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Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
Chapter 11
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Introduction The nervous system is the master
controlling and communicating system of the body
It is responsible for all behavior Along with the endocrine system it is
responsible for regulating and maintaining body homeostasis
Cells of the nervous system communicate by means of electrical signals
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Nervous System Functions
The nervous system has three overlapping functions Gathering of sensory input Integration or interpretation of sensory input Causation of a response or motor output
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Introduction Sensory input
The nervous system has millions of sensory receptors to monitor both internal and external change
Integration It processes and interprets the sensory input
and makes decisions about what should be done at each moment
Motor output Causes a response by activating effector
organs (muscles and glands)
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Organization of the Nervous System
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Organization There is only one nervous system;
however, for convenience the nervous system is divided into two parts The central nervous system
• Brain and spinal cord
• Integrative and control centers The peripheral nervous system
• Spinal and cranial nerves
• Communication lines between the CNS and the rest of the body
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Organization The peripheral nervous system has two
fundamental subdivisions Sensory (afferent) division
• Somatic and visceral sensory nerve fibers
• Consists of nerve fibers carrying impulses to the central nervous system
Motor (efferent) division• Motor nerve fibers
• Conducts impulses from the CNS to effectors– (glands and muscles)
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Organization The motor division of the peripheral
nervous system has two main subdivisions The somatic nervous system
• Voluntary (somatic motor)
• Conducts impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscle The autonomic nervous system (ANS)
• Involuntary
• Conducts impulses from the CNS to cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, and glands
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Innervation of Visceral Organs
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Organization The autonomic nervous system has two
principle subdivisions Sympathetic division
• Mobilizes body systems during emergency situations
Parasympathetic division• Conserves energy
• Promotes non-emergency functions The two subdivisions bring about opposite
effects on the same visceral organs What one subdivision stimulates, the other
inhibits
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Peripheral Nervous System Visceral organs are
served by motor fibers of the autonomic nervous system and by visceral sensory fibers
The somata (limbs and body wall) are served by motor fibers of the somatic nervous system and by sensory somatic sensory fibers
Arrows indicate the direction of impulses
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Histology of the Nervous Tissue Nervous tissue is highly cellular
Less that 20% of the CNS is extracellular space Cells are densely packed and tightly
intertwined Nervous tissue is made up of two cell types
Neurons• Excitable cells that transmit electrical signals
Support cells• Smaller cells that surround and wrap the delicate
neurons These same cells are found within CNS and
PNS
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Supporting Cells All neurons associate closely with
nonnervous support cells of which there are 6 types Support cells of the CNS
• Astrocytes
• Microglial
• Ependymal
• Oligodendrocyte Support cells of the PNS
• Schwann cells
• Satellite cells
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Supporting Cells in the CNS The supporting cells of the CNS are
collectively called neuroglia or simply, glial cells
Like neurons, glial cells have branching processes and a central cell body
Neuroglia can be distinguished by their much smaller size and by their darker staining nuclei
They outnumber neurons in the CNS by a ration of 10 to 1
Make up half of the mass of the brain
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Astrocytes Star shaped Most abundant type
of glial cell Radiating projections
cling to neurons and capillaries, bracing the neurons to their blood supply
Astrocytes play a role in exchanges between capillaries and neurons
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Astrocytes Cells function as
antigen presenting cells of the immune response
Control chemical environment around neurons, recapturing potassium ions and released neuro- transmitters
Astrocytes signal each other via intracellular calcium pulses
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Microglial Small ovid cells with
relatively long “thorny” processes
Their branches touch nearby neurons to monitor health of the neuron
Microglial migrate toward injured neurons
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Microglial Small ovid cells with
relatively long “thorny” processes
Their branches touch nearby neurons to monitor health of the neuron
Microglial migrate toward injured neurons
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Microglial When invading micro-
organisms are present or damaged neurons have died, the micro- glial transforms into a special type of macro- phage that protects the CNS by phagocytizing the microorganisms or neuronal debris
Important because cells of the immune system can enter CNS
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Ependymal Range in shape from
