Textbook chapters (only one of the following books is necessary, the information covered in the concept questions is found in each of the books).
• Chapter 12 and Sections 13.1 – 13.3, 14.2 – 14.3, 15.3, 16.5: Anatomy and Physiology by OpenStax College • Chapters 11 and 13 and Sections 12.1 – 12.3: Visual Anatomy and Physiology by Martini and Ober • Chapter 10 and Sections 11.1 – 11.5: Hole’s Anatomy and Physiology by Shier, Butler, and Lewis
1. Identify, in both words and pictures, each of the CNS structures listed.
5. Compare and contrast the structure, function, and location of myelinated versus unmyelinated axons, including the role of myelination in continuous versus saltatory propagation.
6. Compare and contrast the role of the chemical gradient and electrical gradient in maintaining the equilibrium potential and in the generation of graded potentials and action potentials.