OCR Cambridge Technical Health and Social Care - Unit 4 Anatomy - Nervous system resources

This is a collection of TEN PowerPoints that cover some of the nervous system section of the Unit 4 Anatomy and Physiology, as below. Some have activities, others have video’s embedded so you can develop activities to in your own teaching style to aid student memory

5.1 Components of nerve systems
• Central Nervous System (CNS)
• peripheral nerves (PNS)
• autonomic system
• spinal cord
• sensory and motor neurons

5.2 Structure and function of brain
• cerebral cortex
• cerebellum
• frontal lobes
• corpus callosum (left and right side communication point)
• hypothalamus
• medulla
• meninges

5.3 Nerve action
• structure of neuron (axon, dendrites, synaptic gap)
• role of axon/dendron (electrical nerve action)
• myelin sheath (insulates nerve message passages)
• synapse (chemical nerve action)

5.4 Organisation and function of endocrine system
• pancreas
• pituitary
• adrenal glands
• thyroid
• hormones

5.9 Malfunctions of control and regulatory systems – possible causes and effects
• CNS, i.e. multiple sclerosis (autoimmune condition attacks the myelin sheath)

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