PSYC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.3: Temporal Lobe, Inferior Colliculus, Cranial Nerves

• School: UConn
• Department: Psychological Sciences
• Course: PSYC 1100
• Professor: David Miller

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1. 4 macroscopic neuroanatomy: peripheral nervous system, ganglia (cell bodies, nerves (bundle of axons, sources of nerves: Spinal nerves: joins the central nervous system (cns) at the spinal cord. Cranial nerves: connected to the cns at the level of the brain: there are twelve nerves in the cranial nerves, functions of peripheral nerves: Sympathetic: tends to speed you up , speed your heart rate, or promote energy expenditure; is activated by exercise, stress, powerful emotions: activation also causes adrenal gland to release adrenalin; effects of. Sympathoadrenal activation include increased heart rate, increased blood pressure and blood flow to large muscles of arms and legs, dry mouth, rapid shallow breathing: this is part of the fight or flight response (chase by tiger). Whether you choose to fight or flight the situation, you have to use your action; your body is prepared for action.