ap psych neural stuff and parts of brain/endocrine systems Flashcards

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amygdala

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memory and emotions, particularly fear and aggression

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left hemisphere

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speech, language, analysis

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cerebellum

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coordinated movement

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hippocampus

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long term memories

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hypothalamus

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monitoring blood to determine condition of body, detects change in body fluids, produces hormones, body temp, heart rate, hunger, mood

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occipital lobe

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visual perception, color,, form, motion

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parietal lobe

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sensory processing hub

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visual cortex

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processes visual info

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auditory cortex

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processes adutory info

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motor cortex

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voluntary movements

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sensory cortex

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touch, pressure, temp, pain

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reticular formation

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arousal and consciousness

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temporal lobe

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processing auditory and sensory input,m interpreting meaning from visual stimuli

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thalamus

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brain’s central relay station

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frontal loba

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higher mental processes, thinking, descicion making, planning, language, judgment, emotional expression

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medula

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breathing and heat rate, sensory and motor pathways cross

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pons

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regulates brain activity during sleep and fine movement

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right hemisphere

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creativity, spatial ability, recognition

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord; receiving, processing, responding to sensory info

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sympathetic nervous system

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prepares body for action, fight or flight

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parasympathetic nervous system

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rest and digest, conserves energy, slows heart rate, increases intestinal gland, relax muscles

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autonomic nervous system

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internal organs and glands, involuntary stuff, heart beating

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somatic nervous system

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voluntary movements of muscles

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pituitary gland

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regulate growth, gain relief, fluid levels

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thyroid

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metabolism and growth and appetite

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adrenal gland

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epinephrine, nonephinphrine, fight or flight, blood pressure, blood sugar

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pineal gland

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circadian rythm by secreting melatonin

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gonads

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dicks and ovaries

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pancreas

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blood sugar levels; insulin lowers, glucagon increases