Read the following exercises from the Laboratory Manual: Exercise 15: Histology of Nervous Tissue, Exercise 16: Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses, and Exercise, and 19 The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves.
Discussion Assignment:
- Briefly identify and describe the structure and function of a typical motor neuron.
- Briefly discuss the function(s) of axons, dendrites, and the role of Schwann cells in the formation of the myelin sheath.
- Briefly identify and discuss one major excitatory and one inhibitory neurotransmitter not mentioned in the Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmitters lecture.
- Briefly identify and describe the superficial and internal anatomy of the spinal cord