Neural and Hormonal Systems

Neurons (please label the parts and write a brief comment about each parts function)

Axon
Node
Axon terminals
Dendrites
Synapse
Myelin sheath
Cell body (soma)
Synaptic end bulbs

Communication between neurons

1. action potential
2. threshold
3. synapse
4. neurotransmitters (you need to know these, seriously)

The Nervous System

Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

Parts:

Functions:

The Endocrine System

Role of hormones:

Hypothalamus

Pituitary gland

Thyroid-

Adrenal gland

Pancreas

Testis/Ovaries

Parathyroid-

The Brain
Studying the Brain
Method
1.
2.
3.
4.
Oldest Parts of the Brain Structure

The Limbic System

Amygdala-

Hypothalamus-

Pituitary Gland-

Hippocampus-

Procedure used

+/- of method

Newer Parts of the Brain Structure

Cerebral Cortex- nerve cells and glial (glue) cells, many wrinkles, large surface area
Two hemispheres, each hemisphere divided into 4 lobes

Functions of the cortex

Motor

Sensory

Association

Language

Divided Brain
The Brains Plasticity refers to the brains
ability to modify itself, reorganize, and adapt
The corpus callosum is a large ban of neural fibers
that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
In some surgeries, the fibers are severed which
cuts off communication between the two
hemispheres of the brains. This is used as a
form of treatment for epileptic seizures.