Chapter 3 Flashcards
Diencephalon
Composed of the Thalamus and hypothalamus and is the site of sensory integration and regulation of homeostasis controls thermoregulation heart rate and blood pressure
For major regions of the brain
Frontal lobe temporal lobe occipital lobe patiela lobe
Mechanoreceptors
Respond to pressure touch vibration and stretch
Thermo receptors
Respond to changes in temperature
Nociceptors
Respond to pain
Photo receptors
Respond to light to allow vision
Chemo receptors
Respond to chemical stimuli from foods odors and changes in blood concentration
Kinesthetic
Awareness of your place in space receptors and joint capsules since position and movement of joints
Muscle spindles
Sense how much muscle is stretched
Gold G tendon
Detect tension of muscle shirts muscle off before it hurts self
Sympathetic nervous system
Fight or flight increased heart rate blood pressure
Parasympathetic nervous system
Housekeeping digestion your nation decreased heart rate
Different levels of learning a new skill
Conscious thought, more physical less conscious, automatic just physical
Muscle spindles
Light between regular skeletal muscle fibers extrafusal outside the spindle Alpha motor neurons, intrafusal inside the spindle data motor neurons
Cerebrum
The site of mind and intellect responsible for movement