Chapter 3: The Brain and Nervous System
- Learn about the central and peripheral nervous systems and their subdivisions including the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
- Know terms to describe locations in the brain such as anterior, posterior, inferior, superior, dorsal, ventral, medial, and lateral
- Know the coronal, sagittal, and horizontal anatomical planes used to visualize the brain in two dimensions
- Describe the basic functions of the brainstem, cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, and cerebral hemispheres
- Understand the differences between gray matter and white matter
- Learn about the four lobes of the cerebral cortex: occipital, temporal, parietal, and frontal lobes.
- Learn about the roles of major subcortical structures including the basal ganglia, hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, and hypothalamus
- Understand important non-neuronal structures, including the meninges that surround and protect the brain, the ventricles that contain cerebrospinal fluid, and the vasculature that supplies blood throughout the brain
This chapter is adapted from Hove, M. J., & Martinez, S. A. (2024). Biological Psychology. ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks with an Equity Lens) Project. https://rotel.pressbooks.pub/biologicalpsychology/
