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Biology of Behaviour-1
Biology of Behaviour-1
• There are two group of muscles i.e. Skeletal muscles and smooth
muscles. • Skeletal muscle provides the overt movements such as
walking, running, gesturing, throwing, handling the objects etc. •
Whereas smooth muscles provide the movements for vital
processes such as-alimentation, excretion, circulation. • Smooth
muscles are slower to contract and slow to return to normal state
after contraction as compared to skeletal muscles.
15. 15. Muscular and glandular controls of behaviour Applied aspects
bulbous structure that lies between the midbrain and the medulla •
It is a center for respiration and skeletal muscle tone. MEDULLA- •
It contains vital centers that regulate heart rate, blood pressure,
and respiration, and reflex centers for swallowing, sneezing,
coughing, and vomiting • The medulla, pons, and midbrain form
the structure known as the brainstem. CEREBELLUM- • The
functions of the cerebellum are concerned with involuntary
movement, such as muscular tone and coordination and the
maintenance of posture and equilibrium.
30. 30. Brain and Behaviour NERVE TISSUE. Neurons- • The tissue of
the CNS consists of nerve cells called neurons that generate and
transmit electrochemical impulses. • The structure of a neuron is
composed of a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. • The cell body
contains the nucleus and is essential for the continued life of the
neuron. • The dendrites are processes that transmit impulses
toward the cell body, and the axon transmits impulses away from
the cell body. • Cells called afferent (or sensory) neurons carry
impulses from
31. 31. Brain and Behaviour NERVE TISSUE. Neurons- • The efferent
(or motor) neurons carry impulses from the CNS to the muscles
and glands of the periphery. • Cells of a third type, called
interneurons, exist entirely within the CNS and comprise 99
percent of all nerve cells. • They may carry only sensory or motor
impulses, or they may serve as integrators in the pathways
between afferent and efferent neurons. • They account in large
part for thinking, feelings, learning, language, and memory.
32. 32. Brain and Behaviour NERVE TISSUE. Synapses- • The