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Nervous System Objectives
1. Identify the functions/role of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems.
2. Give the functions of the cerebellum, cerebrum, hypothalamus, and spinal cord.
3. Describe the trends in the evolution of the vertebrate brain.
4. Label a diagram of a neuron and identify the events and processes that occur at each
of the areas.
5. Sequence the pathway of a reflex arc from receptor to motor neuron and label a
diagram of a typical arc, describing what happens at each area.
6. Distinguish among receptors/effectors and sensory/inter/motor neurons.
7. Relate membrane permeability to the movement of Na+ and K+ ions.
8. Compare hyperpolarization of a neuron to depolarization.
9. Identify the types of neurotransmitters.
10. Label a diagram of a synaptic region and tell where neurotransmitters are released,
direction of impulse travel, ion flow, and fusion of the neurotransmitter occur.
11. Identify the types of receptors and the structures found in the vision and hearing
receptors.
12. Elaborate on the nervous system that allows animals to respond to external and
internal signals.
Include: function of myelin sheath, function of Schwann cells, description of action
potential and propagation of impulses along a neuron ( gated channels and ATP,
transmission of information between neurons across synapses and at target cells,
chemical messengers (acetylcholine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin,
GABA), stimulatory vs. inhibitory responses, regions of the brain have different functions
(vision, hearing, muscle movement, abstract thought and emotions, etc).
Nervous System Objectives
1. Identify the functions/role of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems.
2. Give the functions of the cerebellum, cerebrum, hypothalamus, and spinal cord.
3. Describe the trends in the evolution of the vertebrate brain.
4. Label a diagram of a neuron and identify the events and processes that occur at each
of the areas.
5. Sequence the pathway of a reflex arc from receptor to motor neuron and label a
diagram of a typical arc, describing what happens at each area.
6. Distinguish among receptors/effectors and sensory/inter/motor neurons.
7. Relate membrane permeability to the movement of Na+ and K+ ions.
8. Compare hyperpolarization of a neuron to depolarization.
9. Identify the types of neurotransmitters.
10. Label a diagram of a synaptic region and tell where neurotransmitters are released,
direction of impulse travel, ion flow, and fusion of the neurotransmitter occur.
11. Identify the types of receptors and the structures found in the vision and hearing
receptors.
12. Elaborate on the nervous system that allows animals to respond to external and
internal signals.
Include: function of myelin sheath, function of Schwann cells, description of action
potential and propagation of impulses along a neuron ( gated channels and ATP,
transmission of information between neurons across synapses and at target cells,
chemical messengers (acetylcholine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin,
GABA), stimulatory vs. inhibitory responses, regions of the brain have different functions
(vision, hearing, muscle movement, abstract thought and emotions, etc).