Biological Psycology Flashcards
Central nervous system
Includes brain/ spinal cord
Autonomic Nervous system
Involuntary
Somatic Nervous system
Voluntary
Homeostasis
Regulates body
Building block of nervous system
Nurons
Myelin Sheath
Insulation. (Not all Nurons)
Synapses
GAP
Dendrites
branch part of nuron
Nuron cell body
core of nuron
Axon Thermal
Tiny branch of nuton
Structual imaging
CT
Functional Imaging
PET
Brain imaging issues
Radiation, Expensive, Invasive
Cerebral Cortex
Outer layer of cerebrum
Frontal lobe function
Movement/ thinking
Pariental lobe function
Touch sensation
Occipital lobe function
Visual cortex
temporal lobe
prosseses sounds
Brain to body control
Hind
Compass of shame
Withdraw, Attack other, Attack self, Avoidance
Pituitary Gland function
controls other glands Hormones
Thyroid gland Function
effects energy??
Adrenal Gland Function
Provides adrinalin and colestreol.
Teseties
Makes kids