Hormones In The Brain

When Lara is walking toward the dorm after a long day of classes she begins to feel hungry. The subcortical structure in the brain that regulates hunger is the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is located in the prosencephalon of the brain in the sub cortex referred to as the diencephalon (Rouse, 2015). Hypothalamus’ main job is to maintain homeostasis in the body (Rouse, 2015). Hormones from the hypothalamus aides to regulate functions in the body, some including: hunger, body temperature, thirst, metabolism, mood etc. (Rouse, 2015). Hormones in the body are chemical signals which allow different cells and structures of the body to communicate. (Mader & Windelspecht, 2012) The hormone that communicates with hypothalamus to tell the brain we
Alison sees Lara and cannot fully understand what she was saying because of the competing noise. Alison uses the same visual pathway that Lara did that was previously explained. However, the primary visual cortex is not the only part of the brain that processes what Alison is seeing. There are surrounding areas that also process visual information once it reaches the primary visual cortex. Areas 1&2 process orientation, spatial frequency and color. Area three integrates information that you are receiving. Area four is vital for object recognition and color perception. Area five is important for motion
The direct motor pathway is also referred to as the pyramidal system. The pyramidal tracts controls voluntary gross motor movement. The pyramidal tract is made up of two tracts, the corticospinal tract and the corticonuclear tract (Rouse, 2015). The tracts are significant for motor movements, as well as, motor movements required for speech. The corticospinal tract originates in the cortex and travels past the pyramids located in the medulla to innervate spinal nerves through the spinal cord. The cotricospinal tract controls movement of the limbs (Rouse, 2015).The corticonuclear tract also originated in the cortex and travels past the pyramids located in the medulla to innervate the cranial nerves. The corticonuclear tract controls fine motor movements and controls the movement of the speech mechanisms. The corticonuclear tract is the most important tract for speech and swallowing (Rouse,