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The
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
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&
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Nervous System
CSI #8 – Function of the Nervous System
You at a friend’s backyard party when her uncle
starts to stumble, and complain of dizziness and
tiredness. He is also having difficulty breathing.
He mentions that he was spraying for insects in
the front yard and may have breathed in too much
spray. He sits and relaxes, but does not feel any
better after 15 min. His blue complexion
provides a good signal that you should take him
to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, his
muscles go from tense to limp. The emergencyroom physician finds out that your friend’s uncle
had a busy day before the party.
He was involved in cleaning algae out of the
large pond behind the house before spraying the
yard. He ate some old beef stew that was in the
refrigerator, but claims it didn’t look or smell
bad. Your friend is concerned about her uncle
and asks you to explain what the physicians are
looking for as the cause to her uncle’s illness.
You explain that the physicians must use a
process of elimination to determine what caused
her uncle’s problems.
CSI #9 – Structure of the Nervous System
You just heard that a former professional football player
living in your neighborhood was taken to the police station
after a disturbance at a local grocery store. You find out that
he was wandering around the store aimlessly and making
aggressive comments as if he were drunk. A friend then
calls to tell you that the football player was admitted to the
hospital because he started having seizures. Later in the
week, some neighbors tell you that the football player was
showing signs of weakness and often acted confused during
conversation. There were also some concerns mentioned
about his excessive alcohol consumption and weight gain.
Your friend asks you what might be wrong with the 50 year
old former athlete.
Determine the possible nervous system problems causing the illness.
Central NS (CNS)
Peripheral NS (PNS)
 ____________cord nervous tissue _______
 stimulates _______, ________the brain &
emotions, _________, spinal cord
glands, and memories
FUNCTIONS of the NERVOUS SYSTEM
SENSORY function
 transmits impulses
(________________) body  ____________________
MOTOR function
 transmits impulses
(_________________) brain/spinal cord  __________
2 TYPES OF CELLS within the NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. _________
 “glue” that _____
neurons together
 glioma – most
common type of
________________
 Blood Brain Barrier
–glia that _________
_________________
tissue for protection
2. Neurons (nerve cells)
 _______________________impulses
Ex. sensory & motor
neurons
Nerve Structure
(bundle of
peripheral
_______)
(membrane that
surrounds each
____________)
(membrane that
surrounds the entire
____________)
___________
(bundle of axons)
(membrane that
surrounds each ______)
_______________ STRUCTURE of a NEURON
(transmit impulses
_____ the cell body)
_____________
(contains nucleus)
_________ (transmit
impulses ________
from the cell body)
__________________of nerve impulse
(_____________ between
___________ cells)
(white fatty substance that
____________ the axon)
(cells that produce
_________)
(_______________ impulses) (_____________ impulses)
Axons in the brain/spinal cord lack a
(__________btwn neurons
neurilemma so regeneration
is are
much
less
were impulses
transmitted)
than it is in the PNS.
Conduction of Impulses
 _______________: a nerve ________ at a given point
on an ____________(neuron)
1.
___________
Neuron
(maintaining an
excitable condition)
2. Impulse
_____________
(cell has lost its
resting potential)
___ (+) charge
--------------___ (-) charge
(-) charge
--------------________(+) charge
3. Impulse
4. _________
_____________
(Refractory period)
___ (+) charge
--------------___ (-)Charge
___ (+) charge
-------------___ (-)Charge
It takes 0.001 seconds to reset a neuron; can carry 1000 impulses/sec.
http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/neurons_intro/flash_chemical.php?modGUI=232&compGUI=1827&itemGUI
=3159
Action Potential Animation:
http://outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/animations/actionpotential.swf
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/matthews/actionp.html
a. conduction along ______________
fibers
b. conduction along _____________
fibers
Myelin and Multiple Sclerosis
 ________________disorder that destroys
_____ (demyelination) & leads to impaired nerve
conduction  called __________________(MS)
 most common in women btwn 20 – 40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgySDmRRzxY
Neuron Physiology
 __________________  chemicals by which
neurons communicate
 can assist, stimulate, or inhibit communication
 Acetylcholine, Dopamine, and Serotonin = play
a role in motor function, sleep, mood, and
pleasure
 Endorphins and Enkephalins =
_____conduction of pain impulses (natural pain
killers)http://www.wnet.org/closetohome/animation/coca-anim-main.html
Neurotransmitters:
Have 2 different effects…
1) _______________: a stimulus that encourages an A.P.
