Aglyph1197ATOMY OF THE glyph1197ERVOUS SYSTEM
(Chapter 3)
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Web links:
Human Cerebral Cortex: lobes, gyri and sulci (fissures):
http://www.marymt.edu/~psychol/brain.html
Brain Atlases
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http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
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To the naked eye, the Nervous system can be divided into two major parts
(Figs. 3.1; 3.2):
1. The Central glyph1197ervous System
,
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, protected by bone, divided into:
Brain
, located in the skull
Spinal cord
, located in the spine.
2. Peripheral nervous system
,
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, which is not protected by bone, divided into:
The somatic nervous system,
interacts with the
external
environment:
-Receives information: sensory function,
afferent.
(mnemonic: a
rrive)
-Mediates motor responses: motor function,
efferent
. (mnemonic: e
xit)
Autonomic nervous system.
Regulates
organs
and
glands
.
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afferent
(sensory) pathways from the organs to the CNS
efferent
(motor) pathways from the CNS to the organs.
Two kinds of efferent nerves
1.
Sympathetic
nerves, for threatening (emergency) situations (escape, fight, etc)
by stimulating and mobilizing energy resources.
Emerge from the lumbar (small of the back) and
thoracic (chest area) regions of the spinal cord.
2. Parasympathetic
nerves, conserve energy (self-sustaining).
Emerge from the brain and sacral (lower back) regions
of spinal cord.
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