Chapter 10
Nervous System:
Nervous Tissue and Brain
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Slide 1
Introduction
• The purpose of the nervous system is to bring
information to the central nervous system,
interpret the information, and enable the
body to respond to the information.
Slide 2
The Nervous System: Overview
• Divisions of the Nervous System
– The central nervous system (CNS) includes the
brain and the spinal cord.
– The peripheral nervous system includes the
nerves that connect the CNS with the rest of
the body.
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The Nervous System: Overview - cont’d
• Cells That Make Up the Nervous System
– Neuroglia (glia) support, protect, and nourish the
neurons.
– Neurons conduct the nerve impulse.
– The three parts of a neuron are the dendrites,
cell body, and axon.
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The Nervous System: Overview - cont’d
• Types of Neurons
– Sensory, or afferent, neurons carry information
toward the CNS.
– Interneurons are located in the CNS
(make connections).
– Motor, or efferent, neurons carry information
away from the CNS toward the periphery.
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The Nervous System: Overview - cont’d
• White Matter and Gray Matter
– White matter is due to myelinated fibers.
– Gray matter is composed primarily of cell bodies,
interneurons, and unmyelinated fibers.
– Clusters of cell bodies (gray matter) are called
nuclei and ganglia.
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The Neuron Carrying Information
• Nerve Impulse
– The electrical signal is called the action potential or
nerve impulse.
– The nerve impulse is due to the following changes
in the neuron: polarization, depolarization, and
repolarization.
– The nerve impulse is due to flow of ions:
polarization (outward flux of K+), depolarization
(influx of Na+), and repolarization (outward flux of
K+).
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The Neuron Carrying Information - cont’d
• Nerve Impulse—cont’d
– The refractory period is the unresponsive period
of the neuron.
– The nerve impulse jumps from node to node as it
travels along a myelinated fiber. Myelination
increases the speed of the nerve impulse.
– The nerve impulse causes the release of a
neurotransmitter.
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The Neuron Carrying Information - cont’d
• Synapse
– The synapse is a space between two neurons.
– The nerve impulse of the first (presynaptic)
neuron causes the release of neurotransmitter
into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitter
diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to the
receptors on the second (postsynaptic)
membrane. The activation of the receptors
stimulates a nerve impulse in the second neuron.
Slide 9
Brain: Structure and Function
• Cerebrum
– The right and left hemispheres are joined by the
corpus callosum.
– The four main cerebral lobes are the frontal,
parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes. Functions
of each lobe are summarized in Table 10-2.
– Large areas of the cerebrum, called association
areas, are concerned with interpreting,
integrating, and analyzing information.
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Brain: Structure and Function - cont’d
• Diencephalon
– The thalamus is a relay station for most sensory
tracts traveling to the cerebrum.
– The hypothalamus controls many body functions
such as water balance, temperature, and the
secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland; it
exerts an effect on the autonomic nervous system.
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Brain: Structure and Function - cont’d
• Brain Stem
– Brain stem: midbrain, pons, and medulla
oblongata.
– The medulla oblongata is called the vital center
because it controls the heart rate, blood pressure,
and respirations (the vital functions).
– The vomiting center is located in the medulla
oblongata; it receives input directly and indirectly
from activation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone
(CTZ).
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Brain: Structure and Function - cont’d
• Cerebellum
– The cerebellum is sometimes called the little
brain.
– The cerebellum is concerned primarily with the
coordination of voluntary muscle activity.
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Brain: Structure and Function - cont’d
• Structures Involving More than One Lobe
– The limbic system is sometimes called the
emotional brain.
– The reticular formation is concerned with the
sleep/wake cycle. It keeps us conscious and
prevents us from slipping into a coma state.
– The “memory areas” handle short-term and
long-term memory.
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Protection of the CNS
• Bone: cranium and vertebral column
• Meninges: pia mater, arachnoid, and dura
mater
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that circulates within
the subarachnoid space
• Blood-brain barrier
Slide 15
Introduction
• The purpose of muscle is to contract and to
cause movement.
