BIOD 152 a&p ii module 1 Portage Learning
The skull protects the brain and the vertebrae protect the spinal cord. The central nervous system can send
... [Show More] signals or impulses to and receive impulses from the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system includes all nerves not in the brain or spinal cord which are the cranial nerves that connect directly to the brain and the spinal nerves which project from either side of the spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system connects all parts of the body to the central nervous system and can be divided into a sensory or afferent division and a motor or efferent division. The peripheral nervous system receives impulses from the sensory organs via the afferent division and then relays signals or impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands via the motor or efferent division. The efferent division can be further divided into the somatic system and the autonomic system. The somatic system nerves control skeletal muscles, skin, and joints. The autonomic system nerves control the glands and smooth muscles of the internal organs and are not generally under conscious control and can be divided into two systems: the sympathetic system which activates and prepares the body for vigorous muscular activity, stress, and emergencies and the parasympathetic system which lowers activity, operates during normal situations, permits digestion, and conserves energy.
Problem Set 1:
1. The function of the nervous system is to integrate and control the other body systems. Explain how the nervous system does this.
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The nervous system receives and processes information and sends out signals to the muscles and glands to elicit an appropriate response. In this way, the nervous system integrates and controls the other systems of the body.
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2. List the 2 parts of the central nervous system.
brain & spinal cord
3. How are the parts of the central nervous system protected?
the brain is protected by the skull
the spinal cord is protected by the vertebrae
4. How do the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system interact?
The central nervous system sends signals to and receive signals from the peripheral nervous system.
5. What is included in the peripheral nervous system?
all nerves not in the brain or spinal cord such as the cranial nerves
6. What are the 2 divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
sensory division and a motor division
7. Describe the movement of nerve impulses in the peripheral nervous system.
The peripheral nervous system receives impulses from the sensory organs via the sensory division and then sends the impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands via the motor division.
8. What are the 2 divisions of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system?
somatic system and the autonomic system.
9. What is controlled by the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
The somatic system nerves control skeletal muscles, skin, and joints.
The autonomic system nerves control the glands and smooth muscles of the internal organs and are not generally under conscious control.
10. What are the 2 divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
11. What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system?
it activates and prepares the body for vigorous muscular activity, stress, and emergencies
12. What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
it lowers activity, operates during normal situations, permits digestion, and conserves energy
Problem Set 1
1. The nervous system receives and processes information and sends out signals to the muscles and glands to elicit an appropriate response. In this way, the nervous system integrates and controls the other systems of the body.
2. The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord.
3. The skull protects the brain and the vertebrae protect the spinal cord.
4. The central nervous system can send signals or impulses to and receive impulses from the peripheral nervous system.
5. The peripheral nervous system includes all nerves not in the brain or spinal cord which are the cranial nerves that connect directly to the brain and the spinal nerves which project from either side of the spinal cord.
6. The peripheral nervous system can be divided into a sensory or afferent division and a motor or efferent division.
7. The peripheral nervous system receives impulses from the sensory organs via the afferent division and then relays signals or impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands via the motor or efferent division.
8. The efferent division can be further divided into the somatic system and the autonomic system.
9. The somatic system nerves control skeletal muscles, skin, and joints. The autonomic system nerves control the glands and smooth muscles of the internal organs and are not generally under conscious control.
10. The 2 divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
11. The sympathetic nervous system activates and prepares the body for vigorous muscular activity, stress, and emergencies.
12. The parasympathetic system lowers activity, operates during normal situations, permits digestion, and conserves energy.
Neurons
Neurons (Figure below) are nerve cells that vary in size and shape. They do not undergo mitosis (cell division), require enormous amounts of fuel, are able to survive just minutes without oxygen, and can last an entire human lifetime. Neurons all have three parts: the dendrites, the cell body, and the axon.
