Nervous Tissue Lec. 10 Second year Histology A.T. Hadeel Kamil 1 Nervous Tissue consists of 2 types of cells 1 - Neurons – main cells, specialized to – perception of sensory stimuli, – processing received information and – transmission it further to other neurons in form of nerve impulses 2 - Neuroglia – they support, – nourish and – protect neurons Neuron Structure 1. Cell body = perikaryon = contains nucleus and is the metabolic center of the cell 2. Processes – that extend from the cell body (dendrites and axon) 3. Nerve endings (synapses, special receptors) 2 Cell body has: 1. Nucleus with large nucleolus 2. Neurofibrils 3. “Nissl bodies” (chromophilic substance) Neurofibrils are present in the perikaryon, dendrites and axon and are unique to neurons. = “Skeleton” of the neurons Nissl bodies • large clumps of basophilic material around the nucleus, an aggregation of many parallel cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum with the rosettes of free polisomal ribosomes Function – protein synthesis (neurotransmitters) 3 Neuron processes - Extensions outside the cell body • Dendrites – conduct impulses toward the cell body • Axons – conduct impulses away from the cell body (usually only 1) • All processes end with the nerve endings 4 Slide 8 Structural Classification of Neurons According to amount of processes 1. Unipolar neurons – are found during early embryogenesis. They have one axon 2. Bipolar neurons – one axon and one dendrite 3. Pseudounipolar neurons – have a short single process leaving the cell body 4. Multipolar neurons – many extensions from the cell body 5 Functional Classification of Neurons 1. Sensory (afferent) neurons Carry impulses from the sensory receptors to the cell body 2. Motor (efferent) neurons Carry impulses from cell body which lie in the central nervous system to effector cells 3. Interneurons (= association neurons) 99,9% in the central nervous system Connect sensory and motor neurons 6 Supporting Cells (Neuroglia or Glia) = Macroglia + Microglia Macroglia in the CNS 1. Ependymal cells Line cavities of the brain and spinal cord Synthesize cerebrospinal fluid. 2. Astrocytes • Star-shaped cells • Support neurons • Form barrier between capillaries and neurons • Control the chemical environment of the brain (CNS) types: Protoplasmic and Fibrous 3. Oligodendrocytes Produce myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the central nervous system - Nourish neurons Microglia • A rise from monoblast of the blood • Spider-like • phagocytes • Dispose of debris 7 Supporting Cells of the peripheral nervous system PNS 1. Schwann cells form myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system 2. Satellite cells surround cell bodies of neurons in sensory ganglia 8 Nerve fibers :1. Unmyelinated 2. Myelinated Unmyelinated nerve fiber: Axones and dendrites are invaginated in Schwann cell cytoplasm Myelinated nerve fibers Schwann cells produce myelin sheath 9 Sensory nerve endings (afferent neuron receptors) Classification: By type of the structure: 1. A. Free nerve endings B. Hair follicle nerve ending C. Merkel nerve endings (Merkel’s disk) 2. Encapculated: Tactile corpuscle of Meissner Corpuscle of Pacini Ruffini endings 3. Muscle spindle 10 11 1. A. Free nerve endings – pain, thermal receptors 12 1. B. Hair follicle nerve endings – respond to very light touch 13 1. C. Merkel nerve endings – light touch receptors 14 1. C. Merkel nerve endings – light touch receptors 15 2. Encapsulated = Tactile corpuscle of Meissner 16 2. Encapsulated. Corpuscle of Pacini (lamellar body) is specialized to detect gross pressure changes and vibration 17 2. Encapsulated. Ruffini ending Dense branches of nerve-endings encapsulated in connective tissue. Is sensitive to skin stretch 18 19 3. Muscle spindle (detects muscle stretch) 20 3. Muscle spindle (detects muscle stretch) 21 3. Golgi tendon organ (detects muscle tension) 22.
