bio psy Flashcards
1
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carries info
A
nervous system
2
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branch of science, deals wt structure etc.
A
neuroscience
3
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basic cell
A
neuron
4
Q
receives message
A
dendrites
5
Q
cell body
A
soma
6
Q
tubelike structure
A
axon
7
Q
provide support for neurons
A
gial cells
8
Q
layer of fatty substance
A
myelin
9
Q
bundle of axons coated in myelin
A
nerves
10
Q
moving high t low
A
diffusion
11
Q
neuron not firing
A
resting potential
12
Q
neuron fires
A
action potential
13
Q
taken back into synaptic vesicles
A
reuptake
14
Q
under the cortex
A
limbic system
15
Q
sacklike structures
A
synaptic vesicles
16
Q
chemical found in synaptic vesicle
A
neurotransmitter
17
Q
microscopic fluid
A
synapse
18
Q
3 dimensional proteins
A
receptor sites
19
Q
to fire
A
excitatory synapse
20
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stop firing
A
inhibitory synapse
21
Q
block
A
antagonists
22
Q
mimic/enhance
A
agonists
23
Q
insertion of thin
A
lesioning
24
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first large swelling
A
medulla
25
above the medulla
dreaming
pons
26
responsible for general attendance
reticular formation
27
behind pons
cognitive functions
cerebellum
28
center of the brain
processes sensory information
thalamus
29
2 bulblike
olfactory bulbs