Slide 16
Muscle Function: Overview
• Types and Functions of Muscles
– Skeletal muscle is striated and voluntary; its
primary function is to produce movement.
– Smooth (visceral) muscle is nonstriated and
involuntary; it helps the organs perform their
functions.
– Cardiac muscle is striated and involuntary; it is
found only in the heart and allows the heart to
function as a pump.
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Muscle Function: Overview - cont’d
• Structure of the Whole Muscle
– A large muscle consists of thousands of single
muscle fibers (muscle cells).
– Connective tissue binds the muscle fibers (cells)
together (forming compartments in the limbs) and
attaches muscle to bone and other tissue
(by tendons and aponeuroses).
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Muscle Function: Overview - cont’d
• Structure and Function of a Single Muscle Fiber
– The muscle fiber (cell) is surrounded by a cell
membrane (sarcolemma). The cell membrane
penetrates to the interior of the muscle as the
transverse tubule (T tubule).
– An extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) stores
calcium.
– Each muscle fiber consists of a series of sarcomeres.
Each sarcomere contains the contractile proteins
actin and myosin.
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Muscle Function: Overview - cont’d
• How Muscles Contract
– Muscles shorten or contract as the actin and myosin
(in the presence of calcium and ATP) interact through
crossbridge formation, according to the sliding filament
theory.
– For skeletal muscle to contract, it must be stimulated
by a motor nerve. The nerve impulse releases
acetycholine (ACh) from the nerve terminal. ACh
diffuses across the neuromuscular junction (NMJ),
binds to the muscle membrane and causes an electrical
signal to form in the muscle membrane.
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Muscle Function: Overview - cont’d
• How Muscles Contract—cont’d
– The electrical signal enters the T-tubular system
and stimulates the SR to release calcium.
– Actin, myosin, and ATP interact to form
crossbridges, which cause sliding or shortening.
– Calcium is pumped back into the SR and the
muscles relax.
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Muscle Function: Overview - cont’d
• Responses of a Whole Muscle
– A single muscle fiber contracts in an all-or-nothing response;
a whole muscle can contract partially
(i.e., not all-or-nothing).
– A whole muscle increases its force of contraction by
recruitment of additional muscle fibers.
– Two terms describe the contractile activity of a whole muscle:
twitch and tetanus. Tetanus refers to a sustained muscle
contraction.
– Energy for muscle contraction can be obtained from three
sources: burning fuel aerobically, burning fuel anaerobically,
and metabolizing creatine phosphate.
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Muscle Function: Overview - cont’d
• Terms That Describe Muscle Movement
– Origin and Insertion: The attachments of the
muscles.
– Prime mover: The muscle most responsible for the
movement achieved by the muscle group
– Synergist and Antagonist: Works with, or has an
opposing action.
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Muscles from Head to Toe
• Skeletal muscles are named according to size,
shape, direction of fibers, location, number of
origins, place of origin and insertion, and
muscle action.
• See Table 9-1 for a list of the body’s muscles.
Slide 24
Introduction
• The skeletal system supports the weight of the
body, supports and protects body organs,
enables the body to move, acts as storage site
for minerals, and produces blood cells.
Slide 25
Bones: An Overview
• Sizes and Shapes
– Bones are classified as long, short, flat, and irregular.
– Bone markings function as sites of muscle attachments and passages
for nerves and blood vessels.
– A long bone has a diaphysis (shaft) and two epiphyses (ends). Articular
cartilage is found on the outer surface of the epiphyses.
– The diaphysis is composed of compact or hard bone. The epiphysis
consists of spongy or soft bone; red marrow is found in the holes of
spongy bone.
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Bones: An Overview - cont’d
• Bone Formation and Growth
– Bones ossify in two ways. In the skull, osteoblasts
replace thin connective tissue membrane, forming flat
bones. Other bones form on hyaline cartilage models
as osteoblasts replace cartilage with bone.
– Bones grow longitudinally at the epiphyseal disc, to
determine height; bones also grow thicker and wider
to support the weight of the body.
– Bone growth and reshaping occur throughout life and
depend on many factors, including diet, exercise, and
hormones.
