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How is your nervous system like a computer?. There are four primary functions of the nervous system. Sensing the world Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch Transmitting information Processing information Producing a response. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How is your nervous system like a computer?
There are four primary functions of the nervous system
Sensing the world– Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch
Transmitting information Processing information
Producing a response
The evolution of the nervous system reflects increasing complexity and centralized control All animals except sponges
have nervous system tissue The most basic nervous
system is the nerve net (e.g. Hydra)
Increasing centralized control (ganglia) is evident in worms and insects (e.g. leech)
Fish, birds and mammals have evolved a central control center, the brain
The human nervous system can be divided into two components
The central nervous system– Brain and Spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system– Any nervous tissue not
contained within bone– Composed of the sympathetic
and parasympathetic divisions
The nervous system is composed of two basic types of cells
Neurons– The communication mechanisms
• Three types: Sensory, Inter-neuron, Motor
Glial cells– The support mechanisms
•Provide myelin (oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells)•Bring nutrients (astrocytes)•Remove damaged cells (microglia)
Each part of a neuron has a particular function
Dendrites - input Cell body (Soma)- integration Axon - output
Neurons are always ready to send information
An inactive neuron is at its resting potential– The resting potential is due to more
negatively charged ions inside the cell (intracellular Cl-, Anions(-), K+) compared to outside the cell (extracellular Na+)
When a neuron is stimulated, it may send an action potential (nerve impulse) to the next cell in a circuit During the action
potential, the charge across the cell membrane reverses, making the inside of the neuron positive due to the positive ions (Na+) moving from the extracellular space to the inside of the cell
The cell returns to the resting potential when K+ ions move to the extracellular spaceAnimation
The action potential moves down the length of the axon in one direction
The action potential moves in one direction because the membrane is refractory (unable to respond) once the action potential has been initiated at any particular place on the membrane
The action potential initiates a chemical process at the synapse
Neurotransmitters are released into the synapse between neurons when an action potential reaches the end of the axon
There are many different neurotransmitters in the nervous system– Each neuron
produces only one type of neurotransmitter
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The reflex arc illustrates information flow in the nervous systemReflexes are automatic. You do not have control over whether they happen, but you may be able to control how strong they are.
Functional Neuroanatomy
What does “localization of function” mean in the nervous system?
Organization of the nervous system begins in the spinal cord
Functions are well organized in the central nervous system
Peripheral N.S.DermatomeReflexesPattern generation
The reflex arc illustrates information flow in the nervous systemReflexes are automatic. You do not have control over whether they happen, but you may be able to control how strong they are.
The anatomy and function of the brain can be best understood in 3 dimensions
This is the middle of your brain
This is the side of your brain
The brainstem controls basic life functions
Medulla
Heart-rate, breathing and control of other internalorgans is controlled here. Damage here will usually kill you.
ComaCranial nerves
Pupil functionFight or Flight
The Limbic System controls your emotions and memories
Damage to these areas of the brain can lead to amnesia or emotional disturbances
Declarative amnesiasPartial seizuresAttention deficitsFear/Aggression
The basal ganglia and cerebellum control movement and output from the brain
The basal ganglia put movements in order and the cerebellum makes them happen at the right time
Sequence and TimingEye movementsMotor tasksProcedural amnesiabalance and coordination
Parkinson’s DiseaseHuntington’s ChoreaAtaxia
The cortex is where anything you experience and/or learn is stored
FrontalMovementPlanning and decisions
TemporalDeclarative MemoryHearingEmotion
OccipitalVision
ParietalSense of SpaceTouch
There are four main lobes of the cortex, each with different functions
The sensory and motor homunculi are a perfect example of functional organization in the nervous system
‘Little man’ Homonculus