Neural System Flashcards
What does the forebrain do?
- Sensory processing
- process signals
- stores memories
- creates thoughts
What does the Hypothalamus do?
- controls body temperature
- controls pituitary
(Limbic system)
What does the midbrain do?
Auditory and visual processing
- Arousal,attention, sleep and regulates awareness
- filters sensory input- allows us to concentrate
What is the structure of the midbrain?
Reticular formation:
- loosely clustered neuron’s
What does the Hindbrain do?
-connects brain to spinal cord
- Co-ordinates breathing and heart rate
- organises motor reflexes
What is the pons? ( Hindbrain)
- connects brainstem to cerebral cortex
- respiration, taste and sleeping
What is the cerebellum? (Hindbrain)
- motor Co-ordination
-balance - locomotion/ movement
What is the medulla oblonogata? (Hindbrain)
- functions outside of conscious control
- respiration, blood flow/ pressure, heart rate
What is the 4 types of nervous systems?
- central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
- somatic nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
What happens at the synapse?
Neuron’s don’t physically contact one another
-neurotransmitters released by one neuron cross synapse and stimulate next neuron
- allows electrical impulse to cross from one to the other
What happens at afferent neuron?
-Activated by external stimuli
- impulses from sensory stimuli across body towards CNS
What happens at the efferent neuron?
- nerve impulses from CNS across body
-Stimulates effector - causes movement
What happens at the Autonomic neuron?
Controls the involuntary reactions
What is the central nervous system?
-Collection of nerves and specialised cells
- brain and spinal cord
-works closely with peripheral nervous system
What is the Peripheral nervous system?
- Relays information from body to CNS visa versa
2 parts: - somatic; muscles movement, info from 5 senses
-Autonomic: involuntary bodily functions
