biopsych ; nervous + endocrine system 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologybiopsychologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 26-04-18 10:44 NERVOUS SYSTEM DGDFG 1 of 35 first main function is to do what with environmental information? collect / process / respond 2 of 35 and co-ordinate what? working of diffrent organs and cells in body 3 of 35 what are the two sub-systems? central nervous system (CNS) / peripheral nervous system (PNS) 4 of 35 - central nervous system dfgdg 5 of 35 what tow things make this up? brain and spinal cord 6 of 35 what is brain centre of? all consciousness + awareness 7 of 35 what is the name of its outer layer? cerebral cortex 8 of 35 why is it so special in humans? higherly developed than other animlas 9 of 35 what is brain divided into? two hemispheres 10 of 35 what is spinal cord? extension of brain 11 of 35 responsible for what kind of actions? reflec 12 of 35 where does it pass messages to and form? brain 13 of 35 and connects nerves to? PNS 14 of 35 - peripheral nervous system dfgd 15 of 35 how does it transmit messages? via millions of neurons 16 of 35 to and from where? CNS 17 of 35 further subdivided into which two systems? autonomic nervous system / somatic nervous system 18 of 35 what does the ANS govern vital functions e.g breathing / heart rate 19 of 35 what does CNS control? muscle movement 20 of 35 and recieves info form? sensory receptors 21 of 35 THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DGDGD 22 of 35 - glands and hormones dgdfg 23 of 35 es works alongside nervous system to do what? control vital functions 24 of 35 which one acts quicker? NC 25 of 35 various glands in body produce what? hormones 26 of 35 which are secreted to where? bloodstream 27 of 35 and affect which cells? any that have a receptor site for that particular hormone 28 of 35 thyroud produces what hormone? thyroxine 29 of 35 which affects in heart to do what? increase heart rate 30 of 35 and all through body affects all cells to increase what? metabolic rates 31 of 35 which in turn affects what? growth rates 32 of 35 what is the major endocrine gland? pituitary gland 33 of 35 where? brain 34 of 35 why often called 'master gland'? bc ctrlls release hormones from all other endocrine glands in body 35 of 35
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