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11 Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue: Part A
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Functions of the Nervous System
1. Sensory input• Information gathered by sensory receptors
about internal and external changes
2. Integration• Interpretation of sensory input
3. Motor output• Activation of effector organs (muscles and
glands) produces a response
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Sensory input
Motor output
Integration
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Divisions of the Nervous System
• Central nervous system (CNS) • Brain and spinal cord
• Integration and command center
• Peripheral nervous system (PNS)• Paired spinal and cranial nerves carry
messages to and from the CNS
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
• Two functional divisions1. Sensory (afferent) division• Somatic afferent fibers—convey impulses
from skin, skeletal muscles, and joints • Visceral afferent fibers—convey impulses
from visceral organs 2. Motor (efferent) division • Transmits impulses from the CNS to
effector organs
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Motor Division of PNS
1. Somatic (voluntary) nervous system• Conscious control of skeletal muscles
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Motor Division of PNS
2. Autonomic (involuntary) nervous system (ANS)• Visceral motor nerve fibers
• Regulates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
• Two functional subdivisions
• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
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Central nervous system (CNS)Brain and spinal cordIntegrative and control centers
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)Cranial nerves and spinal nervesCommunication lines between theCNS and the rest of the body
Parasympatheticdivision
Conserves energyPromotes house-keeping functionsduring rest
Motor (efferent) divisionMotor nerve fibersConducts impulses from the CNSto effectors (muscles and glands)
Sensory (afferent) divisionSomatic and visceral sensorynerve fibersConducts impulses fromreceptors to the CNS
Somatic nervoussystem
Somatic motor(voluntary)Conducts impulsesfrom the CNS toskeletal muscles
Sympathetic divisionMobilizes bodysystems during activity
Autonomic nervoussystem (ANS)
Visceral motor(involuntary)Conducts impulsesfrom the CNS tocardiac muscles,smooth muscles,and glands
StructureFunctionSensory (afferent)division of PNS Motor (efferent) division of PNS
Somatic sensoryfiber
Visceral sensory fiber
Motor fiber of somatic nervous system
Skin
Stomach Skeletalmuscle
Heart
BladderParasympathetic motor fiber of ANS
Sympathetic motor fiber of ANS
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Histology of Nervous Tissue
• Two principal cell types
1. Neurons—excitable cells that transmit electrical signals
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Histology of Nervous Tissue
2. Neuroglia (glial cells)—supporting cells:• Astrocytes (CNS)• Microglia (CNS)• Ependymal cells (CNS)• Oligodendrocytes (CNS)• Satellite cells (PNS)• Schwann cells (PNS)
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Astrocytes
• Most abundant, versatile, and highly branched glial cells
• Cling to neurons, synaptic endings, and capillaries
• Support and brace neurons
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Astrocytes
• Help determine capillary permeability
• Guide migration of young neurons
• Control the chemical environment
• Participate in information processing in the brain
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(a) Astrocytes are the most abundantCNS neuroglia.
Capillary
Neuron
Astrocyte
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Microglia
• Small, ovoid cells with thorny processes
• Migrate toward injured neurons
• Phagocytize microorganisms and neuronal debris
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(b) Microglial cells are defensive cells inthe CNS.
NeuronMicroglialcell
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Ependymal Cells
• Range in shape from squamous to columnar
• May be ciliated• Line the central cavities of the brain and spinal
column
• Separate the CNS interstitial fluid from the cerebrospinal fluid in the cavities
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Brain orspinal cordtissue
Ependymalcells
Fluid-filled cavity
(c) Ependymal cells line cerebrospinalfluid-filled cavities.
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Oligodendrocytes
• Branched cells
• Processes wrap CNS nerve fibers, forming insulating myelin sheaths
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(d) Oligodendrocytes have processes that formmyelin sheaths around CNS nerve fibers.
Nervefibers
Myelin sheathProcess ofoligodendrocyte
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Satellite Cells and Schwann Cells
• Satellite cells• Surround neuron cell bodies in the PNS
• Schwann cells (neurolemmocytes)• Surround peripheral nerve fibers and form
myelin sheaths
• Vital to regeneration of damaged peripheral nerve fibers
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(e) Satellite cells and Schwann cells (whichform myelin) surround neurons in the PNS.