The neuron cell body, which synthesizes all nerve cell products, consists of a large nucleus with surrounding cytoplasm containing the normal organelles. The dendrites are numerous short extensions that emanate from the cell body which receive information from other neurons conducting those nerve impulses toward the cell body. The single axon, on the other hand, conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body to its axon terminals where it is emitted across a synapse to the dendrite of another neuron. Axons can vary in length being very short or as long as three feet, the length of the axon which extends from the bottom of the spine to the big toe. Axons are composed of cells like the cell body but lack rough endoplasmic reticulum, depending on the cell body for necessary proteins. The peripheral nerve axon is coated in short sections called Schwann cells which are mainly composed of a white fatty layer called the myelin sheath rolled around the axon which insulates the nerve fiber from others and increases the speed of nerve impulses. There are also unmyelinated fibers, which are common in the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord, in which the Schwann cells do not wrap around the axon but are just loosely associated with the axon. The Schwann cell insulating sections are not continuous, having gaps between them called Nodes of Ranvier. At these exposed nodes, the nerve impulse is forced to jump to the next node in a manner called salutatory conduction, greatly increasing the nerve impulse transmission along the axon. The cell body contains the nucleus and other organelles typically found in cells with the exception of centrioles (since it is not capable of mitosis). One of the main functions of the cell body is to manufacture neurotransmitters, which are chemicals stored in secretory vesicles at the end of axon terminals. When neurotransmitters are released by the axon terminal vesicles, they participate in the transmission of the nerve impulse from one neuron to another.
Problem Set 2:
13. Identify the parts of the neuron shown in the diagram below.
a. dendrite b.
cell body
c.
nucleus
d.
axon
e.
myelin sheath
f.
schwann cell
g. node of ranvier
h. axon terminal
14. List 3 unusual characteristics of neurons.
they do not undergo mitosis (cell division)
require enormous amounts of fuel being able to survive just minutes without oxygen can last an entire human lifetime
15. List the 3 parts of a neuron.
dendrites cell body axon
16. Describe the structure and function of the neuron cell body.
it synthesizes all nerve cell products, consists of a large nucleus with surrounding cytoplasm containing the normal organelles
17. Describe the structure and function of the dendrite.
they are are numerous short extensions that emanate from the cell body which receive information from other neurons conducting those nerve impulses toward the cell body
18. Describe the axon, including the number in each neuron, function, structure and organelles.
the axon conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body to its axon terminals where it is emitted across a synapse to the dendrite of another neuron. they can vary in length. Axons are composed of cells like the cell body but lack rough endoplasmic reticulum.
19. Describe the composition and function of Schwann cells.
The axon is coated in Schwann cells which are mainly composed of white fatty layer called the myelin sheath rolled around the axon which insulates the nerve fiber from others and increases the speed of nerve impulses
20. Describe the location and function of the Nodes of Ranvier.
The Schwann cell having gaps between the sections called Nodes of Ranvier. At these exposed nodes, the nerve impulse have to jump to the next node in a manner called salutatory conduction, greatly increasing the nerve impulse transmission along the axon.
21. What important organelle is absent from the neuron cell body and what does the absence of this organelle indicate about activity of the cell body?
cell body lacks centrioles making it incapable of mitosis
22. Describe the function and site of synthesis and storage of neurotransmitters.
the cell body manufactures neurotransmitters, which are chemicals stored in secretory vesicles at the end of axon terminals. When neurotransmitters are released by the axon terminal vesicles, they participate in the transmission of the nerve impulse from one neuron to another.
Problem Set 2
13. Identify the parts of the neuron shown in the diagram below.
a = dendrite, b = cell body, c = nucleus, d = axon, e = myelin sheath, f = Schwann cell g = Node of Ranvier, h = axon terminal
14. Neurons do not undergo mitosis (cell division), require enormous amounts of fuel being able to survive just minutes without oxygen and can last an entire human lifetime.
15. Neurons all have three parts: the dendrites, the cell body, and the axon.
16. The neuron cell body, which synthesizes all nerve cell products, consists of a large nucleus with surrounding cytoplasm containing the normal organelles.
17. The dendrites are numerous short extensions that emanate from the cell body which receive information from other neurons conducting those nerve impulses toward the cell body.
18. The single axon, on the other hand, conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body to its axon terminals where it is emitted across a synapse to the dendrite of another neuron. Axons can vary in length being as long as three feet. Axons are composed of cells like the cell body but lack rough endoplasmic reticulum.
19. The axon is coated in short sections called Schwann cells which are mainly composed of a white fatty layer called the myelin sheath rolled around the axon which insulates the nerve fiber from others and increases the speed of nerve impulses.
20. The Schwann cell insulating sections are not continuous, having gaps between them called Nodes of Ranvier. At these exposed nodes, the nerve impulse is forced to jump to the next node in a manner called salutatory conduction, greatly increasing the nerve impulse transmission along the axon.
21. The cell body lacks centrioles making it incapable of mitosis.
22. One of the main functions of the cell body is to manufacture neurotransmitters, which are chemicals stored in secretory vesicles at the end of axon terminals. When neurotransmitters are released by the axon terminal vesicles, they participate in the transmission of the nerve impulse from one neuron to another. [Show Less]