OF BEHAVIOR
Chapter 2
Psy 1 General Psychology
Nervous System
Division of the Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Spinal Cord
Brainstem
Medulla - lower part of the
brainstem, soft marrow like center of
an organ, myelencephalon
Pons bridge, connects nerves
between midbrain, medulla and
cerebrum, part of metencephalon
Midbrain - mesencephalon
Interbrain - telencephalon
Cerebellum
Little brain
Coordination
Movement
Balance
Cerebrum
Highest Center executive function
Sensation - function of the low-level biochemical
and neurological events that begin with the
impinging of a stimulus upon the receptor cells of a
sensory organ. It is the detection of the elementary
properties of a stimulus
Perception - is the mental process or state that is
reflected representing awareness or understanding
of the real-world cause of the sensory input. The
goal of sensation is detection, the goal of
perception is to create useful information of the
surroundings.
Cerebrum
Cognition - is a faculty for the
processing of information, applying
knowledge, and changing preferences
Emotions - is the generic term for
subjective, conscious experience that is
characterized primarily by
psychophysiological expressions,
biological reactions, and mental states
Neuron
The smallest anatomical functioning unit of the
nervous system
Parts of the neurons
Dendrites branched projection of a neuron that
received stimulation from others
Axon long slender projection that transmit impulse
away
Soma body of the neuron containing most
organelles
Synaptic cleft - the space between neurons at a
nerve synapse across which a nerve impulse is
transmitted by a neurotransmitter
Endocrine System
Endocrine glands glands without ducts
Pituitary gland master gland (Hypophysis)
Adenohypophysis - anterior
Neurohypohysis - posterior