Station 1
Number your paper 1-7 and name the parts. Word choices are given. Then place the letter of the
corresponding function next to the name. Answer questions 8 and 9.
Word Choice:
Axon
1
2
Axon Terminal
Cell Body
Dendrite
7
Node of Ranvier
3
Nucleus
Schwann Cell
4
5
6
Functions:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Metabolic center of the cell
Protects and insulates the cell
Picks up messages from other nerve cells
Releases neurotransmitters
Allows for faster pathway of an impulse
Transports electrical messages away from the cell body
Contains the cell’s DNA
8. Is this cell part of the CNS or PNS? How do you know?
9. What is the difference between white matter and grey matter in terms of composition?
Station 2
1. Name the 3 main functions of the nervous system.
2. Use the terms below to create a flow chart of the nervous system. Place the letter of the description next
to each name.
Afferent
Autonomic
Central (CNS)
Efferent
Parasympathetic
Peripheral (PNS)
Somatic
Sympathetic
Descriptor/Functions:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
Brain
Cardiac Muscle
Cranial nerves
Inhibits energy expenditure
Involuntary
Motor
Receptors
Sensory
Smooth muscle
Spinal Cord
Spinal Nerves
Stimulates energy expenditure
Voluntary Muscle
Station 3
Number your paper 1- 6 and match the cell to its function. There may be multiple answers.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Astrocyte
Microglia
Ependymal
Oligodendrocytes
Schwann cells
Glia
Neuron
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
Protect and insulate cells within the PNS
Form Myelin
Protect and insulate cells within the CNS
Produce cerebrospinal fluid
Found in the choroid plexus
Clean up dead cells and bacteria
General name for all supporting cells
Connect neurons to a blood supply
Main messaging cell of the nervous system
Station 4
Number your paper 1-5 and use the terms to the right to identify the structures.
Terms:
Endoneurium
Epineurium
Fascicle
Perineurium
Neuron
5
Station 5
Number your paper 1-6 and name the parts. Answer question 7 and 8.
6
Terms:
Effector
Integration Center
Motor Neuron
Sensory Receptor
Interneuron
Sensory Neuron
Q7. What is the picture above showing?
Q8. What is the purpose of this within our body?
Station 6
Number your paper 1-15 and name the parts shown. Then place the letter of each function next
to the name.
10
11
15
12
13
Terms:
14
Functions:
Brain Stem
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Corpus callosum
Diencephalon
Hypothalamus
Medulla oblongata
Midbrain
Pons
Thalamus
Pineal gland (body)
Pituitary gland
Spinal cord
Epithalamus
Lateral Ventricle
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
Balance and Coordination of the body
Involuntary control center ex. Blood pressure, heart rate and breathing rate
Connects the two cerebral hemispheres to allow for communication
Stimulates and controls various muscles and glands for sex drive, thirst, pleasure, pain
Relay center for sensory impulses from spinal cord to cerebral cortex for interpretation
Reflex center for vision and hearing
Controls breathing
Largest Part of the Brain
Circulates cerebrospinal fluid through the cerebral hemispheres
Location of the pineal gland
Produces melatonin
Station 7
Number your paper 1-11 and use the terms to name the parts. Place the letter of the description or
function next to the answer. Answer questions 12-13.
1
2
3
11
4
5
8
6
7
Functions:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
Primary sensory area
Primary motor area
Makes sense out of the environment, distance, position
Divides the frontal and the parietal lobes
Planning, behavior, intellect
Vision center found here
New memories and short-term memories
Auditory area found here
Stores sequenced activities
Speaking
Divides the two hemispheres of the cerebrum
Q12. What is the cerebral cortex?
Q13. Is this the left or the right side of the brain?
10
Terms:
Frontal lobe
Premotor Area
Parietal lobe
Wernicke’s Area
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Precentral gyrus
Postcentral gyrus
Central sulcus
Broca’s Area
Station 8
Number your paper 1-14. Put the following in the correct order.
A. A stimuli excites the neuron.
B. Potassium channels on the neuron's membrane open.
C. Potassium rushes out of the neuron.
D. Resting potential is restored.
E. Sodium channels in the membrane open.
F. Sodium is pumped back to the outside of the neuron and potassium is pumped back
to the inside of the neuron.
G. Sodium rushes into the neuron down the concentration gradient.
H. Some ions sneak through the neuron's membrane to the other side, however, the
sodium potassium pump returns ions to their original positions.
I. The inside of the neuron's membrane becomes positive for a period of time.
J. The major positive ions inside the cell are potassium, whereas the major positive
ions outside the cell are sodium.
K. The neuron is depolarized.
L. The neuron is repolarized.
M. The outside of the neuron's membrane has more positive ions than the inside of the
neurons membrane.
N. This is known as resting potential; the neuron is inactive.
Station 10
Number your paper 1-5 and match the neurotransmitter with its function.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dopamine
Serotonin
GABA
Glutamate
A. Inhibitory neurotransmitter, natural tranquilizer
B. Regulates movement and emotional responses, involved in the rewards pathway of the
brain
C. Mood, emotion, sleep and appetite
D. Excitory neurotransmitter, important for learning and memory
5. Name six ways that drugs and/or toxins can alter the transmission of a nerve
impulse at synapse.
Station 11
1.
Name the meningeal layers from deep to superficial.
Station 12
Describe how cerebrospinal fluid is made and how it differs from blood. Name the four
ventricles of the brain that cerebrospinal fluid travels in. Why is CSF known as the blood-brain
barrier? Where else is cerebrospinal fluid found?