Psych 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body
Peripheral Nervous System
Messages travel to and from the brain along nerves. Nerves are made of strings of long thin cells
neurons
travel across the synapse (a tiny gap) between neurons.
Neurotransmitters
controls voluntary muscle movements
Somatic nervous system
controls internal biological functions
Autonomic nervous system
at rear base of skull; most basic processes of life
Hindbrain
breathing, heart rate, reflexes
Medulla
bridge between spinal cord and brain, chemicals for sleep
Pons
Small part of brain above the pons
Midbrain
covers the brain’s central core
Forebrain
lobe - vision
Occipital lobe
lobe - the senses
Parietal lobe
lobe - hearing, memory, emotion and speaking
Temporal lobe
lobe - organization, planning and creative thinking
Frontal lobe
verbal, mathematical, analytical
left hemisphere
nonverbal, spatial, holistic
Right hemisphere
the body’s chemical communication system;
it works through hormones in the bloodstream
Endocrine system
located in brain; center of endocrine system; affects organs and body structure
Pituitary gland
controls the metabolic rate
Thyroid gland
prepares the body for action
Adrenal medulla
regulates sugar metabolism
Pancreas
affect physical and sexual development
Ovaries (women) and testes (men)
4 lobes of the brain
frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
