A study was carried out to investigate the effects of exercise on the body. Exercise causes many homeostatic factors to kick in‚ in an effort to maintain internal homeostasis. How exercise affects some of these homeostatic factors can be determined by measuring‚ observing and monitoring certain parameters. For the purpose of this study‚ the factors in which I had to look at included temperature‚ pulse rate and breathing (respiration) rate. In doing the experiment‚ I will be able to see firsthand
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designed for survival and is regulated by both the neural and endocrine (hormonal) systems. Fundamentally‚ both systems are communication systems that receive sensory information from various sources (eyes‚ ears‚ skin‚ blood‚ etc.) and transmit appropriate responses to specific targets once information has been processed to re-establish balance. The nervous system is a rapid-acting‚ but short-lived communication system that functions by transmitting nerve impulses – it reacts very quickly to stimuli
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illness (this will be dealt with later in the booklet…). The Body’s Response to Stressors There are two parts to the physical (or psychological) stress response system: 1. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal System (HPA) 2. The Sympathetic-Adrenal-Medullary Pathway (SAM) AO1: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal System (HPA) Some stressful experiences last for a long time‚ such as worrying about exams for months
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The Nervous System (pp. 54-57) 4. Identify the major divisions of the nervous system and describe their functions‚ noting the three types of neurons that transmit information through the system. 5. Contrast the simplicity of the neural pathways involved in reflexes with the complexity of neural networks. The Brain (pp. 58-80) 6. Identify and describe several techniques for studying the brain. 7. Describe the functions of the brainstem‚ thalamus‚ cerebellum‚ and limbic system.
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Foundations of Psychology Tiara Clark PSY/300 March 1‚ 2015 Mrs. Cara Patterson Foundations of Psychology The study of psychology is fundamental to understanding mental processes and human behaviors. In the earlier years of psychology‚ there were two schools of thought that dominated: structuralism and functionalism. Structuralism focused on the structure and content of consciousness while functionalism focused on the function of psychological processes
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INTRODUCTION Give a brief description in your own words of the objectives and aims of this practical. The aim of this practical is to investigate how the autonomic nervous system (ANS) affects the motility in the gastrointestinal tract‚ by experimenting with the release of neurotransmitters. A. RESPONSES TO NERVE STIMULATION Attach a copy of your experimental recordings showing a period of spontaneous contractions and the response to stimulating the nerves
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• How does the PNI complex relate to the placebo effect? Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)‚ explores the relationships between the nervous system‚ emotions‚ and the endocrine and immune systems; it is concerned with the links between our states of mind and our states of health (Madden‚ 2010). It emerged in 1975‚ from a highly controlled research with laboratory rats‚ when a scientific connection between stress stimulation ad inunosuppression were observed and measured (Madden‚ 2010). In parallel with such
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the autonomic branch of the peripheral nervous system involved in controlling emotions? The nervous system as a whole includes the Central Nervous System‚ consisting of brain and spinal cord‚ and the Peripheral Nervous System‚ whose nerve fibres connect all parts of the body with the central nervous system. The Peripheral Nervous System is further subdivided into two branches‚ the Somatic Nervous system and the Autonomic Nervous System. All these nerves are outside the Central Nervous System. The
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Neuroscience and Behavior Neural Communication The Endocrine System Neurons The Brain How Neurons Communicate Older Brain Structures How Neurotransmitters Influence Us The Cerebral Cortex The Nervous System Our Divided Brain The Peripheral Nervous System Studying Hemispheric Differences in the Intact Brain The Central Nervous System 3 4 History of Mind Neural Communication Phrenology The body’s information system is built from billions of interconnected cells called neurons
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1012 Anatomy and Physiology Lab The Nervous System II: Anatomy Review 1. The somatic nervous system stimulates __Smooth__ muscle. The autonomic nervous system stimulates _Skeletal___ muscle‚ __Cardiac___ muscle‚ and _Glands___. 2. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) consists two divisions‚ each innervating the effector organs. The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) generally speeds up everything except digestion. The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) generally slows down everything
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