Y2 s1 introduction to the nervous system 2015
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Introduction to the Nervous System
Prof. Vajira WeerasingheProfessor in Neurophysiology
Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Peradeniya
(This lecture is available at www.slideshare.net/vajira54)
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Why study nervous system?
Neurological diseases are disabling and debilitating and very little treatment
is available
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Migraine (severe headache)
Stroke or paralysis Parkinsonism
Alzheimer’s disease (Memory loss)
Muscle wasting
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Why study nervous system?
Activities such as walking and running and various forms of exercise and sports require
proper functioning of the nervous system
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Controlling system
Nervous system is the main controlling system of the body QuickElectrical
Endocrine system also controls body functions SlowChemical
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Nerve impulses
• It controls other organs by sending electrical messages called nerve impulses
• It is also the main communication system (like the telecommunication system)
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What does it do ?Functions of the nervous system
1. Receives sensory messages from the external environment
2. Organizes information and integrates it with already stored information
3. Uses integrated information to send out messages to muscles and glands, producing organized movement and secretions
4. Provides the basis for conscious experience
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Functional Subdivisions• Sensory functions
feeling, eg. pain
• Autonomic functionscontrol of blood pressure
• Integrative functionseg. reflexes
• Motor functionsmovement, eg. walking
• Higher functionsmemory, learning
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Anatomical Subdivisions• Central Nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
• Peripheral Nervous systemCranial Nerves & Peripheral Nerves
• Autonomic systemsympathetic & parasympathetic
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Brain - Lobes • Brain contains the main controlling
centres
• Frontal lobe Located in the frontPerforms motor functions
• Parietal lobe Located laterallyPerforms main sensory functions
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Brain - Lobes
• Occipital lobe Located in the backPerforms visual functions
• Temporal lobe Located laterallyPerforms hearing functions
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Spinal cord
• Functions
To transmit impulses to and from the brain to the periphery
To cause reflex action
To process information
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Peripheral nervous system
• Cranial nervesThere are 12 cranial nerves which
connects brain & brainstem with different organs of the head and neck region
• Spinal nerves There are several pairs connecting
different segments of the spinal cord with peripheral organs
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Cranial nerves I-Olfactory nerve - smell
II-Optic nerve - vision
III-Occulomotor nerve - eye movements
IV-Trochlear nerve - eye movements
V-Trigeminal nerve - mastication
VI-Abducens nerve - eye movements
VII-Facial nerve - facial expressions
VIII-Vestibulocochlear nerve - hearing, balance
IX-Glossopharyngeal nerve - taste
X-Vagus nerve - parasympathetic
XI- Spinal accessory nerve - neck muscles
XII-Hypoglossal nerve - tongue
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• Spinal nervesCervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
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Brain stem
• This is an important part of the nervous system that connects brain with the spinal cord
• Many cranial nerves arise from brain stem
• It also contain vital centresCardiac, respiratory functions,
consciousness
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Brain stem
• It has three areas
Midbrain
Pons (or pons Varoli)
Medulla (or medulla oblongata)
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Cerebellum
• This is hind brain
• This is connected to the brainstem
• Main function is motor coordination
• Abnormalities result in difficulty in walking called “ataxia”
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Sensory functions
• Functions that make us feel the environment
• Nerve signals come from the sensory organ towards the CNSAfferent signals
• There are different types of sensory modalities human nervous system could feel
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General and special sensations
• There are two main types of sensations
General sensations
Special sensations
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General sensations
• Mechanical sensations TouchPressureVibrationsStretch
• Thermal sensations Hot, cold
• Chemical sensation
• Pain sensation (nociception)
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Somatic and visceral sensations
• Somatic sensations External stimuli sensed by the skin
eg. Feeling of hot environment
• Visceral sensations Internal sensations sensed by the
visceral afferent nerves eg. acidity in stomach
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Special sensationsThese are specialised sensations
Vision
Hearing
Taste
Smell
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Proprioception
• Joint and position sensation
• Muscles and tendons contain receptors which could feel Muscle lengthJoint anglePosition of bones and joint
• This is very important feedback information for movements of muscles
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Motor functions
• Movements are of two types
Voluntary movements Consciously controlled
movementsWell thought and planned
Involuntary movements Reflex action Control of postureBalance
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Voluntary movements
• Planning starts from the brain (frontal lobe)
• Modified by various intermediate structuresBrainstem Cerebellum
• Executed by the brainstem and spinal cord (lower motor neuron)
• Finally contraction of muscles
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Reflexes
• Response to a stimulus
• This is an involuntary actioneg. Hot object touching the hand
will cause it to withdraw
• This is called withdrawal reflex
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What is a reflex?
Stimulus
Effector organ
Response
Centralconnections
Efferent nerve
Afferent nerveReceptor
Central control
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Reflexes
• Reflexes involve many systems of the body
• eg.Withdrawal reflex (pain and motor pathways)Pupillary reflex (eye)Salivatory reflex (salivary glands)Swallowing reflex (GIT)Micturition reflex (urinary system) Baroreceptor reflex (blood pressure control)Stretch reflex (main reflex in the motor system)
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Autonomic functions
• Controls involuntary functions of the body
• Two main divisions SympatheticParasympathetic
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Sympathetic system
• This is involved in fight or flight reaction
• What happens when somebody is excitedBlood pressure increasesHeart rate increasesRespiratory rate increasesIncreased sweating Pupillary dilatation GIT function suppressed
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Parasympathetic system
• This is involved when somebody s resting
• Blood pressure decreases
• Heart rate decreases
• Respiratory rate decreases
• Decreased sweating
• Pupillary constriction
• GIT function increased
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Higher functions
• Brain is involved in controlling higher functions
• Learning
• Memory
• Intelligence
• They are called cognitive functions
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Basic cell in the nervous system is is a neuron
Nerve signals are electrochemical impulses called “action potentials”