Endocrine System
- glands and hormones controlling the secretion of blood borne chemical messengers
- slow change
Pituitary
Controlled by hypothalamus
- controls other glands
Adrenal Glands
- top of kidneys
- emergency centre, releases adrenaline and cortisol
Adrenaline
Boosts energy production
Cortisol
Regulates blood pressure, heart function, and use of macronutrients
Sexual glands
Testes and Ovaries that produce sex hormones
Olfaction
Smell
Gustation
Taste
Nose
Single receptor recognizes odorants by shape
Perception of smell and taste
Converge in the orbital frontal cortex
- related to the limbic system
Pheromones
- odorless signals that serve as social signals to some species
3 body systems
Somatosensory- touch and pain
Proprioreception- kinesthetic sense
Vestibular sense- equilibrium and balance
Gate Control Model
Argues neural mechanism in spinal cord
- regulate conscious awareness of pain
Phantom pain
Pain associated with a missing limb
- treated with mirror treatment
Propriocegtion
Helps us keep track of where we are and move efficiently
Vestibular
Senses of equilibrium
- fluid filled semicircular canals in the inner ear
