mammillary bodies

Examples of mammillary bodies in the following topics:

• Limbic System

  • Fornix: A white matter structure that carries signals from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies and septal nuclei.

• Biology of Emotion

  • The limbic system, autonomic nervous system, and reticular activating system all interact to assist the body in experiencing and processing emotions.
  • Other parts of the limbic system include the olfactory bulbs, anterior nuclei, fornix, column of fornix, mammillary body, septum pellucidum, habenular commissure, cingulate gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus, limbic cortex, and limbic midbrain areas.
  • When activated, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) controls the endocrine glands to prepare the body for emergency action.
  • Conversely, the parasympathetic nervous system (PN) functions when the body is relaxed or at rest; it helps the body store energy for future use.
  • Equilibrium of the body, in which biological conditions (such as body temperature) are maintained at optimal levels, is known as homeostasis.

• Approaches to Your Body Paragraphs

• Body Copy Styles

• Water Content in the Body

  • In physiology, body water is the water content of the human body.
  • It makes up a significant percentage of total body composition.
  • The water in the body is distributed among various fluid compartments that are interspersed in the various cavities of the body through different tissue types.
  • Body water is regulated largely by the renal and neuro-endocrine systems.
  • There are many clinical methods to determine body water.

• Body Plans

  • Animal body plans can have varying degrees of symmetry and can be described as asymmetrical, bilateral, or radial.
  • Animal body plans follow set patterns related to symmetry.
  • In order to describe structures in the body of an animal it is necessary to have a system for describing the position of parts of the body in relation to other parts .
  • Animals exhibit different types of body symmetry.
  • The table illustrates common directional terms that are used to describe the position of body parts in relation to other body parts.

• Planck's Quantum Hypothesis and Black Body Radiation

  • A black body emits radiation called black body radiation.
  • A black body in thermal equilibrium (i.e. at a constant temperature) emits electromagnetic radiation called black body radiation.
  • This equation explains the black body spectra shown below.
  • The radiation has a specific spectrum and intensity that depends only on the temperature of the body.
  • Typical spectrum from a black body at different temperatures (shown in blue, green and red curves).

• Body-Oriented Psychotherapies

  • Body-oriented psychotherapies focus on the importance of working with the body in the treatment of mental health issues.
  • Body-oriented therapies, also referred to as body psychotherapies, are based on the principles of somatic psychology, which involves the study of the body, somatic experience, and the embodied self, including therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body.
  • A wide variety of techniques are used in body-oriented therapies, including sound, touch, mirroring, movement, and breath.
  • Body-oriented therapies are based on the principles of somatic psychology, which was founded by Wilhelm Reich in the 1930s.
  • Reich's work significantly influenced the development of body psychotherapy; several types of body-oriented psychotherapies trace their origins back to Reich, though there have been many subsequent developments and additional influences.

• Human Metabolism

  • For example, one major factor in such activities is body temperature—normally kept constant by heat transfer to the surroundings, meaning that Q is negative (i.e., our body loses heat).
  • The body metabolizes all the food we consume.
  • If ΔU is negative for a few days, then the body metabolizes its own fat to maintain body temperature and do work that takes energy from the body.
  • For example, although body fat can be converted to do work and produce heat transfer, work done on the body and heat transfer into it cannot be converted to body fat.
  • Heat transferred out of the body (Q) and work done by the body (W) remove internal energy, while food intake replaces it.

• Applied Body Language

  • Body language is a form of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements.
  • Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of mind of a person.
  • Note the significant attention paid to body language.
  • Does it have anything to do with her body language?
  • Discuss the importance of body language as a means of social communication and give specific examples of body language