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Chapter 10: Central Nervous System, Spinal Nerves, and Cranial Nerves © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Spinal Cord Protection and Coverings Vertebrae Spinal meninges 3 layers of connective tissue Dura mater Arachnoid mater Pia mater Continuous with cranial meninges Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. External Cord Anatomy The spinal cord is located within the vertebral canal. It is well protected. The vertebral ligaments, meninges, and CSF provide additional protection. The meninges (e.g., dura, arachnoid, pia) are three layers of connective tissue coverings that extend around the spinal cord and brain. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. External Cord Anatomy Spinal cord extends from the medulla oblongata, to the upper border of L2 (ending with the conus medullaris). The roots of the spinal nerves or cauda equina, angle down the vertebral canal like wisps of flowing hair. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Internal Cord Anatomy The gray matter of the spinal cord contains neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons, axon terminals, and neuroglia. On each side of the spinal cord, the gray matter is subdivided into regions called horns. The white matter consists primarily of myelinated axons of neurons and is organized into white columns. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Peripheral Nerves Each spinal nerve (and cranial nerve) contains layers of protective connective tissue coverings. Individual axons, whether myelinated or unmyelinated, are wrapped in endoneurium. Groups of axons with their endoneurium are arranged in bundles, called fascicles, each of which is wrapped in perineurium. The superficial covering over the entire nerve is the epineurium. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reflexes The pathway followed by nerve impulses that produce a reflex is known as a reflex arc. Using the patellar reflex (knee jerk reflex) as an example, the basic components of a reflex include: 1) sensory receptor, 2) sensory neuron, 3) integrating center, 4) motor neuron, and 5) effector. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Animation: • Reflexes You must be connected to the internet to run this animation. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. The Human Brain The Human body uses only ~3 lbs. of tissue to process all emotions, solve every equation, read every book, and take every breath All these functions, and many others, occur within the 100 billion neurons and 10 trillion neuroglia that comprise the human brain © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. The Human Brain The human brain, compared to all other animals’ brains, is marked by the highest ratio of brain to body size - thought to directly correlate with our higher level of intelligence. Most of the expansion is manifest in man’s large cerebral cortex. Especially expanded are the frontal lobes which are associated with higher (executive) functions such as self-control, planning, reasoning, and abstract thought. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Parts of the Brain © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Parts of the Brain © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Production and Flow of CSF CSF is a clear, colorless liquid that carries oxygen, glucose, and other chemicals to neurons and neuroglia and removes their wastes and toxic substances. CSF circulates through the subarachnoid space around the brain and spinal cord, and through cavities called ventricles. The sites of CSF production are the choroid plexuses. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Production and Flow of CSF © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Production and Flow of CSF Failure of CSF to form and drain normally results in a buildup of pressure called hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus occurs with congenital abnormalities, head injury, meningitis, and episodes of bleeding into the brain. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. The Twelve Cranial Nerves Cranial Nerves © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN I is the olfactory nerve (sense of smell). © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN II is the optic nerve (sense of sight). © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN III, IV, and VI innervate the extraocular muscles that allow us to move our eyes. CN III also supplies motor input to our eyelid muscles and facilitates pupillary constriction. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN V is the trigeminal nerve (the major sensory nerve of the face). It has three large branches, each of which supplies an area of the face: ophthalmic maxillary mandibular © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN VII is the facial nerve. It has 5 large somatic branches which innervate the muscle of facial expression. It also carries some taste sensations (anterior 2/3 of tongue). Paralysis of CN VII is called Bell’s Palsy and leads to loss of ability to close the eyes and impairment of taste and salivation. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN VIII is the vestibulocochlear nerve. From the inner ear, the vestibular component carries information on balance, while the cochlear component enables hearing. Damage of CN VIII causes vertigo, ringing in the ears, and/or deafness. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN IX is the glossopharyngeal nerve. This nerve carries some taste sensations as well as ANS impulses to salivary glands and the mechanoreceptors of the carotid body and carotid sinus (senses changes in BP). © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN X is the vagus nerve (“the wanderer”), which carries most of the parasympathetic motor efferents to the organs of the thorax and abdomen. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN XI is the spinal accessory nerve. This nerve supplies somatic motor innervation to the Trapezius and Sternocleidomastoid muscles. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cranial Nerves CN XII is the glossopharyngeal nerve. This is a very large nerve (a lot of resources) to be devoted solely to the tongue—it takes a lot more coordination than you might guess to chew, talk, and swallow without injuring our tongue. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Midbrain The midbrain connects the pons to the diencephalon. The anterior part consists of a pair of large tracts called cerebral peduncles. Midbrain contains nuclei (e.g., red nuclei, substantia nigra). © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Midbrain Red nuclei are reddish due to their rich blood supply and iron. Axons from the cerebellum and cerebral cortex form synapses here and help coordinate muscular movements. Nuclei of the substantia nigra are large and darkly pigmented. Loss of these neurons is associated with Parkinson’s disease. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cerebrum The cerebrum consists of the cerebral cortex (an outer rim of gray), an internal region of cerebral white matter, and gray matter nuclei. The cerebrum provides us with the ability to read, write, and speak; to make calculations and compose music; to remember the past and plan for the future; and to create. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cerebrum The cerebral cortex rolls and folds upon itself so that it can fit into the cranial cavity. The folds are called gyri. The deep grooves between folds are fissures. The shallow grooves are sulci. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cerebrum The longitudinal fissure separates the cerebrum into right and left halves called cerebral hemispheres. The central sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes. The precentral gyrus is located immediately anterior to the central sulcus. The postcentral gyrus is located immediately posterior to the central sulcus. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cerebrum Each cerebral hemisphere has four lobes that are named after the bones that cover them: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Limbic System Encircling the upper part of the brain stem and the corpus callosum is a ring of structures on the inner border of the cerebrum and floor of the diencephalon that constitutes the limbic system (limbic border). The limbic system is sometimes called the “emotional brain” because it plays a primary role in a range of emotions, including pain, pleasure, docility, affection, and anger. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Cerebrum © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Somatic Sensory Pathways © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Somatic Sensory Pathways © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Animation: • Somatic Sensory and Motor Pathways You must be connected to the internet to run this animation. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Lateralization Brain controls opposite side of the body: all sensory and motor pathways cross in CNS Left side of the brain controls right side of body Right side of brain controls left side of body Left hemisphere important for spoken and written language, numerical and scientific skills, and reasoning Right side more involved with spatial and pattern recognition and emotional content © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Somatic motor pathways © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Memory Process for storing and retrieving information Involves structural and functional changes Involves association areas, parts of limbic system, and diencephalon Skill memory also involves cerebellum and basal ganglia © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Aging and the Brain Rapid brain growth during first few years of life Due to increase in size of neurons and proliferation of neuroglia Increase in development of dendritic branches and synaptic contacts From early adulthood through old age: Decline in brain mass Fewer synaptic contacts Some decrease in brain function © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. End of Chapter 10 Copyright 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted in section 117 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without express permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Request for further information should be addressed to the Permission Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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