Brain
whats inside the brain stem?
midbrain, pons, meduladolongata
Automatic or Somatic
what are the 5 senses?
hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste.
What is the external part of the ear called?
The pinna
.... Sends messages all over your body
Neurons
what are the 4 lobes in your brain
frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital
Name an example of a reflex response which is an automatic action
Eg) Breathing, heart rate..
What do receptors do?
They transform environmental stimuli into electrical nerve impulses.
What is the external part of the ear called?
The pinna
What are the 2 main types of neurons called?
Motor neurons and sensory neurons
what does the brain stem do?
it controls automatic and volantary activities.
Somatic reflexes involve stimulation of what muscles?
Skeletal muscles
what is a stimulus?
A stimulus is anything that can trigger a physical or behavioral change.
Information from the right half of the visual field is proccessed by the ........ hemisphere.
Left hemisphere
What does the CNS stand for and include?
It stands for the Central Nervous System and includes the brain and spinal cord.
what does the internal structure include?
the hypothalamus, pituitary glands and the corpus callasum.
Mecanoreptors, onemoreceptors, thermoreceptors, photoceptors.
What is the light sensitive layer of tissue that forms the innermost coat of the internal surface of the eye called?
What do motor neurons help us do?
Voluntary and involuntary movements through effectors and muscle glands
What is the part that connects both sides of the brain
the corpus callosum
What is the name of the specific neural pathway involved in reflex actions
Reflex arc
what do the photoceptors do?
they detect changes in the physical light.
Cons
What do sensory neurons do?
They carry electrical signals to the CNS (spinal cord and the brain)