Biopsychology-The nervous system
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- Central nervous system
- Spinal cord: Relays information between brain and body allowing brain to monitor and regulate bodily processes and coordinate voluntary movements
- Brain
- Cerebrum
- Frontal lobe (Speech, thought & learning)
- temporal lobe (Hearing & memory)
- Parietal lobe (processing sensory information)
- Occipital lobe (visual information)
- Cerebellum (in control of motor skills and balance)
- Brain stem (breathing &heartbeat)
- Diencephalon (Thalamus, hypothalamus, links the endocrine system to the nervous system)
- Cerebrum
- The Nervous System
- The peripheral nervous system: consists of all nerves outside of the CNS.
- Somatic Nervous System: 31 pairs of spinal nerves both sensory and motor. Involved in voluntary reflex actions
- Autonomic nervous system: regulates involuntary actions such as digestion and heartbeat.
- Sympathetic nervous system. Prepares body for a fight or flight response: Stored energy is released, pupils dilate, heartbeat increases and sweating increases. Digestion is slowed.
- Parasympathetic nervous system. Relaxes body once emergency has passed. Heart rate slows and blood pressure reduces.
- The peripheral nervous system: consists of all nerves outside of the CNS.
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