Unit 3 Flashcards
are products of biological functions and processes and owes his ability for
complex behavior adjustments to his nervous system.
Human Being
another biological process in
determining the behavior of a human being.
Endocrine System
controls all our bodily activities and behavioral responses.
Nervous System
basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system.
Neuron or nerve cell
central portion with a nucleus, cytoplasm and a cell
membrane
Cell body or Cyton
short branching processes whose function is to receive nerve
impulses and carry them toward the cell body.
Dendrites
elongated strand with one or several formations at the far end called
end brush.
Axon
carry messages or nerve impulses from the sense
organ toward the brain.
sensory or afferent neurons
carry messages or nerve impulses away from the brain.
Motor or Efferent Neurons
carry messages or
nerve impulses within the brain.
Inter-neurons, Connector Neurons or Association Neurons
states that it is either that neuron reacts or not at all, but if it
does react, it reacts with fullest strength.
All or Nothing Law
states that impulses travel only in one direction from
neuron to neuron.
Law of Dynamic Polarity
consist of the brain and the spinal cord.
Central Nervous System (CNS)
compose of all the nerve fiber that connect the
receptors to the central nervous system and which further connects the central nervous
system to the effectors.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
house in the skull and the spinal cord is found in the vertebral column.
Brain
consists of the cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus.
Forebrain