squamous to columnar and many are cilated
Line the central cavities of the brain and spinal cord
Form a fairly permeable barrier between cerebrospinal fluid of those cavities and the cells of the CNS
Beating cilia circulates cerebrospinal fluid
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Oligodendro- cytes
Fewer branches than astrocytes
Cells wrap their cytoplasmic extensions tightly around the thicker neurons in the CNS
Produce insulating coverings called myelin sheaths
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Supporting Cells of the PNS There are two supporting cells in the
PNS Satellite cells Schwann cells
These cells are similar in type and differ mainly in location
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Satellite Cells
Somewhat flattened satellite cells surround cell bodies within ganglia
Thought to play some role in controlling the chemical environment of neurons with which they are associated, but function is largely unknown
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Schwann Cells
Surround and form myelin sheaths around the larger nerve fibers in PNS
Similar to the oligodendrocytes of CNS Schwann cells are vital to peripheral nerve
fiber regeneration
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Neurons Neurons are the structural units of the
nervous system Neurons are highly specialized cells that
conduct messages in the form of nerve impulses from one part of the body to another
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Neuron Characteristics Extreme longevity
Live and function optimally for a lifetime Amitotic
As neurons assume their role in the nervous system they lose their ability to divide
Neurons cannot be replaced if destroyed High metabolic rate
Require continuous and abundant supplies of oxygen and glucose
Homeostatic deviations often first appear in nervous tissue which has specific needs
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Neurons The plasma membrane of neurons is the
site of electrical signaling, and it plays a crucial role in most cell to cell interaction
Most neurons have three functional components in common A receptive component A conducting component A secretory or output component
Each component is associated with a particular region of a neuron’s anatomy
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Neuron structure Typically large, complex cells, they all
have the following structures Cell body
• Nuclei
• Nissl bodies
• Axon hillock Cell processes
• Dendrites
• Axon
• Myelin sheath or neurilemma
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Neuron Cell Body
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Neuron Cell Body The cell body consists
of a large, spherical nucleus with a prominent nucleolus surrounded by cytoplasm
The cell ranges from 5 to 140m in diameter
The cell body is the biosynthetic center of the neuron
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Neuron Cell Body The cell body contains
the usual organelles with the exception of centrioles (not needed in amitotic cells)
The rough endoplasmic reticulum or Nissl bodies is the protein and membrane making machinery of the cell
The cell body is the focal point for neuron growth in development
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Neuron Cell Bodies Clusters of cell bodies in the CNS are
called nuclei The relatively rare collection of cell
bodies in the PNS are called ganglia
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Neuron Processes Cytoplasmic
extension called processes extend from the cell body of all neurons
The CNS contain both neuron cell bodies and their processes
The PNS consists chiefly of processes
Motor neuron
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Neuron Processes Bundles of neuron
processes are called tracts in the CNS
Bundles of neuron processes in the PNS are called nerves
Two types of neuron processes
Dendrites Axons
Motor neuron
Note: Convention of “typical” neuron
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Dendrites Dendrites are short, tapering diffusely
branching extensions Motor neurons have hundreds of
dendrites clustering close to the cell body Dendrites are receptive to input and
provide an enormous surface area for the reception of signals
In many areas of the brain the finer dendrites are highly specialized for information collection
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Dendrites Dendritic spines
represent areas of close contact with other neurons
Dendrites convey information toward the cell body
These electrical signals are not nerve impulses but are short distance signals call graded potentials
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Axons Each neuron has a
single axon The axon arises
from the cone shaped axon hillock
It narrows to form a slender process that stays uniform in diameter the rest of its length
Length varies; short or absent to 3 feet in length
Motorneuron
Axonhillock
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Axons Each axon is called
a nerve fiber Each neuron has
only one axon but may possess a collateral branch
It branches profusely at its end to form more than 10,000 telodendria
Motorneuron
Axonhillock
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Myelinated Axon Many nerve fibers,
particularly those that are long or large in diameter, are covered with a whitish, fatty segmented myelin sheath
Myelin protects and electrically insulates fibers from one another
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Myelinated Axon Myelin increase the
speed of transmission of nerve impulses
Myelinated axons transmit nerve impulses rapidly; 150 meters/second
Unmyelinated axons transmit quite slowly; 1 meter/second
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Myelinated Processes Myelin sheaths are associated only with
