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Module 4 Psych
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What makes up the Brainstem | Pons + Medulla |
| Nervous System | Neurons communicating with neurotransmitter make this up |
| Central Nervous System | Brain and spinal cord |
| Peripheral Nervous System | responsible for gathering information and for transmitting CNS decisions to other body parts |
| Nerves | electrical cables formed from bundles of axons |
| Sensory Neurons | carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory receptors inward to the brain and spinal cord for processing |
| Motor Neurons | carry instructions from the central nervous system outward to the body's muscles and glands |
| Interneurons | Sensory and motor output Information is processed through these |
| Somatic nervous system | Enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles |
| Autonomic Nervous System | regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal |
| Sympathetic Nervous System | arouses and expends energy |
| parasympathetic nervous system | conserving energy as it calms you |
| Reflexes | automatic responses to stimuli |
| Endocrine system | A second communication system interconnected with the nervous system |
| Hormones | travel through the bloodstream and affect other tissues, including the brain. |
| Adrenal Glands | these release epinephrine and norepinephrine (adrenaline and noradrenaline) |
| Pituitary Glands | The most influential endocrine gland |