Mod 2 Flashcards
Medulla
Regulates Cardiac and respiratory
Pons
Responsible for sleep, dreaming, and left/right body coordination
Cerebral Cortex
Coordination of sensory and motor information
Cerebellum
Coordinates muscle movement and memory habits
Basal Ganglia
Processes emotions
Hippocampus
Long term memory
Hypothalamus
Links the nervous system to the endocrine system
Frontal lobes
Working memory
Broca’s Area
Controls speech
Nodes of Ranview
Part of the nerve not protected by the mylein switch
Autonomic Nervous System
Performs tasks that are not consciously controlled
Somatic Nervous System
Picks up stimuli from the outside world
Sympathetic Nervous System
Acts as an accelerator for the organs
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Acts as a brake for organs
Sensory Neurons
Carry info to the brain
Motor neurons
carry info away from the brain
Inter Neurons
Sends information between motor and sensory neurons
3 important issues to take into consideration by researchers on humans
Person’s right to privacy
Possibility of discomfort or harm
Deception
