7A: Individual Influences on Behavior Flashcards
Lower Muscular Neurons
efferent neurons that tell skeletal muscle to contract, branch out to muscles cells in a motor unit. controlled by the upper motor neurons
Lower Motor Neuron Abnormalities
muscle atrophy, Fasiculations, hypotonia, Hyporreflexia
Upper Motor Neuron Abnormailties
Hyperrflexia, Hypertonia, Clonus, Extensor Plantar response
Upper Motor Neuron
tells lower motor neuron what to do by sendin somasin the cerebral cortex that synapse in the brainstem or spinal cord. Axons cross over so that the side of the brain controls the opposite of the body
Fasciculations
twitches of skeletal muscle due to stimulation loss over time
Clonus
Rhythmic contraction of antagonist muscles
Afferent Neurons
bring information into CNS from stimulus (ex. somatosensory neurons)
Efferent Neurons
Carries info away from CNS, send response to PNS (ex. Lower Motor neurons)
Somatosensory tracts
position, vibration, fine touch, pain, temperature, gross touch, signal crosses over to opposite side of the brain.
Mechanoreceptors
in the skin and muscle, found with structures on the ends of them and sends signals FAST. Thick myelin sheath, thick axon, receives info for position, vibration and fine touch
Nociceptors
Have bare nerve endings and receive signals for pain, temperature and gross touch. Slow. thin myelin sheath ot none.
Cerebral Cortex
complex behavioral, perceptual and cognitive processes
Basal Ganglia
smooth Movement
Limbic System
Sensorimotor reflexes
Cerebellum
coordinated movement
Hypothalamus
Hunger, thirst, emotion
Inferior and superior colliculi
Arousal and alertness
Medulla Oblongata
Vital Function (breathing, digestion)
Reticular Formation
arrousal and alertness
Thalamus
Sensory relay station
Psychoanalytic theory
Freud’s theory childhood experiences and unconscious desire influence behavior
Humanistic theory
People have free will self actualization they are conscious and good and they improve