MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Health Sciences – Department of Nursing

Name:________________________________ Score:_________________________
Year & Section:_________________________ Date:__________________________

ACTIVITY 5
NERVOUS SYSTEM

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
At the end of the activity, the student must be able to:
1. Identify the different functions of the Nervous System,
2. Identify the different divisions of the Nervous System,
3. Identify the different cells of the Nervous system,
4. Label the different parts of a neuron,
5. Identify the different meninges and ventricles,
6. Identify correct sequence of the formation, circulation and reabsorption of CSF,
7. Identify the correct sequence of the physiology of nerve impulse conduction and
neural pathways and
8. Identify and label the different structures and functions of PNS, CNS and ANS.

INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW

The Nervous System is equated to a computer the choreographs most if not all the
events happening in the body. The nervous system is the communications network that
goes into nearly every part of the body, enervating your muscles, pricking your pain
sensors, and letting you reach beyond yourself into the larger world. More than 80 major
nerves make up this intricate network, and each nerve contains somewhere around 1
million neurons (individual nerve cells). It’s through this complex network that you
respond both to external and internal stimuli, demonstrating a characteristic called
irritability (the capacity to respond to stimuli, not the tendency to yell at annoying
people).
The activity is divided into four (4) parts:
Part 1. Functions and Divisions of the Nervous System
Part 2. Cells of the Nervous System and Organization of Tissues
Part 3. Physiology of Nerve Impulse Conduction, Blood Supply to the brain and
CSF formation, circulation and reabsorption
Part 4. Structures of the Nervous System and their Important Functions

Your knowledge on the lectures discussed will be vital for the different activities.
Good luck!
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MATERIALS:
Prepare all the materials before you start the activity.

 Anatomy and Physiology book

 Ballpen
 Coloring materials

PART 1. FUNCTIONS AND DIVISIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM:

The Nervous System, being the living computer that designs the whole display of the
human body, is made up of intricate structures that wonderfully work together to make every
living cell in our body function properly. It forms a network of communications that goes into
nearly every part of the body.

A. INSTRUCTIONS: Identify which of the main functions of the Nervous System is being
described in the statement. Select your answer from the choices:
SENSORY
INTEGRATION
MOTOR

___________ 1.
Shivering and goosebumps in response to cold.
___________ 2.
Perceiving the sound of rain.
___________ 3.
The decision to go back for an umbrella.
___________ 4.
The feel of a cold breeze.
___________ 5.
Interpreting that the red light in a traffic light means stop.
___________ 6.
The right foot goes for the break pedal as you stop at the intersection.
___________ 7.
Smelling something that is being cooked in the kitchen.
___________ 8.
Remembering the smell of your mother’s adobo as you smelled
something cooking in the kitchen.
___________ 9. You are taking a walk and you saw Php1000 on the ground.
___________ 10. You bent your legs and reached your fingers to pick up the money you
saw on the ground.

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B. INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the following sentences using words from the Word Bank.

WORD BANK
hemispheres hippocampus cerebellum brain
amygdala cortex nerve thalamus
sulcus glia tract ganglia
hypothalamus neurons gyrus spinal cord
corpus callosum nuclei cerebral cortex colliculi

1. The midbrain includes structures such as the superior and inferior __________ and
red nucleus.
2. A structure important for movement and balance is the ______________.
3. The central nervous system is divided into two major parts: the ____________ and
the __________.
4. In the central nervous system, collections of neurons are called _____________.
5. A bump or bulge on the cortex is called a __________and a groove is called a
_______________.
6. One important function of the ________________________ is to control body
temperature.
7. The brain contains about 86 billion ____________ and trillions of "support cells"
called __________.
8. The limbic system is a group of structures that includes the
__________________________, the hippocampus, mammillary bodies and cingulate
gyrus.
9. In the Peripheral Nervous System, a collection of axons is called a ___________.
10. The brain is divided into two halves called _______________________.
11. In the peripheral nervous system, collections of neurons are called ______________.
12. The _____________receives sensory information and relays this information to the
__________________.
13. One part of the limbic system that is important for memory and learning is called the
___________________.
14. The right and left sides of the cerebral cortex are connected by a thick band of nerve
fibers called the ____________________________.
15. In the central nervous system, collections of axons are called_______________.

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C. INSTRUCTION: TRUE OR FALSE. Identify each statement about the Nervous System
whether they are true or not.
_____________1. Epineurium surrounds fascicles.
_____________2. Endoneurium are thin connective tissue sheath that surrounds nerve
fiber.
_____________3. General visceral afferent fibers carry nerve impulses from the viscera and
blood vessel to the CNS.
_____________4. General somatic afferent fibers conduct nerve impulses from CNS to help
contraction of smooth muscles.
_____________5. General somatic efferent fibers conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to
skeletal muscles.

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 Marieb, Elaine. 2014 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology11th edition.
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edition

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