PSY 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Corpus Callosum, Endocrine System, Blood Sugar
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Regulates involuntary body processes (heart rate, respiration, digestion) Calms body and helps body to conserve energy. Carries sensory info from the organs to the cns. Long thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain. The gap that exists between individual nerve cells. The chemicals released by neurons which determine the rate at which other neurons fire. Located at the rear base of the skull. Involves the most basic processes of life. Pons: connector between spinal cord and brain, produces chemicals. Small part of the brain above the pons. Integrates sensory information and relays it upward. Medulla and pons extend up into the midbrain. Reticular activating system (ras): alerts brain into incoming signals, Hypothalamus: controls hunger, thirst, sexual behavior, reaction to temperature. Cerebral cortex: stores complex and abstract information, **learning, inch thick. Grooves or tears on the brain"s surface. Increase the surface area for the cortex.
