The Sensory System Flashcards
A clear colourless fluid surrounds the brain acting as both lubricant and shock absorber and also assists the bloodstream in bringing nutrients to the brain and removing waste products. This is called?
Cerebrospinal fluid.
The Cerebrum also consist of the(and location) -
The cerebrum and Cerebral cortex are respectfully responsible for -
Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the Cerebrum.
The cerebrum for the more complex functions such as thought, memory, sensory perception, voluntary movement.
The cerebral cortex for controlling the sensory organs as well as motor activities.
The cerebellum size and function?
The size of a peach.
Responsible for balance, or equilibrium, and muscular coordination.
The brain stem location and function?
Below the brain, connects the spinal chord to the brain.
Controlling heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, body temperature, facial movement and sensation, eye muscle control, sex drive, pleasure, pain, hunger and thirst.
Peripheral Nervous System:
The somatic system includes sensory serves which carry messages from the sense organs and othe body receptors, via the spinal chord, to -
It possesses the ability to create -
the brain for processing.
Reflexes
Peripheral Nervous System:
The autonomic system, or biological control system, includes nerves which are only -
The purpose of which is to -
This is referred to as -
It operates independently from -
motor nerves
Regulate body functions such as breathing, sweating, heart rate and the blinking of eyes.
Homeostasis.
the brain. No conscious thought required.
Repetitive _________ of a receptor can lead to ______ ________, a condition where there is a gradual decrease in the response to that _______ to the extend that you become completely unaware of it.
Repetitive stimulation of a receptor can lead to sensory adaptation, a condition where there is a gradual decrease in the response to that stimulus to the extend that you become completely unaware of it.
