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[UNIT 6 – Nervous System] Notes Outline

I. Functions of the nervous system

a. Detection

b. Integration

c. Coordination

II. Central Nervous System

III. Peripheral Nervous System

a. Afferent Division

b. Efferent Division

i. Somatic Nervous System

ii. Autonomic Nervous System

1. Sympathetic Division

2. Parasympathetic Division

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IV. Neural Tissue

a. Neurons –

b. Neuroglia –

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V. Neuron Anatomy

a. Dendrites

b. Axons

c. Cell Body

d. Myelin

i. Demyelination

VI. Nerve Signal Transmission

a. Action Potential

b. Resting Stage

c. Depolarization

d. Repolarization

e. Sodium-Potassium ATP Pump

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VII. Transmission at a Synapse

a. Synapse

b. Neurotransmitter

c. Synaptic Cleft

d. Cholinergic Synapse

i. Acetylchloline

ii. Botulism

iii. Tetanus

VIII. Neuron Classification

a. Sensory neurons

i. Somatic Receptors

ii. Visceral Receptors

b. Motor neurons

i. Somatic Motor Neurons

ii. Autonomic Motor Neurons

c. Interneurons

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IX. Reflexes

a. Reflex

b. Reflex Arc

c. Sensory Neuron –

d. Axon –

e. Interneuron –

f. Motor Neuron –

g. Examples -

X. External Brain Anatomy

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XI. Cerebrum

a. Frontal Lobe –

b. Temporal Lobe –

c. Parietal Lobe –

d. Occipital Lobe –

e. Layers of the Cerebrum

i. Grey matter –

ii. White Matter –

XII. Inner Brain Anatomy

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XIII. Diencephalon

a. Thalamus –

b. Hypothalamus –

c. Pineal Gland –

XIV. Brain Stem

a. Pons –

b. Medulla Oblongata –

XV. Cerebellum

XVI. Protection of the Central Nervous System

a. Bones

b. Meninges

i. Dura Mater

ii. Arachnoid Mater

iii. Pia Mater

c. Cerebrospinal Fluid

d. Blood-brain Barrier

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XVII. Spinal Cord

a. Protective Barriers

b. Spinal Nerves

XVIII. Central Nervous System Disorders

a. Encephalitis –

b. Meningitis –

c. Alzheimer’s –

d. Stroke –

e. Concussion –

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XIX. Cranial Nerves

a. Olfactory –

b. Optic –

c. Oculomotor –

d. Trochlear –

e. Trigeminal –

f. Abducens –

g. Facial –

h. Vestibulocochlear –

i. Glossopharyngeal –

j. Vagus –

k. Accessory –

l. Hypoglossal –

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