OUTLINE

I. Gross Organization of the Nervous System

A. Peripheral

2. Somatic (Voluntary)

a. Afferent Nerves

b. Efferent Nerves

2. Autonomic (Involuntary)

a. Sympathetic (Fight or Flight)

b. Parasympathetic (Rest & Recuperation)

B. Central

1. Spinal Cord

2. Brain

a. Ventricles

b. Hemispheres

II. Structural Organization of the Brain

A. Hindbrain

a. Medulla

b. Pons

c. Cerebellum

B. Midbrain

C. Forebrain

a. Hypothalamus

b. Thalamus

c. Limbic System

d. Cerebrum/Cortex

III. Functional Organization of the Brain

A. Sensory Systems

B. Motor System

C. Limbic System

Limbic/Endocrine System Interactions

IV. Cells of the Nervous System

A. Glia

1. Schwann Cells & Oligodendrocytes

2. Astrocytes

3. Microglia

B. Neurons

V. Neuronal Structure

A. Dendrite

B. Soma

C. Axon

D. Terminal Button

VI. Neuronal Physiology

A. Electrical Potentials

1. The (Resting) Membrane Potential

a. The Ions

b. Pumps & Channels

2. The Action Potential

a. Threshold

b. Refractory periods

c. Summation

i. Temporal

ii. Spatial

B. The Synapse

1. The Terminal Button

2. The Synaptic Cleft

3. The Postsynaptic Density

VII. Neurotransmitters

A. Acetylcholine

B. The Monoamines

1. Tyrosine-based

a. Dopamine (DA)

b. Norepinephrine (NE)

c. Epinephrine (E)

2. Trypthophan-based

a. Serotonin (5HT)

C. The Amino Acids

1. Glutamate (excitatory)

2. GABA (inhibitory)

D. Peptides

VIII. Neurotransmitter Receptors

A. Ligand-Gated Ion Channels (Ionotropic)

B. G-Protein Linked (Metabotropic)