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Commonly used in coffee,tea and ice cream
Causes alertness and insomnia
Added to cold remedies to counteract the sedative effect of antihistamines
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1 Central Nervous System 2 Medulla oblongata
3 Caffeine 4 White Matter
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Central Nervous System Brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nerves
Peripheral Nervous System
Connects CNS to other body parts
4 lobes of the brain frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Grey Matter Outer portion of brain
White Matter Inner portion of brain
, Master Gland Pituitary Gland
Drugs affecting cerebral
cortex
Relays messages between lower brain centers and
Thalamus cerebral cortex. Drugs that depress it interrupt impulses
to the celebration cortex
Regulates body temperature,water balance,
Hypthalamus carbohydrates and is a major area of controlling
Autonomic Nervous System
Relay station for nerves traveling to other areas of the
Pons
brain (involved in regulation of respiration)
Drugs that depress the Depress RESPIRATION
Medulla
Drugs that stimulate the Stimulate RESPIRATION
Medulla
Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining
Medulla oblongata functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure,
and digestion.
Contains centers for muscle coordination,equilibrium
Cerebellum and muscle tone to coordinate movement of voluntary
muscles
a nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important
Reticular Formation role in controlling arousal. Contains Excitatory and
inhibitory fibers.
Collection of neurons which form a specific neural
Limbic System pathway. Involved with emotional and behavioral
responses.
-Passes from brain into vertebral canal
-carries motor impulses
Spinal Cord
-Efferent impulses: FROM BRAIN TO PNS
-Afferent impulses: FROM PNS TO DRAIN