Sensory Dysfunction in Children with Tourette Syndrome
Sensory Dysfunction in Children with Tourette Syndrome by Nasrin Shahana, MBBS A Dissertation Submitted inPartial Fulfillment of theRequirements for the Degree ofDoctor of Philosophyin Neuroscience University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Children’s Hospital 12th August 2015 Committee Members James Eliassen, PhD (Chair) Matthew R. Skelton, PhD Michael P. Jankowski, PhD Jennifer J. Vannest, PhD Donald L. Gilbert, MS, MD (Advisor) 1 ABSTRACT Sensory Dysfunction in Children with Tourette Syndrome By Nasrin Shahana, MBBS The University of Cincinnati, 2015 Under the Supervision of Donald L. Gilbert, MS, MD Prime symptoms of Tourette Syndrome (TS) constitute motor and vocal tics but observation from clinical standpoints as well as parents or individual patient’s observation has provided evidence for sensory abnormalities associated with TS. One of the well-known phenomenon is tic related premonitory urges (PU’s), described as recurring, intrusive sensory feelings such as discomfort, pressure etc. that precede and in some cases compel performance of tics. Sensory sensitivity or intolerance is often reported to be related to being sensitive to the external sensory information such as intolerance to clothing tags. Some report urges to have subconsciously copying movements (echopraxia) or speech (echolalia) of others. Patients often complain about their tics being enhanced by certain sensory stimuli like sounds or lights. With the exception of Premonitory Urges (PU’s), most of the sensory symptoms have not been addressed by standard clinical practice. PU’s can be evaluated with a standard clinical rating scale called Premonitory Urges in Tourette Syndrome (PUTS) which tends to be well correlated with tics. PU’s seem to be a critical distinguishing factor between TS and other movement disorders.
SENSORY RECEPTORS A17 (1) Sensory Receptors Last updated: April 20, 2019 Sensory receptors - transducers that convert various forms of energy in environment into action potentials in neurons. sensory receptors may be: a) neurons (distal tip of peripheral axon of sensory neuron) – e.g. in skin receptors. b) specialized cells (that release neurotransmitter and generate action potentials in neurons) – e.g. in complex sense organs (vision, hearing, equilibrium, taste). sensory receptor is often associated with nonneural cells that surround it, forming SENSE ORGAN. to stimulate receptor, stimulus must first pass through intervening tissues (stimulus accession). each receptor is adapted to respond to one particular form of energy at much lower threshold than other receptors respond to this form of energy. adequate (s. appropriate) stimulus - form of energy to which receptor is most sensitive; receptors also can respond to other energy forms, but at much higher thresholds (e.g. adequate stimulus for eye is light; eyeball rubbing will stimulate rods and cones to produce light sensation, but threshold is much higher than in skin pressure receptors). when information about stimulus reaches CNS, it produces: a) reflex response b) conscious sensation c) behavior alteration SENSORY MODALITIES Sensory Modality Receptor Sense Organ CONSCIOUS SENSATIONS Vision Rods & cones Eye Hearing Hair cells Ear (organ of Corti) Smell Olfactory neurons Olfactory mucous membrane Taste Taste receptor cells Taste bud Rotational acceleration Hair cells Ear (semicircular
17 General Senses UNIT OUTLINE General Sensory Receptors Activity 1: Identifying General Sensory Receptors Activity 2: Examining the Microscopic Structure of General Sensory Receptors Activity 3: Performing a Two-Point Discrimination Test n this unit we investigate sensory receptors, structures that respond to changes, or stimuli, in the external environment and within the body. Most sensory re- Iceptors—those that respond to touch, pressure, cold, heat, pain, stretch, vibra- tion, and changes in body position—are widely distributed throughout the body and are classified as general sensory receptors. Somatic sensory receptors are found in the skin and in musculoskeletal organs, whereas visceral sensory recep- tors are located in visceral organs. Sensory receptors for the special senses, by con- trast, are housed in specialized sense organs in the head. The special senses, which include gustation (taste), olfaction (smell), vision, hearing, and equilibrium, will be our focus in Unit 18. THINK ABOUT IT Which brain structure serves as a relay station for most sensory impulses? __________________________________________________________________ Sensory impulses originating from general sensory receptors in the skin are relayed to which functional area of the cerebral cortex? _______________________________ What is the difference between sensation and perception and where does each occur? __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ▪ 355 PRE-LAB ASSIGNMENTS Pre-lab quizzes are also assignable in To maximize learning, BEFORE your lab period carefully read this entire lab unit and complete these pre-lab assignments using your textbook, lecture notes, and prior knowledge. PRE-LAB Activity 1: Identifying General Sensory Receptors 1. Use the list of terms provided to label the accompanying illustration of cutaneous receptors.
