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1 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The consists of the brain and spinal cod, whereas the consists of everything else. |
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2 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) The spinal cord is not just a communications conduit; it also controls some simple kinds of behavior on its own. Such behaviors are called . |
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3 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Sensory (or ) neurons transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system, and motor (or ) neurons communicate information from the nervous system to muscles. |
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4 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) According to the "fight or flight" syndrome, when you have five minutes to turn in your paper, and you have just found a parking space, the engages all of your resources to prepare your body to respond to stressful emergency situations (e.g., running across campus). |
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5 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) One branch of behavioral genetics, called , seeks to identify specific genes that are associated with behavior and, in particular, psychological disorders. |
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6 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Connections among neurons are not the only means of communication within the body; the secretes chemicals that circulate through the blood, also communicating messages that influence behavior and many aspects of biological functioning. |
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