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Hormones Chemical messengers that are produced by the endocrine glands and carried by the bloodstream to all the body
Central Nervous System Brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
Somatic Nervous System The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles
Autonomic Nervous System The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs
Sympathetic Nervous System The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
Parasympathetic Nervous System The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy after stressful situations
Brainstem Responsible for automatic survival functions
Medulla The base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
Pons Sleeping and dreaming
Reticular formation Role in controlling arousal and sleep-wake cycle
Thalamus The brains sensory and control center (no smell)
Cerebellum Balance and coordination
Amygdala Linked to aggression and fear
Hypothalamus Directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward
Hippocampus Helps process explicit memories for storage
Frontal lobes Personality, intelligence, and the voluntary controlled muscle
Parietal lobes Process sensory info (taste, touch, temp)
Occipital lobes Visual processing
Temporal lobes Hearing, language processing, and memory
Motor Cortex Controls voluntary movements
Somatosensory Cortex Registers and processes info on touch, temperature, pain, and pressure
Association Areas Higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
Split Brain Isolates the brains two hemispheres by cutting the corpus callosum connecting them
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Electronic activity
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) A visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of brain anatomy
Functional MRI (fMRI) MRI scan that shows brain function
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