NeuroAnatomyconsistsof2importantcomponents

1CentralNervousSystem

Composedof:
1. Brain
2. SpinalCord
BasicFunctions:
1. Collectinformationfromtheenvironmentandfromthewholebodythroughthesensory
system=SENSORYINPUT
2. StoresSensoryInput
3. ComparesandContrastsPRESENTinputinformationwithPASTinputinformation
4. DecidesandgeneratesMOTOROUTPUTresponse

2PeripheralNervousSystem

Composedof:
ThenervesthattransportinformationTOandFROMtheCNS
DividedintoSensoryPNSandMotorPNS:
1. SensoryPNS:SensoryInformationflowsTOWARDSthebrain=input
2. MotorPNS:MotorInformationflowsFROMthebrain=response
BasicFunction:
ReceiveandsendsensoryinputfromtheperipheraltotheCNS
SendthemotordecisionsmadebytheCNStotheperipheral

(noticearrowsforinputandoutput)

[HALFOFVIDEOforsamplepurposes]Video734:IntroductiontoNeuroAnatomypart1

SensoryPNSTwokinds=SpecialSensationsandGeneralSensations:
1. SpecialSensations:CanonlybegeneratedfromONEPARTofthebody
Vision
Olfaction(Scent)
Taste
Hearing
SenseofEquilibriumandPosition

2. GeneralSensations:CanbegeneratedfromMANYPARTSofthebody
Example:touchcanbefeltfrommanypartsofbody

TherearewokindsofGeneralSensations
(Somatic=superficialandmotorareasofthebodyandVisceral=deepareasofthebody):

1. SomaticSensations=
SensationsfromtheSUPERFICIALareasoftheBody(SKIN,SubcutaneousTissue)
SkinpainisSharp
SensationsfromtheLOCALMOTORSYSTEM(usedforMOVEMENT)
=Sensationsfromskeletalmuscles,jointcapsues,ligamentsandtendons

=Skin&Motorsensations=Somatic=theycanbegeneratedfromdifferentareas(e.g.jointofarm/leg)

Typesofsomaticsensations=Pain,Temperature,Touch,Vibration,Proprioception
(Proprioception=perceptionofmovementandspatialpositionmorespecifically,
proprioception=allthesensationsfromtheLocalMotorSystemtotheCNSasagroup)
[HALFOFVIDEOforsamplepurposes]Video734:IntroductiontoNeuroAnatomypart1