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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