Chapter 7 pp222-235
Learning Target: Classify the major structures of the nervous system.
What are the 2 major groups of nervous system organs?
Name the organs of each group.
Learning Target: List the 3 general functions of the nervous system. (knowledge)
Learning Target: Identify and state the function of the components of nervous tissue. (K)
Label the parts of a neuron and know what each part does.
What does it mean when we say a neuron is excitable?
Know the difference between neuroglia and neurons.
Learning Target: Describe the events that lead to the conduction of a nerve impulse.
What is a nerve impulse?
Explain each step that leads to the conduction of a nerve impulse. (sorting of steps)
Be ready to label a diagram of membrane potential. (graph with peek)
Label a diagram of a synapse. P233
What is a synapse?
Know the steps leading to the release of a neurotransmitter.
What is a neurotransmitter?
Distinguish between the two main types of neurotransmitters- excitatory and inhibitory.
What do the following neurotransmitters do?
-acetylcholine
-dopamine
-GABA
-epinephrine
-serotonin
-endorphin
Know articles read in class and what they were about (oxytocin/love, dopamine/motivation,
GABA article.
Chapter 7 Part II
Learning Target: Determine how certain drugs interfere with nerve impulses. (R)
Interpret a diagram of a synapse exposed to a drug. This may include adding labels and captions
or interpreting a diagram.
Learning Target: Describe a nerve pathway and explain the importance of reflexes. (K)
What is a nerve pathway?
How are voluntary nerve pathways different from involuntary nerve pathways?
Label a diagram of a nerve pathway.
What is the function of each of the following types of neurons?
-sensory
-interneuron
-motor
What is an effector?
Define reflex.
Distinguish between simple and withdrawal reflexes.
Simple reflexes by-pass the brain and make their connections in the spinal cord. Why is this an
advantage?
How does the brain know when a reflex has happened?
Why do health care professionals test reflexes?
Learning Target: Obtain and analyze graphical representation of the electrical activity during a
reflex. (skill)
Learning Target: Evaluate class data regarding the speed of neural transmission. (S)
Learning Target: Identify the structures of the Central Nervous System and state the function of
each structure. (K)
Name the 2 organs of the central nervous system.
Meninges
Define meninges.
Describe each of the following layers of the meninges:
-Dura mater
-arachnoid mater
-pia mater
What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid and where is it formed?
Spinal cord
Define spinal cord.
What is the function of the spinal cord?
What is the function of the vertebrae that surround the spinal cord?
What does grey matter contain?
What does white matter contain?
Why do 2 spinal nerves extend from each segment of the spinal cord?
Identify the following on a diagram of a spinal cord: gray matter, white matter, interneuron,
spinal nerves, central canal
The Brain
What are the 4 main parts of the brain?
LAB: Identify the structures of a sheep brain.
Match the structures of the brain with their function.
Name the lobes of the cerebrum and explain the functions of each lobe.
Name foods that improve brain function and explain the importance of each food.
Learning Target: Analyze the effect of distracters on short term memory. (S)
Interpret a graph of memory data and be able to explain the following:
Where in the brain are memories processed?
What diseases affect our memory?
How can we improve our memory?
Learning Target: Name and describe the structures of the Peripheral Nervous System. (K)
Know the functions of the spinal nerves.
Know the functions of the cranial nerves.
Compare the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.
In what situations is the autonomic nervous system important?
Learning Target: Compare and contrast the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
(R)
Use a flow chart to compare and contrast the structures of the sympathetic and
parasympathetic nervous system as well as …
the responses associated with each system.
Learning Target: Define hormone. (K)
Learning Target: Locate major endocrine glands and name the hormones they secrete. (K)
Learning Target: Determine the biological response during the release of a hormone. (R)
Determine the part of the brain involved in the release of a hormone.
Know how hormones travel throughout the body.
Identify the target cell.
Interpret the effect of the hormone on the target cell.
Recognize the feedback system used to control secretion or inhibition.
Learning Target: Compare and contrast the endocrine and nervous system. (R)