brain stem

Limbic system

emotions and drives

brain stem is what

your basic life functions

what are the basic life functions

breathing, heart rate, consciousness and sensory info

what does the medulla oblongata do

regulats heartrate, breathing and vomiting

if the medulla oblongata is damaged what can happen

could cause death

What is the Reticular Activation system ( reticular formation )

connects the spinal cord to the thalamus

the reticular activation system ( reticular formation ) filters what coming in

senory stimuli

What does the reticular activation ( reticular formation ) system help regulate

sleep/wake cycle

Reticular activation system ( reticular formation ) helps coordinate what

voluntary movements

reticular activation system paralyzes what ( reticular formation )

REM sleep causes rapid eye movement

When paralyzed in REM what can happen

Coma

The Thalamus receives what

info for all sences except smell

The thalamus sends what

sensory info to proper cerebral cortex

What is the Endocrine system

Regulates drives such as hunger, thirst, body temp, sexual behavior

where is the endocrine system located

in the hypothalamus

The hypothalamus communicates with what

the pituitary gland

what does the pituitary gland do

regulates other glands

What are hormones

chemical messengers of endocrine system

hormones release what

glands into bloodstream

Hormones help regulate what

Stress, metabolism, growth and sleep

Adrenaline

Fight or flight response, increases heart rate, blood pressure and energy

Leptin

released by fat cells helps control appetite and tells u when full

Ghrelin

hunger hormone, released into stomach and stimuli appetite

metabolism

regulates body sleep / wake cycle

Oxytocin

love hormone, role in social bonding and trust

What does the Amygdala do

process emotions mainly fear and aggression

What does the hippocampus do

encodes memories

What is encoding

Short term memory formed into long term memory

What is a MRI

Detailed image of structure of brain

What does the cerebellum do

Coordinates voluntary muscle movements

what does the cerebellum store

Procedural memories

What part of the brain regulates balence

cerebellum

What is FMRI

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

what do FMRI show

Shows blood flow and detail image of brain