Central Nervous System (ch13)

Objectives

Neurotransmission in CNS

• cellular morphology/function of

  • neuron

  • astrocyte

  • microglia

  • oligodendrocyte

• concept of synapse and life cyle of neurotransmitters (NT) (do NOT need to memorize)

  • synapse types

  • stages of synaptic function

  • volume transmission

  • up/dwn regulaiton of NT

  • where synpase forms and what effects it has

Organization in CNS

• gross anatomical and functional organization

  • brainstem

  • diencephalon

  • cerebelum

  • cerebral cortex

  • limbic syst

  • basal ganglia

• chemical functional anatomy of CNS

  • dopaminergic syst

  • noradrenergic syst

  • serotonergic syst

  • cholinergic syst

  • histaminergic syst

  • amino acid NT syst

• morphology/function of the BBB

Notes

Neuron

• spiny excitatory neurons (glutamatergic)

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