Psychology

awake/sleep, attention/alertness

heart rate, blood pressure

sleep-wake cycles links lower brain to higher

balance & coordination

relay center

emotion, motivation, & stress reactions

emotion of self preservation

new memories

(regulates sleep) secretes melatonin

endocrine glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream, organizes and regulates nervous system and bodily organs.

helps regulate bodys metabolism & energy

secretes insulin & glycogen

secretes adrinalin, bodily reaction to stress

(ovaries & testies) testosterone & estrogen

(front of cortex, forehead) about half the volume of the brain, very mysterious. Receives and coordinates messages from other 3 lobes of the cortex. Movements of body.

(top back half) receives sensory information from all over the body, from sense receptors in the skin, muscles, joints, internal organs, and taste buds.

(front of occipital lobe, roughly behind the temples.) It completes complex visual tasks such as recognizing faces and interpreting the facial emotions of others. Receives and processes information from the ears, contributes to balance and equilibrium, and regulates emotions and motivations such as anxiety, pleasure, and anger. (comprehend language)

(very back) recieves and procesess visual information

Central Nervous System & Peripheral Nervous System

Autonomic division & Somatic division

carries information to the CNS from the senses and from the CNS to the skeletal muscles.

regulates internal environment. Carries information from the CNS to organs, blood vessels, & glands.

Brain & Spinal Cord

Sympathetic (arouses the body) & Parasympathetic (calms after arousal)