PSY 383 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Testicle, Humoral Immunity, Nephritis
2 Sep 2016
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Parts of the hindbrain: medulla: regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, pons: helps control respiration, cerebellum: coordinates voluntary muscle movement and maintenance of: Midbrain: responsible for the coordination of visual and auditory reflexes. Parts of forebrain: thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex. Limbic system: plays an important role in stress and emotional responses, amygdala- detection of threat, hippocampus- emotionally charges memories, areas in the hypothalamus- emotional functioning. Disorders of the nervous system- electrical systems (central system neurons) are being interrupted in the brain, depression very common among these diseases. Huntington"s disease: extra movements taking place without intentional. Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the blood and stimulate changes in target organs. Regulated by: hypothalamus, pituitary gland: consists of the posterior pituitary lobe and the anterior pituitary lobe. Diabetes body becomes incapable of manufacturing or properly using insulin: forms: Type ii diabetes disease of lifestyle.
