Body Functions

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Primary function of CNS

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take in information, interpret information, make decision, command muscles

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biological psychology

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branch concerning links between biology and behavior

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nervous system

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the body speedy electrochemical communication network

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nerves

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neural cables containing axons

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peripheral nervous system

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the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body.

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sensory neurons

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neurons that carry incoming information from the sense receptors the the CNS

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motor neurons

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neurons that carry outgoing info from CNS to muscle and glands

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interneurons

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CNS neurons that internally communicate and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs

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Somatic NS

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the division of the peripheral ns that control body skeletal muscles

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Autonomic ns

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part of the pns that control gland and muscles of internal organs

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sympathetic ns

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arouses body, mobilizing energy

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parasympathetic ns

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calms body, conserving energy

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reflex

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a simple autonomic process to a sensory stimulus

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neural network

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interconnected neural cells

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endocrine system

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chemical communication system, set of glands that release hormones

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hormones

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chemical messengers that goes into the blood stream and affect tissues

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adrenal glands

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emits hormone

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pituitary glands

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most influential glands and regulate growth

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lesion

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tissue destruction

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PET scan

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visual display of brain activity using levels of glucose

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MRI

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scan to see structures of brain

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fMRI

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shows brain function by blood flow

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brainstem

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oldest part of brain responsible for autonomic survival function

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medulla

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the bases of the brainstem that control heartbeat and breathing

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reticular formation

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controls arousal

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thalamus

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sensory switchboard, directs messages

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cerebellum

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processing sensory input and control movement and balance

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limbic system

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controls emotion and drive for food and sex

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amydala

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linked to emotion

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hypothalamus

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maintain activities and help govern

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cerebral cortex

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ultimate control and processing center

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glial cell

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support, nourish, and protect neurons

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frontal lobes

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speaking, muscle movement, making judgment

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parental lobes

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sensory info for touch and body position

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occipital lobes

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receives visual info

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temporal lobes

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receives auditory info

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motor cortex

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control voluntary movement

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sensory cortex

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registers body touch and movement sensation

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aphasia

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impairment of language

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broca's area

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control language, directs muscle movement, involved in speech

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Wernicke's area

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control language reception, language comprehension and expression

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plasticity

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brain's capacity for modification

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corpus callosum

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large bands that connect two brains together

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split brain

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two hemisphere separated by cutting the connecting fibers

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Identify the divisions of the nervous system

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The central ns - brain and spinal cord
peripheral ns - somatic and autonomic
autonomic - sympathetic and parasympathetic