Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Learning
Objectives
To understand the functions of
Nervous system;
To list the structural & functional
units of Nervous system
To describe the divisions of Nervous
system;
To distinguish sympathetic from
parasympathetic Nervous system
https://w
ww.webm
d.com/br
ain/ss/sli
deshow-n
ervous-s
ystem-ov
erview
Functions of the Nervous System
It is the major
2. Integration: controlling, regulatory,
and communicating
system of the body
tps://courtneyoutloud.wordpress.com/tag/first-aid/
Functions of the Nervous System
3. Homeostasis:
Together with the endocrine system, it
is responsible in regulating and
maintaining homeostasis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
2OZ5ZL_NUA0
https://www.megapixl.com/creative-brain-idea-and-light-bulb-
concept-education-concept-illustration-41466905
Functions of the Nervous System
https://socratic.org/questions/what-neurotransmitter-sti
mulates-skeletal-muscle-contraction http://www.postures.co.za/2017/05/22/sustained- https://www.visiblebody.com/blog/endocrine-sys
muscle-contraction-energy/ tem-hypothalamus-and-pituitary
http://www.anatomiahumana.ucv.cl/estructura/glia.jpg
• Structural classification of neurons is Functional Classificat
based upon the number of processes that ion of Neurons
• This is according to
extend out from the cell body. the direction in which th
the CNS. e signal travels, in relat
ion to
• Three major groups arise from this
classification:unipolar ,bipolar, anaxonic • The three different
pseudopolar, and multipolar neurons. types of neurons: senso
neurons, and interne ry neurons, motor
• Multipolar neurons are defined as having urons.
three or more processes that extend out • Sensory neurons,
from the cell body. They comprise of more or afferent neurons trans
receptors in the skin, or mit information from se
the internal organs towa nsory
than 99% of the neurons in humans, and processing. Almost all se rd the CNS for
are the major neuron type found in the nsory neurons are unip
olar.
CNS and the efferent division of the PNS. • Motor, or efferent
neurons transmit informa
https://content.byui.edu/file/a236934c-3c60-4fe9-90aa- toward some type of eff tion away from the CNS
ector. Motor neurons ar
343b3e3a640/1/module6/readings/neuron_structure.html e typically multipolar.
• Interneurons are lo
cated between motor an
highly involved in signa d sensory pathways and
l integration. The vast ma are
are confined within the jority of interneurons
CNS.
https://content.byui.ed
u/file/a236934c-3c60
d343b3e3a640/1/modu -4fe9-90aa-
le6/readings/neuron_
structure.html
Neurons and its Parts
http://open.lib.umn.edu/intropsyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/6a3f0732c22683476ea201ffc5e428ad.jpg
Structural Classification of Neurons
http://physiologyplus.com/classification-of-neurons-by-structure-and-function/
Divisions of Nervous System
http://sciencejl.blogspot.com/p/central-nervous-system-peripheral.html
Another division of the nervous system that describes
functional responses.
https://opentextbc.ca/anatomyandphysiology/chapter/12-1-basic-structure-and-function-of-the-nervous-system/#fig-ch12_01_05
Lateralization of Brain Function
http://ib.bioninja.com.au/options/option-a-neurobiology-and/a2-the-human-
brain/cerebral-hemispheres.html
DIVISIONS OF THE BRAIN
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/l/loom/preview%2018.htm
Parts of the Brain and its Lobes
https://anatomical.us/parts-of-the-brain-and-their-functions-chart/parts-of-the-brain-and-their-functions-chart-pictures-
brain-parts-and-functions-quizlet-human-anatomy-diagram/
Covering of the Brain & Spinal Cord
https://nursingcrib.com/anatomy-and-physiology/layers-of-meninges/
Spinal Cord
Dura Mater
Arachnoid
Pia mater
http://act.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/L02/040102.htm
Functions of the Spinal Cord
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/reflex+arc
http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/Spinal-Cord-Cross-Section.html
The sensory-somatic system consists of
12 pairs of cranial nerves and
31 pairs of spinal nerves.
CRANIAL NERVES
http://masterofmedicine.com/cranial-nervesfunctions-and-their-exit-routes-from-skull/
Spinal Nerves
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/spinal-nerve/
Autonomic Nervous System
CNS
CNS
multipolar neurons conducting impulses
from the CNS to effector organs (muscles & glands) e.g.,
muscle
SYMPATHETIC DIVISIONS
“Fight-or-flight” system
It prepares the body for
physical activity to either
stand and face the threat or
leave as quickly as possible
PARASYMPATHETIC DIVISIONS