2) ______________: a stimulus that discourages an A.P.
4-stage process when communicating with
neurotransmitters:
1. __________________________of neurotransmitters
(made in nerve cell body & stored in vesicles)
2. Neurotransmitter _______________
(influx of Ca during A.P. causes neurotransmitter release)
3. Neurotransmitter ________ to post-synaptic receptors
4. _______________________of neurotransmitters
(cell inactivates neurotransmitters by degrading them in synapse
or re-uptake them for recycling.)
presynaptic neuron
Neurotransmitters:
http://www.bishopstopford.com/faculties/scien
ce/arthur/synapse.swf
http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/neurons
_intro/flash_chemical.php?modGUI=232&com
pGUI=1827&itemGUI=3159
postsynaptic neuron
Major Neurotransmitters in the Body
Neurotransmitter
Role in the Body
- used to control muscles and by many neurons in the brain
to regulate memory.
____________
- In most instances, acetylcholine is excitatory but can be
___
inhibitory
Dopamine
- Main focus neurotransmitter (no daydreaming)
(___________________)
- produces feelings of pleasure when released by the brain
reward system (_________________)
____________ - acts like a brake to excitatory neurotransmitters that lead
to anxiety (major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain)
(gammaaminobutyric
acid)
____________ - neurotransmitter /hormone; part of the flight-or-flight
response and normal brain processes (________________)
___
Drugs Interfere with Neurotransmission
Change in
Effect on Neurotransmitter Drug that acts
release or availability
this way
Neurotransmission
____________ the #
of impulses
increased neurotransmitter
release
____________,
alcohol, opiates
release
neurotransmitter
from vesicles with or
without impulses
__________________
neurotransmitter release
Amphetamines
(Adderall,
______, ecstasy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqwo9dm
_________________
more neurotransmitter
present in synaptic cleft
_____________
Effects of Alcohol on the Brain
http://www.thirteen.org/closetohome/animation/gaba-anim2-main.html alcohol
http://www.thirteen.org/closetohome/animation/coca-anim2-main.html coccaine
Spatial Summation
 Are your fingers moving?
 Are both your pant legs touching your
knees?
Clear your Minds
 Is your pinky toe touching the ground?
 Are you wearing underwear?
 Information is being sent to your brain
ALL the time - but is shut off by
inhibitory impulses.
Spatial Summnation_________________– the minimal stimulus required
to evoke a response
 All or None Response
B - 50 imp
C -10 imp
D + 30 imp
A +50 imp
Excitatory
cell body
E + 30 imp
A by itself = __ transmission
A+D = ________________
A + B + D = __ transmission
Threshold = 80 impulses / sec
 _________________ are
released by neurons in brain
 learn something new – synapse ________ to inhibit pain/fear; reason
we can calm ourselves
 forget something – synapse
down?
Concept Check #1
1.
How do the Central NS & Peripheral NS differ?
2. How do the sensory and motor neuron function in
the NS differ?
3. We know that the Blood Brain Barrier separates
blood and nervous tissue, but why is this important?
4. Draw and label the structure of a neuron. Include
the dendrites, cell body, axon, nodes of ranvier and
schwann cells.
Concept Check #2
5. What is believed to be the cause of myelin
destruction in the auto-immune disease multiple sclerosis?
6.
How do pre & post synaptic neurons differ?
7. Explain the direction in which nerve impulses
travel? (use the terms axon, dendrite, pre & post synaptic neurons)
8. What is a nerve? What are the 3 layers of a nerve
and how do they differ?
