Monday January 25th, 2016
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Any Nervous System
work can still be turned
in for LATE POINTS
Exam is on MONDAY
FEBRUARY 1ST
Today:
• PowerPoint Study Guide
•You’ll need a piece of
paper
“Confidence is not ‘They
will like me’. Confidence is
‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’”
Happy National Opposite
Day
Nowhere in the Humpty
Dumpty Rhyme does it
say that Humpty Dumpty
is an egg.
Nervous System Study
Guide
Exam Next Monday/Tuesday
What you need to know
Exam will be 50-75 questions.
Mostly multiple choice
Some fill in the blank
You may have one side of a 3 X5 index card
Testable Information- Neurons
Definition of a neuron
The parts of a neuron and what they do
Be able to draw and label a neuron
Know the basics of action potential and the elements involved
Know what a neurotransmitter is
Organization of a Nervous System
Know the divisions of the nervous system and what they are responsible for.
Be able to define all key terms involved
Example: Efferent vs. Afferent
Somatic vs. Autonomic
Cerebrum
Brain
Cerebellum
Spinal Cord
Brain Stem
CNS
Nervous
System
Somatic
Spinal
Nerves
Cranial
Nerves
Peripheral
Sympathetic
Autonomic
Parasympatheti
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Testable Information- Central Nervous System
Brain
Weight: 3 lbs
Water Percentage: 75% water
Function
Testable Information- Central Nervous System
Brain
3 major divisions
Major structures and what their functions are
Major Structures
◼ Hypothalamus:
Regulates body temperature,
hunger, homeostasis.
◼ Thalamus: Relays sensory signals to & from the
spinal cord and cerebrum.
◼ Pons: Relay between cerebrum & cerebellum
◼ Medulla Oblongata: Controls autonomic functions
◼ Cerebellum: Movement & Coordination
Testable Information- Cerebrum
Cerebrum
4 lobes
Know the function of each of the 4 lobes of the Cerebrum
Testable Information- Cranial Nerves
Everything
Number, Name, Component, and Function