none
digestive glands: stimulation
heart: decreased rate of beat
Bronchi of lungs: constriction
Muscles of digestive system: increased peristalsis
kidneys: none
urinary bladder: contracting and empyting
liver:none
blood vessels:increased blood flow to Gi system