AP psych cell neurons Flashcards

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acetylcholine

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enables muscle action, learning, and memory. with Alzheimers disease neurons deteriorate

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dopamine

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influences movement, attention, learning, and emotion.
oversupply: schizophrenia
undersupply: tremors, decreased mobility in Parkinsons disease

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serotonin

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affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
undersupply: depression, antidepressants can raise serotonin levels

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norepinephrine

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helps control alertness and arousal
undersupply: depresses mood

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G.A.B.A.
gamma aminobutyrie acid

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a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, linked to seizures, tremors, insomnia

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glutamate

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a major excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory, why people tend to avoid MSG

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endorphin

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good feeling you feel

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agonist

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exciting neuron firing

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antagonist

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inhibiting neuron firing

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an important part of myline sheath

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multiple sclerosis can deteriorate the myline sheath

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neurons

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the basic unit in the nervous system, the building blocks of behavior

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sensory (afferent) neurons

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carrying information from the sense organs to the central nervous system

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motor (efferent) neurons

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carrying information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands

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neurotransmission

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messages between neurons are sent

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a neurotransmitter

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allowing impulses to be passed from one cell to the next throughout the nervous system.

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gilial cells

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protect, support, and nourish neurons