PSYCH101 - Chapter 2 Lecture notes

Parasympathetic Nervous System

________: helps you calm down and deal with situations.

Dendrite

________: Receive information (opposite of what the axon does)

Autonomic Nervous System

________: Automatic stuff thats automatically happening; isnt intentional.

Myelin Sheath

________: surrounds the axon.

Synaptic Knob

________ (AKA Terminal Button): Hold chemicals which are called neurotransmitters (neurotransmitters float across the synaptic gap)

Parietal Lobe

________: touch, temperature, position of your body.

Soma

cell body

Axon

Responsible for sending the information

When at rest

nothing is happening (yet)

Action Potential

something is happening

Frontal Lobe

personality, planning, decision making

Left side Frontal Lobe

Houses the Brocas area

Parietal Lobe

touch, temperature, position of your body

Occipital Lobe

visual information

Cerebellum

balance and coordination

Brain Stem

involuntary functions

Temporal Lobe

auditory/auditory information

Wernickes Area

understanding speech

Brocas Area

Producing speech

Broca Area

you can produce speech but understanding it is the problem

The Central Nervous system (CNS)

is made up of the Brain and Spinal Cord

Peripheral Nervous system (PNS)

is a complex system that is broken down into Somatic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System

Somatic Nervous System

intentional behaviors, voluntary

Autonomic Nervous System

Automatic stuff thats automatically happening; isnt intentional

Sympathetic Nervous System

your body automatically kicking in and helping you in situations