ENVS 2210 Chapter 9-12: Bees - Biology and Management, Chapters 9-12

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The nervous system from stem to stern: form & function. Nervous impulses must jump from nerve cell to nerve cell, via. Central nervous system (cns) comprises the brain and the synapses main nerve trunks that extend the length of the body. Different from our own cns by: 1) main nerve trunks are ventral (not dorsal as in our own bodies), 2) paired (not single as in ourselves), and interconnected with nerve masses called ganglia. Comprises of the cerebrum (or brain proper), and the. The cerebral mass is thought to comprise three areas, the suboesophageal ganglion protocerebrum, deutocerebrum, and tritocerebrum. Mushroom bodies known to be involved in integrating sensory information. Also thought to be centres for memory and learning and change in subtle ways as adult bees age and change their behaviours accordingly. Insect brain also has the central body involved in the association of information between the two sides of the brain.

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