10: Overview of the Nervous System Last updated Jun 23, 2019 Save as PDF 9.9D: Muscles that Cause Movement at the Ankle Front Matter Page ID7180 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy10.1: Introduction to the Nervous System10.1A: Organization of the Nervous System10.1B: Functions of the Nervous System10.1C: Subdivisions of the Nervous System10.2: Neuroglia10.2A: Neuroglia of the Central Nervous System10.2B: Neuroglia of the Peripheral Nervous System10.3: Neurons10.3A: Structural Diversity of Neurons10.3B: Classification of Neurons10.4: Collections of Nervous Tissue10.4A: Clusters of Neuronal Cell Bodies10.4B: Axon Bundles10.4C: Gray and White Matter10.5: Neurophysiology10.5A: Principles of Electricity10.5B: Ion Channels10.5D: Membrane Potentials as Signals10.5D: Resting Membrane Potentials10.5E: The Action Potential and Propagation10.5F: The Synapse10.5G: Postsynaptic Potentials and Their Integration at the Synapse10.5H: Synaptic Transmission10.5I: Types of Neurotransmitters by Function10.5J: Ionotropic and Metabotropic Receptors10.5K: Serial and Parallel Processing