Biology 251: Lecture 7Fall 1996

Nervous System I

  1. Functions
    1. Detect
    2. Collect/compute
    3. React

  2. Neurons
    1. Functional zones
      1. Dendrite
      2. Cell body
      3. Axon
      4. Synapse
    2. Properties/physiological functioning
      1. Resting potential
      2. Action potential
      3. Neurotransmitters
    3. Types
      1. Sensory neurons
      2. Interneurons
      3. Motor neurons
    4. Giant axons
    5. Ganglion (-a)

  3. Central nervous system (CNS)
    1. Brain
    2. Ventral nerve cord

  4. Visceral nervous system (VNS)


"It isn't the load that weights us down--it's the way we carry it."
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