AP Psych Parts of Stuff :/

iA we all get 4s or 5s

Central Nervous System

brain and spinal chord, body's decision maker

Peripheral Nervous System

gathers info from body and sends CNS decisions

Sensory Neurons

carry information in from the body to the CNS

Motor Neurons

sends information out from CNS to body tissue

Internerouns

processes information between motor and sensory

Autonomic Nervous System

controls glands and muscles of the internal organs

Somatic Nervous System

controls the body's skeletal muscles

sympathetic nervous system

arouses the body, part of the autonomic

parasympathetic nervous system

calms the body, part of the autonomic

what happens during sympathetic?

eyes dilate, mouth salivates, heartbeat accelerates, more breathing, ejaculation, sweaty palms

what happens during parasympathetic

eyes contract, dry mouth, slow heartbeat, breath slowly

endocrine system

a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

hormones

chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through bloodstream.

hypothalamus

brain region controlling the pituitary gland, several maintenance activities

pituitary gland

secretes many different hormones, some of which affect other glands, regulates growth

thyroid gland

affects metabolism

parathyroids

helps to regulate the level of calcium in the blood

adrenal glands

help arouse body in times of stress, trigger fight or flight response

pancreas

regulates the level of sugar in blood

testis

secretes male sex hormone

ovaries

secretes female sex hormone

pineal gland

Produces melatonin