Amanda Bohnert
Unit: 5 Nervous System
Week 18
Learning Targets/Objectives for this Unit:
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Organization of the Nervous System
o List the general functions of the nervous system.
o Explain the structural and functional classifications of the nervous system.
o Define central nervous system and peripheral nervous system and list the major parts of each.
Nervous Tissue: Structure and Function
o State the function of neurons and neuroglia.
o Describe the general structure of a neuron, and name its important anatomical regions.
o Describe the composition of gray matter and white matter.
o List the two major functional properties of neurons.
o Classify neurons according to structure and function.
o List the types of general sensory receptors and describe their functions.
o Describe the events that lead to the generation of a nerve impulse and its conduction from one
neuron to another.
o Define reflex arc and list its elements.
Central Nervous System
o Identify and indicate the functions of the major regions of the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon,
brain stem, and cerebellum on a human brain model or diagram.
o Name the three meningeal layers and state their functions.
o Discuss the formation and function of cerebrospinal fluid and the blood-brain barrier.
o Compare the signs of a CVA with those of Alzheimer's disease; of a contusion with those of a
concussion.
o Define EEG and explain how it evaluates neural functioning.
o List two important functions of the spinal cord.
o Describe spinal cord structure.
Peripheral Nervous System
o Describe the general structure of a nerve.
o Identify the cranial nerves by number and by name, and list the major functions of each.
o Describe the origin and fiber composition of (a) ventral and dorsal roots, (b) the spinal nerve
proper, and (c) ventral and dorsal rami.
o Discuss the distribution of the dorsal and ventral rami of spinal nerves.
o Name the four major nerve plexuses, give the major nerves of each, and describe their distribution.
o Identify the site of origin and explain the function of the sympathetic and parasympathetic
divisions of the autonomic nervous system.
o Contrast the effect of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions on the following organs:
heart, lungs, digestive system, blood vessels.
Developmental Aspects of the Nervous System
o List several factors that may have harmful effects on brain development.
o Briefly describe the cause, signs, and consequences of the following congenital disorders: spinabifida, anencephaly, cerebral palsy.
o Explain the decline in brain size and weight that occurs with age.
o Define senility and list some possible causes.
Estimated Calendar:
DATE
12/7
LEARNING TARGET
I can locate regions of the brain
Activity
Sheep Brain Dissection
12/8
I can locate regions of the brain
Sheep Brain Dissection
12/9
I can present a Brain Disease Research
Topic
I can present a Brain Disease Research
Topic
I can present a Brain Disease Research
Topic
Research and planning day for
presentations
Research and planning day for
presentations
Presenting research topics
12/10
12/11
Resources needed:
Computers in class for wed-thurs
Dissection tools ---- brains, pins, pans, labeling supplies, large baggies – key for pins
Presenting rubrics already handed out
Homework due
Dissection packet
questions due
Friday 12/11
Dissection packet
questions due
Friday 12/11