RT Book, Section
A1 Beck-Yoo, Kathryn
A2 Janson, Lee W.
A2 Tischler, Marc E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1152119084
T1 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
T2 The Big Picture: Medical Biochemistry
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637916
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152119084
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  nervous  system  provides  a  network  of  coordinated  signaling  for  bodily  functions.  Somatic  nerves  promote  skeletal  muscle  activity  and,  therefore,  gross  movements.  Autonomic  nerves  provide  signals  for  internal  organs,  including  regulation  of  their  function.  These  signals  are  transmitted  by  nerves,  which  rely  on  membrane-bound  protein  pumps  for  conduction  of  the  impulse.  Specialized  lipids  form  myelin  sheaths,  which  aid  in  the  fast  and  efficient  transmission  of  these  signals.  Neurotransmitters,  often  small  peptides,  allow  continuation  of  the  nerve  signal  between  neurons  and  from  neurons  to  target  tissues.  The  breakdown  of  this  network  of  signaling  and  regulation  leads  to  several  neurological  diseases.