axons and their collaterals as these are impulse conducting fibers and need insulation
Dendrites which carry only graded potentials are always unmyelinated
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Myelination of an Axon Myelin sheaths in the
PNS are formed by Schwann cells
The cells first become indented to receive the axon and then wrap themselves around it in a jelly roll fashion
Initially the wrappings are loose, but the cell cytoplasm is squeezed out between layers
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Myelination of an Axon When the wrapping
process is complete many concentric layers wrap the axon
Plasma membranes of myelinating cells have less protein which makes them good electrical insulators
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Myelinated Axons The nucleus and most
of the cytoplasm of the Schwann cell is located just beneath the outer layer of the plasma membrane
The outer layer is called the sheath of Schwann
Gaps, called Nodes of Ranvier, occur between Schwann cell
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Myelinated Axons Nodes of Ranvier
occur at regular intervals along the axon
Since the axon is only exposed at these nodes nerve impulses are forced to jump from one node to the next which greatly increases the rate of conduction
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Myelinated Axons Schwann cells that
surround but do not coil around peripheral fibers are considered unmyelinated
Each axon occupies a separate tubular recess
Fibers are typically thin
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CNS Axons Oligodendrocytes form
the CNS myelin sheaths In contast to Schwann
cells, oligodendrocytes can form the sheaths of as many as 60 processes at one time
Nodes are spaced more widely than in PNS
Axons can be myelinated or unmyelinated
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CNS Axons Regions of the brain containing dense
collections of myelinated fibers are referred to as white matter and are primarily fiber tracts
Gray matter contains mostly nerve cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers
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Classification of Neurons Neurons can be classified structurally or
functionally Both classifications are described in the
text Functional classification is usually used to
describe how the neurons work within us
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Structural
Classification Multipolar - many
processes extend from cell body, all dendrites except one axon
Bipolar - Two processes extend from cell, one a fused dendrite, the other an axon
Unipolar - One process extends from the cell body and forms the peripheral and central process of the axon
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Multipolar Neurons Multipolar
neurons have three or more processes
Most common type in humans
Major neuron of the CNS
Most have many dendrites and one axon, some neurons lack an axon
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Bipolar Neurons Bipolar neurons are
rare in the human body Found only in special
sense organs where they function as receptor cells
Examples include those found in the retina of the eye and in the olfactory mucosa
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Unipolar Neuron Unipolar neurons have a single
process that emerges from the cell body
The central process is more proximal to the CNS and the peripheral is closer to the PNS
Unipolar neurons are chiefly found in the ganglia of the peripheral nervous system
Function as sensory neurons
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Functional Classification The functional classification scheme
groups neurons according to the direction in which the nerve impulse travels relative to the CNS
Based on this criterion there are three neurons Sensory neurons Motor neurons Association neurons
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Sensory Neurons
Neurons that transmit impulses from sensory receptors in the skin or internal organs toward or into the CNS are called sensory or affective neurons
Virtually all primary sensory neurons of the body are unipolar
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Sensory Neurons: Bipolar Bipolar sensory
neurons are only found in the special sensory organs of the eye or olfactory mucosa
Nuerons convey sensory input to higher CNS levels (eye to occipital lobe)
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Sensory Neurons: Bipolar
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Motor Neurons
Neurons that carry impulses away from the CNS to effector organs (muscles and glands) is called a motor or efferent neuron
Upper motor neurons are in the brain
Lower motor neurons are in PNS
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Association Neurons or Interneurons These neurons lie
between the motor and sensory neurons
These neurons are found in pathways where integration occurs
Confined to CNS Make up 99% of the
neurons of the body and are the principle neuron of the CNS
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Turn to Basic Concepts of Neural Integration
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Neural Integration The organization of the nervous system is
hierarchical The parts of the system must be
integrated into a smoothly functioning whole
Neuronal pools represent some of the basic patterns of communication with other parts of the nervous system
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Neuronal Pools Neuronal
pools are functional groups of neurons that process and integrate incoming information from other sources and transmit it forward
One incoming presynaptic fiber synapses withSeveral different neurons in the pool. WhenIncoming fiber is excited it will excite somePostsynaptic neurons and facilitate others.
