bio psy Flashcards

1
Q

carries info

A

nervous system

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2
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branch of science, deals wt structure etc.

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neuroscience

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3
Q

basic cell

A

neuron

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4
Q

receives message

A

dendrites

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5
Q

cell body

A

soma

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6
Q

tubelike structure

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axon

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7
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provide support for neurons

A

gial cells

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8
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layer of fatty substance

A

myelin

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9
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bundle of axons coated in myelin

A

nerves

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10
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moving high t low

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diffusion

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11
Q

neuron not firing

A

resting potential

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12
Q

neuron fires

A

action potential

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13
Q

taken back into synaptic vesicles

A

reuptake

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14
Q

under the cortex

A

limbic system

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15
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sacklike structures

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synaptic vesicles

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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
Q

stop firing

A

inhibitory synapse

21
Q

block

A

antagonists

22
Q

mimic/enhance

A

agonists

23
Q

insertion of thin

A

lesioning

24
Q

first large swelling

A

medulla

25
Q

above the medulla
dreaming

A

pons

26
Q

responsible for general attendance

A

reticular formation

27
Q

behind pons
cognitive functions

A

cerebellum

28
Q

center of the brain
processes sensory information

A

thalamus

29
Q

2 bulblike

A

olfactory bulbs