Site Map of the Nervous System


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MAIN MENU NERVOUS SYSTEM ORGANIZATION MENU Major Organs and Divisions Sensory and Motor Divisions Somatic Nervous System Sample Somatic Pathway Autonomic Nervous System Sample Autonomic Pathway	MATCHING (DRAG & DROP) FORMAT General Organization of the Nervous System Nerve Cell (Neuron) Structure

NERVE CELLS (NEURONS) MENU Basic Neuron Structure & Properties Cell Body Dendrites Axon Unipolar Neurons Bipolar Neurons Multipolar Neurons Sensory, Motor, & Interneurons More About Sensory, Motor, & Interneurons	MULTIPLE CHOICE FORMAT Nerve Cell (Neuron) Structure

SUPPORT CELLS (NEUROGLIA) MENU Overview of Support Cells Schwann Cells and Myelinated Axons Functions of the Myelin Sheath Schwann Cells and Unmyelinated Axons Satellite Cells Astorcytes Oligodendrocytes	SHORT ANSWER FORMAT Nerve Cell (Neuron) Structure Spinal Cord Cross-Sectional Anatomy

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY MENU CELL MEMBRANE PHYSIOLOGY MENU Lipid Bilayer Surrounding Water Environment Lipid Bilayer - Water Interactions Ions in the Water Environment How the Cell Membrane Acts As Ion Barrier Ion Transport Proteins Ion Channel Proteins Ion Carrier Proteins RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIALS MENU Distribution of Ions Around Cell Membrane The Oscilloscope Ion Distribution Affects Membrane Potential Measuring Resting Membrane Potential Factors Affecting Resting Membrane Potential Sodium-Potassium Pump ACTION POTENTIALS MENU Sequence of Events Action Potentials in Unmyelinated Axons Myelination Process Action Potentials in Myelinated Axons Action Potential Conduction Rates NEURONAL SYNAPSES MENU INTRODUCTION Neurons Involved in a Synapse Basic Structure of a Chemical Synapse Basic Structure of a Electrical Synapse Neuron Arrangement At Chemical Synapses Excitatory & Inhibitory Chemical Synapses EXCITATORY CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSES Release of Neurotransmitters Acetylcholine Receptors Postsynaptic Resting Membrane Potential Depolarization of Postsynaptic Membrane Repolarization of Postsynaptic Membrane Summary of Synaptic Events

SPINAL CORD MENU (CENTRAL N. S.) Cross-sectional Anatomy: An Introduction Gray Matter: Anatomy Gray Matter: Function White Matter Spinal Nerve Roots

BRAIN MENU (CENTRAL N. S.) OVERVIEW OF BRAIN ORGANIZATION Major Divisions of the Adult Brain Sectional View of the Brain CEREBRUM Organization of the Cerebrum CERBRAL CORTEX MENU Lobes and Landmarks Primary Motor Area Motor Association Areas Somatosensory Areas Visual Areas DIENCEPHALON BRAINSTEM CEREBELLUM PROTECTION OF THE BRAIN VENTRICLES, MENINGES, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID MENU Ventricles Meninges

NERVES MENU (PERIPHERAL N. S.) Anatomy of a Nerve Cranial Nerves Spinal Nerve Roots

SENSATIONS MENU NOCICEPTION AND PAIN Observable Response Nociceptors Pathways TOUCH Receptors Nerve Pathway Spinal Cord and Brain Pathway Touch and Pain Pathways Compared VISION Anatomy of the Eye Macula Optic Disc Neural Pathways After Images Visual Acuity

MOVEMENT MENU Motor Areas of the Cerebral Cortex Basal Nuclei (Ganglia) Upper and Lower Motor Neurons Monosynaptic Myotatic Reflex Arc Model Pathway