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Neuronal Pools Neurons most
likely to generate impulses are those most closely associated with the incoming fiber because they receive the bulk of the synaptic contacts
These neurons are in the discharge zone
Discharge Zone
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Neuronal Pools Neurons farther
away from the center are not excited to threshold by the incoming fiber, but are facilitated and can easily brought to threshold by stimuli from another source
The periphery of the pool is the facilitated zone
Facilitatedzone
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Neuronal Pools Note: The illustrations presented are a
gross oversimplification of an actual neuron pool
Most neuron pools consist of thousands of neurons and include inhibitory as well as excitatory neurons
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Types of Circuits Individual neurons in a neuron pool send
and receive information and synaptic contacts may cause either excitation or inhibition
The patterns of synaptic connections in neuronal pools are called circuits and they determine the functional capabilities of each type of circuit
There are four basic types of circuits Diverging, converging, reverberating, and
parallel discharge circuits
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Diverging Circuits In diverging circuits
one incoming fiber triggers responses in ever-increasing numbers of neurons farther and farther along in the circuit
Diverging circuits are often called amplifying circuits because they amplify the response
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Diverging Circuits These circuits are
common in both sensory and motor systems
Input from a single receptor may be relayed up the spinal cord to several different brain regions
Impulses from the brain can activate a hundred neurons and thousands of muscle fibers
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Converging Circuits The pattern of
converging circuits is opposite to that of diverging circuits
Common in both motor and sensory pathways
In these circuits, the pool receives inputs from several presynaptic neurons, and the circuit as a whole has a funneling or concentrating effect
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Converging Circuits Incoming stimuli
may converge from many different areas or from the same source, which results in strong stimulation or inhibition
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Reverberating (oscillating) Circuits In reverberating
circuits the incoming signal travels through a chain of neurons, each of which makes collateral synapses with neurons in the previous part of the pathway
As a result of this positive feedback, the impulses reverberate through the circuit again and again
Reverberating circuit
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Reverberating (oscillating) Circuits Reverberating circuits
give a continuous signal until one neuron in the circuit is inhibited and fails to fire
These circuits are involved in the control of rhythmic activities such as the sleep-wake cycle and breathing
The circuits may oscillate for seconds, hours, or years
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Parallel After-Discharge Circuits The incoming fiber
stimulates several neurons arranged in parallel arrays that eventually stimulate a common output cell
Impulses reach the output cell at different times, creating a burst of impulses called an after discharge that may last 15 ms after initial input ends
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Parallel After-Discharge Circuits This circuit has no
positive feedback and once all the neurons have fired, circuit activity ends
These circuit may be involved with complex problem solving activities
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Patterns of Neural Processing Processing of inputs in the various circuits
is both serial and parallel In serial processing, the input travels
along a single pathway to a specific destination
In parallel processing, the input travels along several different pathways to be integrated in different CNS regions
Each pattern has its advantages The brain derives its power from its ability
to process in parallel
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Serial Processing In serial processing the whole system
works in a predictable all-or-nothing manner
One neurons stimulates the next in sequence, producing a specific, anticipated response
Reflexes are examples of serial processing but there are others
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Reflexes Reflexes are rapid, automatic responses
to stimuli, in which a particular stimulus always causes the same motor response
Reflex activity is stereotyped and dependable
Some your are born with and some you acquire as a consequence of interacting with your environment
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Serial Processing: A Reflex Arc
Reflexes occurs over neural pathways called reflex arcs that contain five essential components
Receptor Sensory neuron CNS integration center Motor neuron Effector
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Parallel Processing In parallel processing inputs are
segregated into many different pathways Information delivered by each pathway is
dealt with simultaneously by different parts of neural circuitry
During parallel processing several aspects of the stimulus are processed Barking dog
The same stimulus can hold common or unique meaning to different individuals
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Parallel Processing Parallel processing is not repetitious
because the circuits do different things with more information
Each parallel path is decoded in relation to all the others to produce a total picture of the stimulus
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Parallel Processing Even simple reflex arcs do not operate in
complete isolation As an arc moves through an association
neuron this activates parallel processing of the same input at higher brain levels
The reflex arc may cause you to pull away from a negative stimulus while parallel processing of the stimulus initiates problem solving about what need to be done
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Parallel Processing Parallel processing is extremely
important for higher level mental functioning
An integrated look at the whole problem allows for faster processing
Parallel processing allows you to store a large amount of information in a small volume
This allows logic systems to work much faster
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Chapter 11: Fundamentals of the Nervous System and
Nervous Tissue
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