Nervous System (CNS and PNS) Flashcards
Do sponges have a nervous system?
No
Describe the Cnidarians CNS. What are they?
- Have nerve nets- where neurons are spread apart
- Lack a brain
- Jellyfish
Describe the Annelids CNS. What are they?
- Well developed brain
- Ganglia in each segment
- Earthworms
Describe the Arthropods CNS. What are they?
- Brain
- Ventral nerve chord-double row of ganglia nervee chords on ventral and dorsal
- Segmental ganglia-in the thorax and abdomen provide nerves to the appendages, dorsal muscles, sense organs, and heart.
- Decentralized nervous system
- Crab
Describe the Cephalopods CNS. What are they?
- Ganglia in each arm
- Ganglia in body
- Brain
- Squid
Describe the Vertebrates CNS. What are they?
- Highly cephalized
- Hollow nerve chord on dorsal (back) side of body- the spine
- Animals
What are the four CNS protective barriers?
- Bone coverings
- Protective meninges
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Blood-brain barrier
What is bone’s role in CNS protection?
- Brain is covered by skull
- Spinal cord is protected by vertebrae
What is meninges role in CNS protection? 3 types?
- The cranial meninges are layers of connective tissue continuous with the spinal meninges.
- Protect the brain and provide nutrients
- Dura mater-tough outer layer under the skull
- Arachnoid mater- spidery middle layer
- Pia mater- thin layer over the brain
What is cerebrospinal fluids role in CNS protection? 3 functions?
- Circulates through the internal cavities in the brain and spinal cord
- Mechanical- cushions the brain and protects from trauma
- Homeostatic- Removes waste products
- Circulation- Circulates nutrients
What is blood brain barrier’s role in CNS protection?
-a filtering mechanism of the capillaries that carry blood to the brain and spinal cord tissue
- The vascular endothelium around brain capillaries forms tight junctions with the nearby astrocytes.
- Blocks passage of certain substances
What are the three regions of the brain? How are they split up?
- Hindbrain- Controls most reflex responses; Regulates involuntary behaviours
- Midbrain-Coordinate visual, auditory, and sensory information
- Forebrain-Process olfactory (smell) information; Regulating body temp, reproduction, sleeping, eating; Learning and memory
What are the 3 basic functions (divisions) of the hindbrain?
-Medulla oblongata
Reflex centers regulating breathing, heart rate, diameter of blood vessels
Neural pathways between spinal cord and brain
-Pons
Control alertness, sleep and wake, regulates breathing
-Cerebellum Motor coordination (body posture, coordinates locomotion, integrates info from proprioceptors)n
What are the basic functions of the midbrain?
- Tectum- Optic lobes- Processes visual, auditory and touch information.
- Tegmentum- Reflex responses to visual, auditory and touch
Midbrain differences in animals.
- Humans- small
- Other animals are large