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| Question | Answer |
| what two systems in our body do we look at in biopsych? | endocrine and nervous |
| what two functions does the nervous system have? | -collect/process/respond to info from environment -coordinate workings of organs and cells in the body |
| what two subsystems is the nervous system divided into? | central nervous system peripheral nervous system |
| what is the cns made up of? | brain spinal cord |
| what is the brain's outer layer called? | cerebral cortex |
| how is our cerebral cortex different from animals? | ours is more highly developed and complex and so we have higher mental functions |
| what are the two halves of the brain called? | hemispheres |
| what 3 things does the spinal cord do? | reflex actions passing messages to and from the brain connects the nerves to the pns |
| what two systems is the peripheral nervous system split into? | autonomic nervous system somatic nervous system |
| what does the peripheral nervous system do? | transmits messages to and from the central nervous system |
| what does the autonomic nervous system do? | vital functions- breathing, heart rate, digestion, sexual arousal, stress response |
| what does the somatic nervous system do? | muscle movement, recieves info from sensory receptors |
| what does the endocrine system work with to control vital functions? | nervous system |
| which system is faster? | nervous |
| four examples of hormones? | thyroxine, adrenaline, oestrogen, testosterone |
| three examples of glands? | thyroid, pituitary, testes |
| what do glands do? | produce hormones |
| where are hormones secreted and where do they have an effect? | into the bloodstream whatever cell has the receptor for the particular hormone |
| what does hormone thyroxine do? | affects cells in the heart and increases heart rate, and metabolic rates (chem processes in cells) and so growth rate |
| what is the pituitary gland known as? | master gland |
| why is the pituitary gland known as the master gland? | controls release of hormones from other endocrine glands in the body |
| what particular system works with the endocrine system to produce a response? | autonomic |
| what response is produced when the endocrine system and autonomic work together? | fight or flight |
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