Chapter 2 Slides

Question 1

The endocrine system

Answer 1

The slow chemical communication system. Communication is carried out by hormones synthesized by a set of glands

Question 2

What is epinephrine

Answer 2

Adrenaline which increases heart rate blood pressure blood sugar and feelings of excitement during emergency situations

Question 3

Pituitary gland

Answer 3

It is called the master gland. The anterior lobe releases hormones that regulate other glands. The posterior lobe regulates water and salt balance

Secretes many different hormones some of which affect other glands

Question 4

Thyroid gland

Answer 4

Affect metabolism among other things

Question 5

Parathyroids

Answer 5

Help regulate the level of calcium in the blood

Question 6

Adrenal glands

Answer 6

They consist of adrenal Medela in the cortex. The Medela secretes hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine during stressful and emotional situations well the adrenal cortex regulate salt and carbohydrate metabolism

Question 7

Medela

Answer 7

Helps trigger the fight or flight response

Question 8

Pancreas

Answer 8

Regulate the level of blood sugar

Question 9

Gonads

Answer 9

Sex glands are located in different places in men and women they regulate bodily development and maintain reproductive organs in adults

Question 10

Impact of pituitary gland and growth hormone

Answer 10

Pituitary gigantism

Question 11

What does the left hemisphere process

Answer 11

Reading writing speaking mathematics and comprehension skills. It is considered the dominant brain

Question 12

What is splitting the brain

Answer 12

A procedure in which two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers made me those of the corpus Callison between them

Question 13

When caring out a perceptual task what brain is most likely to be put out use

Answer 13

Right

Question 14

When caring out a linguistic task which part of the brain is used

Answer 14

Left

Question 15

Brokas area

Answer 15

Speech

Question 16

Warnicke’s area

Answer 16

Area of understanding

Interprets auditory code

Question 17

Angular Gyrus

Answer 17

Transformers visual representations into an auditory code

Question 18

Visual cortex

Answer 18

Receives written words as visual stimulation

Question 19

Amygdala

Answer 19

Be a part of the limbic system with the brain which is responsible for emotion of fear and anger

Question 20

Hippo campus

Answer 20

The center of a motion memory and the autonomic nervous system

Memory

Question 21

Pons

Answer 21

Contain nuclei that relays signals from the forebrain to the cerebellum, along with nuclei that deal primarily with sleep respiration swallowing bladder control hearing equilibrium taste I movement facial expressions facial sensation and posture

Question 22

Where is my reward center

Answer 22

Hypothalamus

Question 23

What are the three items in the limbic system

Answer 23

Hypothalamus amygdala, hippocampus,

Question 24

What are the three items in the brain stem

Answer 24

Reticular formation
Medulla
Spinal cord

Question 25

Four main lobes

Answer 25

Frontal lobe (forehead) 
Parietal lobe (top to rear head)
Occipital lobe (back head)
Temporal lobe (side of head)

Question 26

Rasmussen syndrome

Answer 26

Is very rare brain condition that causes frequent seizures in the frontal and/or temporal lobe’s

Question 27

Central nervous system

Answer 27

Brain and spinal cord

Question 28

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 28

The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

Question 29

What can the peripheral nervous system be divided into

Answer 29

Autonomic ( controls of self regulated action of internal organs and glands)

Somatic (controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles)

Question 30

WHAT can THE autonomic nervous system divide into

Answer 30

Sympathetic (arousing)

Para sympathetic (calming)

Question 31

Phrenology

Answer 31

Friends gal suggested that bumps on the school represented mental abilities