Bio 17 – Nervous & Endocrine Systems
Atoms and Ions
Plasma Membranes
Transport
Resting Potential
Action Potential
How Neurons Communicate… IPSP = Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential EPSP = Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential
Aggression; Serial killers low levels; important for sleep and low levels assoc with depression
Drug Effects Morphine SSRI – Lexapro; Prozac
Morphine = Opiate Receptor Decreased GABA Increase Dopamine
Reflex
The Brain
The Brainstem The Medulla Oblongata and the Pons controls breathing, heart rate, digestion The Cerebellum controls coordination of movement and balance (Karate; Dance. Separate Section of the brain) *
Stairs…
The Midbrain The Midbrain receives, integrates, and projects sensory information to the forebrain *
– Thalamus conducts information to specific areas of cerebrum – _____________ produces hormones and regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, sexual response, circadian rhythms
Cerebrum – with cortex and corpus callosum higher thinking *
Cerebrum Lateralization – Right – Pattern Recognition, Face Recongition, Spatial Relations, Nonverbal thinking – Left – Language, Math, Logical Operations *
Cerebrum
Hormones
Other Hormones
Hormone Example…