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Divisions of the Skeletal System
• The names of the 206 bones of the skeleton
are listed in Table 8-2.
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Divisions of the Skeletal System - cont’d
• Axial Skeleton
– The axial skeleton includes the bones of the skull
(cranium and face), hyoid bone, bones of the
middle ear, bones of the vertebral column, and
the thoracic cage.
– The skull of a newborn contains fontanels, which
are membranous areas that allow brain growth.
– The skull contains air-filled cavities called sinuses.
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Divisions of the Skeletal System - cont’d
• Axial Skeleton—cont’d
– The vertebral column is formed from 26
vertebrae, one sacrum, and one coccyx. The
vertebrae are separated by cartilaginous discs. The
vertebral column of the adult has four curvatures:
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral.
– The thoracic cage is a bony, cone-shaped cage
formed by the sternum, 12 pairs of ribs, and
thoracic vertebrae.
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Divisions of the Skeletal System - cont’d
• Appendicular Skeleton
– The appendicular skeleton includes the bones of
the extremities (arms and legs), and the bones of
the hip and shoulder girdles.
– The shoulder girdle consists of the scapula and the
clavicle.
– The pelvic girdle is formed by the two coxal bones
and is secured to the axial skeleton at the sacrum.
Slide 31
Joints
• A joint or articulation is the site where two
bones meet.
Slide 32
Joints - cont’d
• Types of Joints
(based on the degree of movement)
– Immovable joints.
– Slightly movable joints.
– Freely movable joints or synovial joints. Structures
within a synovial joint (knee): articular cartilage, the
joint capsule, synovial membrane, synovial fluid,
bursae, and supporting ligaments.
– The types of freely movable joints include hinge, ball
and socket, pivot, gliding, saddle, and condyloid.
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Joints - cont’d
• Joint Movement
– Freely movable joints are capable of different
types of movement.
– Types of movements at freely movable joints
include flexion and extension, abduction and
adduction, inversion and eversion, supination
and pronation, and circumduction.
Slide 34
Introduction
• The integumentary system includes the skin,
which covers the body, protects the internal
organs, and plays an important role in the
regulation of body temperature.
Slide 35
Structures: Organs of the
Integumentary System
• The integumentary system includes the skin,
accessory structures, and subcutaneous tissue
beneath the skin.
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Structures: Organs of the
Integumentary System - cont’d
• Skin
– The skin is called the cutaneous membrane.
– The skin has two layers, an outer layer called the
epidermis and an inner layer called the dermis.
– The epidermis has five layers. The stratum
germinativum is the layer in which cell division takes
place. The new cells produce keratin (waterproofing)
and die as they are pushed toward the surface. The
outer layer is the stratum corneum and consists of
flattened, dead, keratinized cells.
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Structures: Organs of the
Integumentary System - cont’d
• Skin—cont’d
– The dermis lies on the subcutaneous tissue.
– Skin color is determined by many factors: some
genetic, some physiologic, and some due to disease.
Melanin causes skin to darken. Carotene causes skin
to appear yellow. The amount of blood in the skin
affects skin color (e.g., flushing) as does the
appearance of abnormal substances such as
bilirubin (jaundice) and a low blood oxygen content
(cyanosis).
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Structures: Organs of the
Integumentary System - cont’d
• Accessory Structures of the Skin
– Hair is unevenly distributed over the skin. The location
of the hair determines its function. Eyebrows and
eyelashes protect the eyes from dust and perspiration.
– The main parts of a hair are the shaft and root.
– Hair color is determined by the amount and type of
melanin.
– Nails are thin plates of stratified squamous epithelial
cells that contain a hard form of keratin.
– There are two major exocrine glands in the skin:
sebaceous glands and sweat glands.
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Structures: Organs of the
Integumentary System - cont’d
• Accessory Structures of the Skin—cont’d
– The sebaceous glands (oil glands) secrete sebum. The
sebum lubricates hair and skin. In the fetus, these
glands secrete vernix caseosa, a cheeselike substance
that coats the skin of a newborn.
– The two types of sweat glands (sudoriferous glands)
are the apocrine glands and the eccrine glands. The
eccrine sweat glands play a crucial role in temperature
regulation.
