Biopsychology- The Endocrine System
Mindmap on a sub-topic of biopsychology; The Endocrine System
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- Created on: 09-06-19 06:55
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- The Endocrine System
- Key Features
- Works alongside the nervous system to control vital functions in the body through the actions of hormones
- Slower than nervous system but has widespread and powerful effects
- Glands
- Organs in your body that produce hormones
- Pituitary gland (brain) - controls the release of hormones from all the other endocrine glands.
- Flight and Flight
- Stressor
- PNS
- Hypothalamus
- sympathetic branch in ANS
- PNS
- Adrenaline
- triggers physiological changes in target organs
- Increased heart & breathing rate, dilated pupils & inhibits digestion
- triggers physiological changes in target organs
- Stressor
- Key Features
- Hormones
- Thyroxine is produced by the thyroid gland, affects cells in the heart and also cells throughout the body which increase metabolic rates which affects growth rates.
- The Endocrine System
- Key Features
- Works alongside the nervous system to control vital functions in the body through the actions of hormones
- Slower than nervous system but has widespread and powerful effects
- Glands
- Organs in your body that produce hormones
- Pituitary gland (brain) - controls the release of hormones from all the other endocrine glands.
- Flight and Flight
- Stressor
- PNS
- Hypothalamus
- sympathetic branch in ANS
- PNS
- Adrenaline
- triggers physiological changes in target organs
- Increased heart & breathing rate, dilated pupils & inhibits digestion
- triggers physiological changes in target organs
- Stressor
- Key Features
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