Schwann cells(forming myelin sheath)
Cell body of neuronSatellitecells
Nerve fiber
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Neurons (Nerve Cells)
• Special characteristics:• Long-lived ( 100 years or more)• Amitotic—with few exceptions• High metabolic rate—depends on continuous
supply of oxygen and glucose• Plasma membrane functions in:• Electrical signaling • Cell-to-cell interactions during development
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Cell Body (Perikaryon or Soma)
• Biosynthetic center of a neuron
• Spherical nucleus with nucleolus
•Well-developed Golgi apparatus
• Rough ER called Nissl bodies (chromatophilic substance)
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Cell Body (Perikaryon or Soma)
• Network of neurofibrils (neurofilaments)
• Axon hillock—cone-shaped area from which axon arises
• Clusters of cell bodies are called nuclei in the CNS, ganglia in the PNS
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Dendrites(receptive regions)
Cell body(biosynthetic centerand receptive region)
Nucleolus
NucleusNissl bodies
Axon(impulse generatingand conducting region)
Axon hillockNeurilemma
Terminalbranches
Node of RanvierImpulsedirection
Schwann cell(one inter-node)
Axonterminals(secretoryregion)
(b)
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Processes
• Dendrites and axons
• Bundles of processes are called • Tracts in the CNS
• Nerves in the PNS
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Dendrites
• Short, tapering, and diffusely branched
• Receptive (input) region of a neuron
• Convey electrical signals toward the cell body as graded potentials
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The Axon
• One axon per cell arising from the axon hillock
• Long axons (nerve fibers)
• Occasional branches (axon collaterals)
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The Axon
• Numerous terminal branches (telodendria)
• Knoblike axon terminals (synaptic knobs or boutons) • Secretory region of neuron
• Release neurotransmitters to excite or inhibit other cells
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Axons: Function
• Conducting region of a neuron
• Generates and transmits nerve impulses (action potentials) away from the cell body
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Axons: Function
• Molecules and organelles are moved along axons by motor molecules in two directions:• Anterograde—toward axonal terminal
• Examples: mitochondria, membrane components, enzymes
• Retrograde—toward the cell body
• Examples: organelles to be degraded, signal molecules, viruses, and bacterial toxins
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Dendrites(receptive regions)
Cell body(biosynthetic centerand receptive region)
Nucleolus
NucleusNissl bodies
Axon(impulse generatingand conducting region)
Axon hillockNeurilemma
Terminalbranches
Node of RanvierImpulsedirection
Schwann cell(one inter-node)
Axonterminals(secretoryregion)
(b)
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Myelin Sheath
• Segmented protein-lipoid sheath around most long or large-diameter axons
• It functions to:• Protect and electrically insulate the axon
• Increase speed of nerve impulse transmission
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Myelin Sheaths in the PNS
• Schwann cells wraps many times around the axon • Myelin sheath—concentric layers of Schwann
cell membrane
• Neurilemma—peripheral bulge of Schwann cell cytoplasm
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Myelin Sheaths in the PNS
• Nodes of Ranvier • Myelin sheath gaps between adjacent
Schwann cells
• Sites where axon collaterals can emerge
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(a) Myelination of a nervefiber (axon)
Schwann cellcytoplasmAxon
NeurilemmaMyelin sheath
Schwann cellnucleus
Schwann cellplasma membrane
1
2
3
A Schwann cellenvelopes an axon.
The Schwann cell thenrotates around the axon, wrapping its plasma membrane loosely around it in successive layers.
The Schwann cellcytoplasm is forced from between the membranes. The tight membrane wrappings surrounding the axon form the myelin sheath.
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Unmyelinated Axons
• Thin nerve fibers are unmyelinated
• One Schwann cell may incompletely enclose 15 or more unmyelinated axons
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Myelin Sheaths in the CNS
• Formed by processes of oligodendrocytes, not the whole cells
• Nodes of Ranvier are present
• No neurilemma
• Thinnest fibers are unmyelinated
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(d) Oligodendrocytes have processes that formmyelin sheaths around CNS nerve fibers.
Nervefibers
Myelin sheathProcess ofoligodendrocyte
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White Matter and Gray Matter
•White matter• Dense collections of myelinated fibers
• Gray matter• Mostly neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated
fibers
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Structural Classification of Neurons
• Three types:
1. Multipolar—1 axon and several dendrites
• Most abundant
• Motor neurons and interneurons
2. Bipolar—1 axon and 1 dendrite
• Rare, e.g., retinal neurons
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Structural Classification of Neurons
3. Unipolar (pseudounipolar)—single, short process that has two branches:
• Peripheral process—more distal branch, often associated with a sensory receptor
• Central process—branch entering the CNS
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Functional Classification of Neurons
• Three types:
1. Sensory (afferent)
• Transmit impulses from sensory receptors toward the CNS
2. Motor (efferent)
• Carry impulses from the CNS to effectors
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Functional Classification of Neurons
3. Interneurons (association neurons)
• Shuttle signals through CNS pathways; most are entirely within the CNS
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