Concept Check #3
9. What are neurotransmitters and how do they
function?
11. What is an action potential? Finish the diagram
below. ++++ -+++ 
---- +--- 
13. Explain how your brain can receive tons of
information but you only reacte or realize some of
them? (be sure to use threshold stimulus and inhibitory impulses in your answer)
The
HUMAN
BRAIN
http://media.jeffersonhospital.org/videos/animation-meningitis?page=9&quicktabs_1=0
The _______________
 controls your _______ (heartbeat,
respiration, b.v. diameter)
 consists of ___________________________
Cerebellum
________________part of the human brain
 responsible for ________________
movements, equilibrium, normal posture
The _______________ (hypothalamus / thalamus)
 Hypothalamus  controls all ____________
 Thalamus  regulates ___________
heartbeat, temp.,
peristalsis, appetite,
sexual arousal; vol.
of urine &H2O
The ____________________
 largest and ______________ part of the brain
 controls ______________ thinking, memory,
sensations, and emotions
4 Major Lobes of the Human Brain
http://www.physpharm.fmd.uwo.ca/undergrad/sensesweb/L12Memory/L12Memory.swf
Parts of the Cerebrum
_________________:
(surface of cerebrum)
(_________
of cortex)
(___________
of cortex)
lateral
fissure:
deepest _______
of the brain
that separates the
brain into ____
______________
Corpus • ______________ the
_________
hemispheres at
the _____
point
Left Brain vs. Right Brain
http://viewzone2.com/bicamx.html
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
Left vs. Right Hemisphere Damage
(language processing)
_______ Hemisphere
language processing
speech production
comprehension
(analyzing spoken language;
comprehension)
________ disorder – loss of ability to speak;
caused by stroke / injury or tumor / infection
_______ Hemisphere
memory
organization
problem solving
reasoning
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wac
ky/the-right-brain-vs-left-brain/storye6frev20-1111114577583
Split Brain Experiments
Mr. Split Brainy
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/split-brain/S
1. http://brain.webus.com/brain/right_left_brain_characteristics.htm
2. http://brain.w-us.com/brain/braindominance.htm
3. http://www.angelfire.com/wi/2brains/test.html
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
• causes ___________ (rush of blood) or ________
(blood stops flowing through cerebral blood
vessels)
• victim can’t
voluntarily move
parts of the body
on the side
__________ to
the side on
which the
accident
occurred.
12 PAIRS of CRANIAL NERVES
Concept Check #4
13. What is the protective covering of the brain and
spinal cord? What 3 layers make this covering up?
14. What is the brainstem responsible for and what
are its 3 parts?
15. What is the 2nd largest part of the brain and what
is it responsible for?
16. What is the largest part of the brain and what are
each of its lobes responsible for?
Concept Check #5
17. The ___________ separates the 2 hemispheres but they
connect at the ___________________.
18. How do hemorrhages and strokes differ?
19. What do each of the following cranial nerves control:
Optic? Olfactory? Glossopharyngeal? Vestibulocochlear??
Nervous System CSI #8 Questions….
1. Pesticides can affect the nervous system.
A) Explain how.
B) What symptoms did the uncle have that could indicate
pesticides as the cause for his hospitalization).
2. Food-poisoning can affect the nervous system.
A) Explain how.
B) What symptoms did the uncle have that could indicate
Botulism as the cause for his hospitalization).
3. Handling blue-algae can affect the nervous system.
A) Explain how.
B) What symptoms did the uncle have that could indicate bluealgae as the cause for his hospitalization).
Nervous System CSI #9 Questions….
1.
List the problems this former football player was experiencing.
2. While he could be confused with having prion-related disorders
or Alzheimer’s disease because of his symptoms, he is actually
suffering from something else. What neurovascular condition is he
suffering from? Explain what this condition is.
3. What causes this condition? And, what was the football player
doing to aggravate his condition?
4. What can be done, if anything, to cure or reverse this condition?