7 1 INTRODUCTION The ability of primary sensory afferent neurons to rapidly convert mechanical stimuli into electrical signals is a fundamental process that underlies mechanosensation. Almost all somatic sensory afferents respond to mechanical stimuli and this sensitivity is a property of their peripheral terminal structures. There is very little understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie this form of transduction in mammals. To date, the best characterized molecular model of mechanotransduction is the body touch receptor neuron of the Caenorhabditis elegans where direct electrophysiological evidence showed that mechanotransduction is mediated by a complex of proteins previously identified in genetic screens for impaired touch sensation (O'Hagan and Chalfie, 2005). Whether orthologues of these proteins are involved in mammalian somatic mechanosensation remains unclear because direct evidence for candidate molecules is still lacking (Gillespie and Walker, 2001; Lewin and Moshourab, 2004). This thesis studies the consequences of deleting specific genes using classical gene targeting techniques for the transduction properties of single cutaneous sensory neurons in the mouse. These genes are mammalian orthologues of the identified C. elegans genes involved in mechanosensory transduction. Therefore, we will briefly present the key aspects of mechanotransduction in mechanosensory neurons, then present the model of mechanotransduction in C. elegans and the mammalian candidate molecules that might mediate mechanosensation. This is followed by a review of the different mechanosensitive sensory neurons that innervate the skin. 1.1 Mechanisms of mechanotransduction in sensory neurons It is widely assumed that mechanosensitive neurons, such as the dorsal root ganglion neurons (DRG), possess specialized non-voltage dependent ion channels that are directly gated by mechanical stimuli.
Nervous Tissue consists of 2 types of cells • 1 - Neurons – main cells (basic functional units), specialized to • perception of sensory stimuli, • processing received information and • transmission it further to other neurons in form of nerve impulses • 2 - Neuroglia-(glial cells) (supporting cells) • they support, • nourish and • protect neurons Neuron Structure 1. Cell body = perikaryon = contains nucleus and is the metabolic center of the cell 2. Processes – that extend from the cell body (dendrites and axon) 3. Nerve endings (synapses, special receptors) Neuron Cell body has: Nucleus with large nucleolus Neurofibrils “Nissl bodies” (chromophilic substance) Neurofibrils are present in the perikaryon, dendrites and axon and are unique to neurons. = “Skeleton” of the neurons Nissl bodies - large clumps of basophilic material around the nucleus, an aggregation of many parallel cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum with the rosettes of free polisomal ribosomes Function – protein synthesis (neurotransmitters) Neuron processes - Extensions outside the cell body Dendrites – conduct impulses toward the cell body Axons – conduct impulses away from the cell body (usually only 1!) All processes end with the nerve endings Slide 8 • Axons are covered with a fatty material called myelin. • Axons in the PNS are heavily myelinated. • This is done by the Schwann Cells • These Schwann cells layer around the axions and squeeze their cytoplasm out creating many layers of plasma membrane tissues (proteins/lipids) surrounding the axion. This is the Myelin sheath. • Areas of neuron not covered are called Nodes of Ranvier. • Myelin insulates the nerve fibers and greatly increases the speed of neurotransmission by nerve fibers. 12-9 • Each axon terminal (synaptic knob) is seperated from the cell body or dendrites of the next neuron by a tiny gap…synaptic cleft.
