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Cerebrum
- larger upper region of the brain
Females Males
- deep folds
-Binges & cravings -Computer fixation lobe
- intelligence * Electric impulse
-Gossip load -lame excuses
-ball sport Cerebellum
-Musical
-Fantasy -power tool lobe - Located at the back part of the cerebrum
-Bad hair day -job stuff - Coordinate the muscle movement
-Mystery moods & -getting lost and not - Contains body balance
behaviors admitting - Helps create body movement
-Shopping Lobe -commitment neuron
-Chocolate -beer lobe Brain Stem
-movies w/ exploration & - below the cerebellum
babes MIDBRAIN Pons: respiration
-personal hygiene atom - Visual and auditory
-tv remote control MEDULLA OBLONGATA
- Sex
- Blood pressure & involuntary actions
- Body life support system
FUNCTIONS OF HYPOTHALAMUS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. Body temperature
Central nervous system: brain and spinal cord 2. Some emotions: fear & pleasure
Peripheral nervous system: nerves all throughout the body 3. Control of the autonomic nervous system
4. Control of pituitary gland (link between nervous &
“The human brain is the best organized, most functional 3 endocrine system)
pounds of matter in the unknown matter.” 5. Water balance
6. Appetite
7. Sleep
8. Center for mind over body phenomena
SPINAL CORD PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
*Rod of the brain tissue that extends about 2/3’s of the Ex. Dancing and playing video games
way down the back just the ribs
AUTONOMIC Meninges are the membrane covering the brain
and the spinal cord
-supplies smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
Symptoms:
Ex. Cramps & heartbeat Fever
Headache
-maintains homeostasis >>> internal balance Neck pain
Baby rashes
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Glands
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Hormones
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Bloodstream
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Target cell
TARGET CELL
- Hormones only work on certain cell called
target cell
- The target cells have special receptors that
“recognize” the hormones and allow them to
influence that cell
- These receptors recognized the hormones they
fit, like a lock and key
- Controls the hormone
External stimuli Internal stimuli
-nerve in the sensory Nerve and hormone
organs in the N.S. from inside the body