Nervous System and Behavior Flashcards
Relays sensory motor skills, regulates sleep and alertness
Thalamus
Bridge between nervous system and endocrine system
hypothalamus
Releases FSK, LH, ACTH, GH, TSH, Prolactin, endorphins
anterior pituitary
Releases oxytocin
posterior pituitary
Releases ADH
posterior pituitary
This region of the pituitary is controlled by neuronal input
Posterior
Resting potential of most neurons
-70 mV
AP threshold of most neurons
-55 mV
Efferent
Exiting the brain, motor neurons
Divisions of the peripheral nervous system
Somatic and autonomic
What is the enteric nervous system?
part of nervous system responsible for the GI tract
Primary neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic NS
Acetylcholine
Primary neurotransmitter of sympathetic NS
Norepinephrine
These compose the diencephalon
Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary
Largest structure of the brain
Cerebrum
Divisions of the cerebrum
Cerebral cortex (the two hemispheres) and subcortical structures (olfactory bulb, hippocampus, basal ganglia)
Involved in detecting odor
olfactory bulb
Consolidates short term memory into long term memory
Hippocampus