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Structure of the Nervous
System: Functional Anatomy
(Cerebral Cortex)
Created @January 21, 2025 1:25 PM
Class Principles to Neuroscience and Pharmacology
LO:
Be able to describe the contributions of the different brain regions to overall
nervous system function
Be able to describe some of the major diseases occurring in the different brain
regions
Be able to list the different drugs used to treat such brain disorders and
explain their mechanisms of action.
Gross Organization of the Mammalian Nervous System
Nervous system consists of 2 divisions
CNS- Central
PNS- Peripheral
The Human Brain
3lbs of tissue for emotion processing and other functions
Structure of the Nervous System: Functional Anatomy (Cerebral Cortex) 1
, The functions happen within 100 billion neurons and 10 trillion neuroglia
We have the biggest brain and supposedly correlates to intelligence. Both
the cerebral cortex and the frontal lobes experience expansion which
carries out functions including self control, planning and thoughts
Cerebral Cortex
Receives sensory info
Messages are sent for skeletal muscle movement
Integration of incoming and outgoing nerve impulses
Performs activities like thinking, learning and remembering
Basal Ganglia
Assists co-ordination of slow, sustained movements
Suppresses useless patterns of movement
Thalamus
Relays most sensory info from spinal cord and parts of the brain to
cerebral cortex
Interprets some sensory messages including pain, temp and pressure
Hypothalamus
Controls different homeostatic functions like body temp and respiration
Directs hormone secretion of pituitary
Cerebellum
Coordination of subconscious movements
Structure of the Nervous System: Functional Anatomy (Cerebral Cortex) 2
Structure of the Nervous
System: Functional Anatomy
(Cerebral Cortex)
Created @January 21, 2025 1:25 PM
Class Principles to Neuroscience and Pharmacology
LO:
Be able to describe the contributions of the different brain regions to overall
nervous system function
Be able to describe some of the major diseases occurring in the different brain
regions
Be able to list the different drugs used to treat such brain disorders and
explain their mechanisms of action.
Gross Organization of the Mammalian Nervous System
Nervous system consists of 2 divisions
CNS- Central
PNS- Peripheral
The Human Brain
3lbs of tissue for emotion processing and other functions
Structure of the Nervous System: Functional Anatomy (Cerebral Cortex) 1
, The functions happen within 100 billion neurons and 10 trillion neuroglia
We have the biggest brain and supposedly correlates to intelligence. Both
the cerebral cortex and the frontal lobes experience expansion which
carries out functions including self control, planning and thoughts
Cerebral Cortex
Receives sensory info
Messages are sent for skeletal muscle movement
Integration of incoming and outgoing nerve impulses
Performs activities like thinking, learning and remembering
Basal Ganglia
Assists co-ordination of slow, sustained movements
Suppresses useless patterns of movement
Thalamus
Relays most sensory info from spinal cord and parts of the brain to
cerebral cortex
Interprets some sensory messages including pain, temp and pressure
Hypothalamus
Controls different homeostatic functions like body temp and respiration
Directs hormone secretion of pituitary
Cerebellum
Coordination of subconscious movements
Structure of the Nervous System: Functional Anatomy (Cerebral Cortex) 2
