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    Psychological Bases of Behavior

    Two Divisions of the Nervous System

    Nervous
    Nervous System
    System
    It connects the brain
    and spinal cord to
    Peripheral everything else in the
    Central NS body.
    NS

    Somatic Autonomic
    Brain Spinal Cord
    System System

    Sympathetic Parasympa-
    System thetic System
    Neurons
    - The basic building block of the nervous
    system
    - Neurons perform three basic tasks:
    - Receive Electrochemical
    information
    - Carry
    - Pass on to the next neuron
    The brain is made up of approximately 100 billion neurons.
    How do neurons work?

    - Neurons “fire” - send an impulse down


    their length - or they don’t “fire”

    - Neurons come in a variety of shapes,


    sizes, etc.
    Three Types of Neurons
    - Sensory (afferent) neurons – collect
    impulse from sense organs and direct
    these impulses to CNS
    - Motor (efferent) neurons – carry impulses
    from CNS to muscles and glands.
    - Connector (interneurons) neurons –
    connecting neurons between sensory and
    motor neurons.
    Synapses
    - The specialized junction between one
    neuron and another, the neuron either
    excites or inhibits the next neuron
    Reflexes
    - Simple, inborn, automatic responses of
    some parts of the body
    Neurotransmitters
    - These are the chemical substances that
    connect the nervous system and behavior.

    - They are important because they help in


    monitoring the vital functions of the brain
    and the body.
    Two Divisions of the Brain
    Nervous
    Nervous System
    System

    Peripheral
    Central NS
    NS

    Somatic Autonomic
    Brain Spinal Cord
    System System

    This includes the sensory system and


    motor nerves that activates skeletal Sympathetic Parasympa-
    muscles responsible for movements. System thetic System
    Cranial Nerves
    - These serve the receptors and effectors of
    the head, it includes seeing, hearing, smell,
    taste, movements of eyes, tongue, jaw, and
    neck.
    Spinal Nerves
    - These serve the chest, trunk, and extremities. It
    also has sensory nerves that give rise to skin
    sensations.
    Two Divisions of the Brain
    Nervous
    Nervous System
    System Also called vegetative NS, is
    concerned with activities of
    the body that make us alive-
    glands, internal organs, and
    Peripheral
    Central NS other organs that control our
    NS
    emotional behavior

    Somatic Autonomic
    Brain Spinal Cord
    System System

    Sympathetic Parasympa-
    System thetic System
    Sympathetic System
    - It is responsible for the mobilization and
    expenditure of body energies, particularly to
    stressful emergency and threatening
    situations.
    Parasympathetic System
    - It calms the body after the stressful situation is
    resolved.
    Two Divisions of the Brain
    Nervous
    Nervous System
    System

    It connects sensory
    and motor fibers Peripheral
    Central NS
    within the nervous NS
    system.

    Somatic Autonomic
    Brain Spinal Cord
    System System

    Sympathetic Parasympa-
    System thetic System
    Spinal Cord

    - It serves as the connector mechanism for


    spinal reflexes and connecting link
    between the peripheral system and the
    brain.
    The Brain
    1. Thalamus-serves as relay station for sensory impulses to the
    appropriate areas of the brain

    2. Hypothalamus-plays important roles such as temperature


    regulation, sexual behavior, sleeping, eating, drinking, urine
    volume and behavioral and emotional responses.

    3. Cerebrum-the seat of consciousness and of higher mental


    processes such as language and abstract thinking
    1. Medulla oblongata-automatic
    activities (heartbeat, breathing,
    blood circulation)
    2. Pons-made of nerve fibers that
    It serves as the connecting link between connect higher and lower NS
    the hindbrain and the forebrain. 3. Cerebellum-maintain posture
    and coordinate muscular
    Portions of midbrain have special role in activities like walking, writing,
    visual and auditory activities. and dancing
    Our brain plays a huge part on
    how we behave as humans.

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