Theme 15. The investigation thalamus, limbic system and hemisphere cortex in physiologic functions regulation

Questions for Written and Test Control.

1. Integrative systems of the brain.

2. The structural and the functional organization of the cerebral cortex and its connections with the structures of the CNS.

3. The theory of localization of functions in the hemispheres cortex.

4. The role o the hemispheres cortex in forming the system activity of the organism.

5. Electrophysiologic methods of investigating the Hemispheres cortex.

6. The role of the hemispheres cortex in regulating the functions of the organism and the integrative activity of the brain.

7. Modern knowledge about localizing functions in the hemispheres cortex, the conjugation and dominating of the hemispheres.

8. Supporting the activity of the cerebral cortex. The control of the brain activity. The neurohumoral systems.

9. The motor hemispheres cortex its structure – functional organization.

10. The limbic system, its organization and functions.

11. The peculiarities of the neurons functions of the hypothalamus: the neuroreception and the neurosecretion.

12. The role of the hypothalamus in regulating the visceral functions, the integration of somatic autonomous and endocrine mechanisms.

13. The role of the hypothalamus in regulating the homeostasis in forming motivations, emotions, biological rhythms.

Questions for Written Answer.

1. Draw the scheme of the neuronic organization of the cerebral cortex and its connections with the structure of the CNS.

2. Describe the structure of the cortex and the functional significance of the layers and zones of the hemispheres cortex.

3. Describe the theory of localization of the functions in the cortex and the modern knowledge about localizing functions.

4. Name the structures which consist of the limbic system.

5. Describe the mechanisms of working every integrative system of the brain and the interactions between them.

Curriculum of the Practical Studies.

1. Investigating the animal condition after the extirpation of the separate zones of the hemispheres cortex with the help of the film.

2. Review and discussing the film about the functions of the diencephalons and the limbic system.

Theme 16. Practical abilities: “Central Neural System”.

1. Draw the schemes of the outlines (schemes) of the biological regulation: a) the reflex arches of the motor reflexes on all the levels of the CNS, b) developing the processes of excitation and inhibition in the CNS; c) the processes of summation of the excitation and the inhibition.

2. Draw the schemes of the conduction tracts, which provide the interaction of the levels of the CNS.

3. Explain mechanisms of the system activity of the organism in providing the locomotions and the role of the cerebral cortex and the limbic system in these processes.

Contents of submodule 5. Theme 17-18. The investigation of autonomic neural system functions

Specific Aims

1. To know the structure – functional organization of the vegetative nervous system and its sections.

2. To know the mediator systems of the vegetative nervous system, the mechanisms of influencing in the visceral function of the organism

3. Analyze changing the visceral functions in activating the sympathic and the parasympathic systems.

4. Interpret the mechanisms of changing the visceral functions after the block of transmission of information in the ganglionic and neuroorganic synapses of the vegetative nervous system.

Questions for Speech and Test Control.

1. The structural and the functional differences of the autonomic nervous system from the somatic one.

2. The structural and the functional differences of the sympathic, parasympathic and metasympatic nervous system.

3. Mediators of the vegetative synapses. The adrenergic and the cholinergic, structures.

4. The centers of the ANS.

5. The influence of the ANS sections on the innervations organs.

6. The role of the ANS, the hypothalamus and the cerebral cortex in the integration of the organism functions.

7. The functional peculiarities of the vegetative nervous system in children and in the elderly and the old people.

Questions for Written Answer

1. Draw the scheme of the reflex arch of the sympathic and parasympatic reflex.

2. Draw the scheme of the reflex arch of the metasympatic reflex.

3. Describe the connections of the metasympathic section of the autonomous system with the sympathic and parasympathic ones.

4. Name the peculiarities of the vegetative nervous system.

5. Name what organs are innervated by the cholinergic sympathic nervous fibres.

6. Draw the table of the effects of the sympathic and parasympathic nervous system which influence the activity of the innervation organs.

7. Describe the role of the hypothalamus as the highest subcortical centre which controls the activity of the vegetative nervous system.