Chapter 2 Pt2 Flashcards
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic Afferent, sensory and away from brain Efferent, motor and to brain Sympathetic, mobilize Parasympathetic, conserve
Central nervous system
Meninges, ventricles, cerebrospinal fluid
Lessening
Destroy portion of the brain to determine what is wrong
Transcranial magneticstimulation
Electrical stimulation of the brain
Position emission tomography
Allows us to examine blood flow metabolic activity in a functioning brain
Hindbrain
Medulla pons cerebellum reticular formation
Midbrain
Integrates sensory processes
Diencephalon
Thalamushypothalamus
Forebrain
Largest and most complex, limber system, cerebrumshippocampus amygdala
Cerebral laterality
Brocals area, speech production
Wrenrick areas, speech comprehension
Epigenetics
Suggest that environment can have an impact on genetic expression in future generations