Psychology

• divisions of the nervous system are


  central, peripheral, somatic, autonomic, sympathetic, parasympathetic
• what is the central nervous system?
• autonomic nervous system is
• somatic nervous system
• what is the peripheral nervous system
• what does the thyroid gland produce?


  thyroxine
• what does adrenal gland produce?


  adrenaline
• what does thyroxine do?


  regulates metabolism, heart rate and temperature
• what does adrenaline do?


  increases the heart rate by boosting the delivery of oxygen and glucose to the brain and muscles
• structure of relay neurons
• structure of sensory neurons
• structure of motor neurones
• function of relay neurons
• structure of motor neurons
• structure of sensory neurons
• inhibition of neurotransmitters
• excitation of neurotransmitters
• role of adrenaline in fight or flight
• function of motor centre - brain


  -controls voluntary movement in opposite side of body by sending messages to muscles by CNS.
• localisation of function definition


  term stating that different areas of the brain are responsible for specific behaviours, processes or activities.
• infradian rhythm
• circadian rhythm
• ultradian rhythms