endocrine system
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- the endocrine system is under the control of
- the nervous system
- affect mood, behavior and even anatomy
- hormones
- epinephrine is called ______ when acting as a horomone
- adrenaline
- some neurotransmitters act as ________ when released into the bloodstream
- horomones
- two important structures in the hindbrain
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-medulla oblangata
-pons - cerebellum also in charge of
- tasks that requiring shifting of attention and discrimination between stimuli.
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-The medulla, pons and midbrain contain
-This structure regulates -
-the reticular activating system (or reticular formation.)
-This structure regulates levels of arousal in the brain. -
The hemispheres of the brain communicate with each other through a thick bundle of axons crossing between
them, called - the corpus callosum.
- The outer covering of the forebrain is known as the
- cerebral cortex
- cerebral cortex is made up of
- gray matter-the cell bodies of the cortical neurons.
- The interior of the forebrain is made up of
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white matter or axons of cortical neurons. It is white because of the
myelin that coats axons. - The four lobes of the cerebral cortex
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occipital, parietal, temporal, and
frontal.
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The ___________ is at the rear of the head, and contains many specialized areas for interpreting visual sensory
information. - occipital lobe
- The ________ is directly in front of the occipital lobe.
- parietal lobe
- the parietal lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex which is
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the area of the brain that is specialized for body senses and
awareness of the location of body parts. -
The hippocampus and
amygdala are deep inside the - temporal lobes.
- The left temporal lobe contains
- important language processing areas.
- The foremost part of the frontal lobes, the prefrontal cortex, is responsible for
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organization, planning of action,
and aspects of memory. - primary motor cortex
- controlling fine movements
- cat scan
- doesnt show brain activity. dye in bloodstream.
- the binding problem
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We still don’t understand precisely how all the different parts of the brain allow us to have a unified experience of
objects or events, since the areas of the brain that help us analyze our experience are often not directly connected
to each other. - The right hemisphere needs to communicate with the left
- in order to name the objects in its visual field.
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- thalamus
- sound, somatosensory, sight signals. sends these signals to cerebral cortex
- left hemisphere talks to right to:
- make whole picture. parts of face into a whole face
- The temporal lobes are located on the sides of the head, near the ears. they are the main areas for
- hearing and complex parts of vision
- 3 major structures of limbic system:
- hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala
- hippocampus
- memory combining
- hypothalamus
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-drives endocrine system
-hunger, thirst, sexual desire - amygdala
- emotional and motivated behaviors
- medulla and oblongata
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-breathing and heartrate
-relaying sensory info from head and sending motor messages back to it - occipital
- interpets visual info