Number: CN X Name: Vagus Nerve Fxn: Somatic sensory. Proprioception from pharynx, larynx, ear pinna Somatic motor. Pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles Visceral sensory. Receives input from thoracoabdominal organs Visceral motor. To thoracoabdominal organs Number: CN XI Name: Accessory Nerve Fxn: Somatic motor. Pharyngeal, laryngeal and soft palate muscles. Trapezius. Sternocleidomastoid. Number: CN XII Name: Hypoglossal Nerve Fxn: Somatic motor. Intrinsic & extrinsic muscles of tongue RECEPTORS Receptors are skin and muscle that are specialized to detect and respond to stimuli. They carry impulses to the CNS. They are classified by: o Type of stimulus detected o Location in body o Structural complexity RECEPTORS CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF STIMULUS DETECTED Mechanoreceptor Response to mechanical distortion Touch, vibration, pressure, itch, stretch Thermoreceptor Changes in temperature Photoreceptor Responds to light energy Chemoreceptors Responds to chemical in solution taste and smell Nocireceptors Responds to potentially damaging stimuli RECEPTORS CLASSIFIED BY WHERE LOCATED IN THE BODY Exteroceptor Sense external stimuli. Includes most special senses Touch, pressure, pain, skin temp Interoceptor Responds to internal stimuli Chemical changes, tissue stretch, temperature, pain Proprioceptor Sense stretch in skeletal muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, bones and muscle CT coverings RECEPTORS CLASSIFIED BY COMPLEXITY Simple receptors Modified dendritic endings provide most of the general senses Complex receptors Highly specialized sense organs Provide special senses (vision, hearing, equilibrium, taste, smell) MORE DETAIL ABOUT SIMPLE RECEPTORS Simple receptors are either free nerve endings or encapsulated nerve endings. The FREE NERVE ENDING RECEPTORS are typically pain or temperature receptors. They are located especially in epithelium and CT. Some are associated with specific structures. MERKEL DISCS detect light touch and are associated with Merkel cells.
Sensory Pathways & Somatic Nervous System Chapter 15 How Does Brain Differentiate Sensations? Pain impulses make brain aware of injuries and infections. Impulses from eye, ear, nose and tongue make brain aware of what you saw, heard, smelled or tasted. Impulses from joints and ear make brain aware of body position and balance. How does brain differentiate between different impulses/sensations? Depends on which part of the brain these impulses reach. Examples: Occipital lobe translates impulses as light. Temporal lobe translates impulses as sound. Cerebellum translates impulses as equilibrium and balance. General Senses vs. Special Senses There are sensory receptors present all over the body to make brain aware of its environment…sensation! All body senses can be divided into two categories: General senses Special senses General Senses vs. Special Senses Epidermal cells of skin Epidermal cells of skin Dendrites Free nerve endings Sensory nerve fiber Primary sensory Tactile receptors on skin cortex General senses: Monitor simpler, general outside/inside environment. Examples: sense of touch, pressure, temperature, pain and body position. Receptors for general senses: Widely distributed throughout the body… simple receptors. Are dendrites of sensory neurons….which could be naked (free nerve endings) or encapsulated (Meissner’s corpuscle/ Tactile corpuscle). Integrated by primary sensory cortex in the parietal lobe of cerebrum. General Senses vs. Special Senses Special senses: Monitor more complex senses. Examples: sense of vision (sight), auditory (hearing), olfaction (smell), gustation (taste) and equilibrium (balance). Receptors for special senses: Are specialized cells (neurons or epithelial cells). Are found in clusters and localized only in certain parts of the body… complex receptors.