Chapter 2 Slides Flashcards
The endocrine system
The slow chemical communication system. Communication is carried out by hormones synthesized by a set of glands
What is epinephrine
Adrenaline which increases heart rate blood pressure blood sugar and feelings of excitement during emergency situations
Pituitary gland
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
Thyroid gland
Affect metabolism among other things
Parathyroids
Help regulate the level of calcium in the blood
Adrenal glands
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
Medela
Helps trigger the fight or flight response
Pancreas
Regulate the level of blood sugar
Gonads
Sex glands are located in different places in men and women they regulate bodily development and maintain reproductive organs in adults
Impact of pituitary gland and growth hormone
Pituitary gigantism
What does the left hemisphere process
Reading writing speaking mathematics and comprehension skills. It is considered the dominant brain
What is splitting the brain
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
When caring out a perceptual task what brain is most likely to be put out use
Right
When caring out a linguistic task which part of the brain is used
Left
Brokas area
Speech
Warnicke’s area
Area of understanding
Interprets auditory code
Angular Gyrus
Transformers visual representations into an auditory code
Visual cortex
Receives written words as visual stimulation
Amygdala
Be a part of the limbic system with the brain which is responsible for emotion of fear and anger
Hippo campus
The center of a motion memory and the autonomic nervous system
Memory
Pons
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
Where is my reward center
Hypothalamus
What are the three items in the limbic system
Hypothalamus amygdala, hippocampus,
What are the three items in the brain stem
Reticular formation
Medulla
Spinal cord
Four main lobes
Frontal lobe (forehead) Parietal lobe (top to rear head) Occipital lobe (back head) Temporal lobe (side of head)
Rasmussen syndrome
Is very rare brain condition that causes frequent seizures in the frontal and/or temporal lobe’s
Central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
What can the peripheral nervous system be divided into
Autonomic ( controls of self regulated action of internal organs and glands)
Somatic (controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles)
WHAT can THE autonomic nervous system divide into
Sympathetic (arousing)
Para sympathetic (calming)
Phrenology
Friends gal suggested that bumps on the school represented mental abilities