– The mammary glands (which secrete milk) and the
ceruminous glands (which secrete ear wax) are
modified sweat glands.
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Structures: Organs of the
Integumentary System - cont’d
• Subcutaneous Tissue
– Subcutaneous tissue anchors the dermis to
underlying structures.
– Subcutaneous tissue acts as an insulator; it
prevents heat loss.
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Regulation of Body Temperature
• Heat Production
– Heat produced by metabolizing cells constitutes
the body temperature.
– Most of the heat is produced by the muscles and
the liver.
• Heat Loss
– Most of the heat (80%) is lost through the skin.
– Heat loss occurs through radiation, conduction,
convection, and evaporation.
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Regulation of Body Temperature - cont’d
• Heat Loss—cont’d
– Normal body temperature is set by the body’s
thermostat in the hypothalamus.
– Heat is lost through sweating and vasodilation.
Heat is conserved by vasoconstriction and
produced by shivering.
Slide 43
When Skin Is Burned
• Physiological Effects
– Short-term effects: fluid and electrolyte losses,
shock, inability to regulate body temperature,
infection
– Long-term effects: scarring, loss of function, and
cosmetic and emotional problems
• Classification of Burns
– Classified according to the thickness of the burn
(partial, full); also first, second, and third degree.
– The rule of nines is a way to evaluate burns.
Slide 44
Introduction
• Tissues are groups of cells similar to each
other in structure and function.
• Membranes are thin sheets of tissue that
cover surfaces, line body cavities, and
surround organs.
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Types of Tissue
• Epithelial Tissue Types
– Epithelial tissue covers surfaces, lines cavities, and
engages in secretion/absorption and protective
functions.
– Epithelial tissue is classified according to cell shape
(squamous, cuboidal, and columnar) and layers
(simple and stratified).
– The types and functions are summarized in Table 61.
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Types of Tissue - cont’d
• Connective Tissue
– The primary function of connective tissue is to bind
together the parts of the body. Other functions
include support, protection, fat storage, and transport
of substances.
– Connective tissue has an abundant intercellular matrix
that fills spaces between cells. The intercellular matrix
may be liquid, gel-like, or hard. The matrix often
contains protein fibers that are secreted by the cells.
– There are three types of loose connective tissue:
areolar, adipose, and reticular.
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Types of Tissue - cont’d
• Connective Tissue—cont’d
– Dense fibrous connective tissue forms tendons, ligaments,
capsules, and fascia, and is found in the skin (dermis).
– Types of cartilage include: hyaline, elastic, and
fibrocartilage.
– Bone (osseous tissue) is connective tissue formed by
osteocytes. Bone cells have a hard intercellular matrix that
includes collagen, calcium salts, and other minerals.
– Blood and lymph are types of connective tissue that have a
watery intercellular matrix.
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Types of Tissue - cont’d
• Nervous Tissue
– Nervous tissue is found in the peripheral nerves,
brain, and spinal cord.
– The two types of nervous tissue are neurons,
which transmit electrical signals, and neuroglia,
which support and take care of the neurons.
• Muscle Tissue
– Muscle cells contract, thereby causing movement.
– The three kinds of muscle are skeletal, smooth,
and cardiac.
Slide 49
Tissue Repair
• Tissue Repair by Regeneration
– Replacement of tissue by cells that undergo
mitosis
• Tissue Repair by Fibrosis
– Formation of scar tissue
Slide 50
Membranes
• Epithelial Membranes
– The cutaneous membrane is the skin.
– Mucous membranes are epithelial membranes that line all
body cavities that open to the exterior of the body.
– Serous membranes are epithelial membranes that line the
ventral body cavities, which are not open to the exterior of
the body.
– Serous membranes form two layers: a parietal layer that lines
the wall of the cavity and a visceral layer that covers the
outside of an organ.
– The three serous membranes are the pleura, the
pericardium, and the peritoneum.
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Membranes - cont’d
• Connective Tissue Membranes
– Synovial membranes are connective tissue
membranes.
– Other connective tissue membranes are listed in
Table 6-3.
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