Psychology

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    • 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
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