Lecture 1 Introduction & General Features of Nervous System
Lecture 1 Introduction & General Features of Nervous System
Parasympathetic
Special Senses, Head, Viscera
12 Cranial Nerves
Sympathetic
Name Origin Function
•Cerebral Peduncles
Telencephelon •Corpora Quadrigemina
•Cerebral Cortex •Substantia Nigra Metencephelon
•Corpus Striatum •Red Nucleus •Cerebellum
•Corpus Callosum •Pons
•Internal Capsule •Cerebellar
Peduncles
Diencephelon
•Thalamus
•Hypothalamus Myelincephelon
•Median Geniculate Body Medulla Oblongata
BASIC FUNCTIONAL UNIT
In central
nervous
system, the
NEURON
_________
is the basic
functional unit.
SENSORY
DIVISION OF
THE
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
MOTOR
DIVISION OF
THE
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
MAJOR LEVELS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM FUNCTION
Electrical Signals
– Receives
– Process &
– Transmit
Synthesis & release
– Neurotransmitters
Types of Neuron
•Astrocytes
•Microglia
•Oligodendroglia
Myelination
l Electrochemical
environment
l Neurolemma or
Axolemma
Resting Potential
Electro-Chemical Gradient
ELECTROTONIC POTENTIAL
•Battery.
connected with
•Resistances in
series & parallel.
•Transverse &
longitudinal
resistances.
•Capacitors
Electrotonic Potential
It decays with
distance due
to the
resistances
(longitudinal &
transverse) in
the membrane
Ionic Conductance & Potential
Versus
Membrane
Potential
Ionic conductance and ionic current
across neuronal membrane
Generation of Action Potential
Phases in Action Potential Generation
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. TEXT BOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY BY GUYTON
2. MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY BY GANONG
3. Neurophysiology by Carpenter