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Biological Bases of Behavior Flashcards

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1
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Space or gap between the schwann cells

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Node of Ranvier

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Action potential

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information is transmitted along the axon of a neuron

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reduction in the absolute value of membrane potential. if this reaches the threshold, an action potential will be created and the neuron will fire

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depolarization

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Saltatory conduction

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propagation of the chemical signal down the neuron from one node to the next

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repolarization and hyper polarization

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returns the membrane potential from positive to negative

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Neurotransmitters

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chemical messengers manufactured by a neuron. Best known: Endorphins.

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dopamine

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involved in movement and thought process.

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what is dopamine associated with

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parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia

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Serotonin functions

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Emotional state and sleep

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Serotonin associated with

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Depression
Anxiety
OCD

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Norepinephrine functions

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arousal, learning and memory

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acetylcholine is linked to

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Alzheimers disease

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psychoactive drug has an

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inhibitory or excitatory effect on the nervous system

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Agonists drugs

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mimic the effect of the neurotransmitter

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Antagonists are drugs that

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inhibit the effect of the neurotransmitter

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16
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an antidepressant drug that works as an agonist of serotonin

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prozac

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spinal cord deals with

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involuntary or reflex actions

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the brain is required for

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voluntary movements

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peripheral nervous system

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connects the cns with the rest of the body through nerves. carries incoming messages to your brain and outgoing signals to your bodys muscles and glands

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carries into to the CNS and send Voluntary signals to your muscles. allows communication with the outside world

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somatic division

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carries info to the CNS and sends voluntary signals to your muscles. regulates digestion, respiration, sleep, and other vital functions

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Autonomic division of the PNS

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a system of hormones that carries messages through different glands

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Endocrine system

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Hypothalamus

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receives signals and propagates the endocrine response. alows us to sense a need like hunger or thirst

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pituitary gland

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master gland

regulates the activity of other glands like the hypothalamus

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thyroid controls

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metabolism

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located at the top of the kidneys. secrete hormones that cause fight or flight

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Arenal Glands

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pituitary secretes

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oxytocin
growth hormone
Prolactin (milk production)

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sympathetic nervous system

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flight or fight

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parasympathetic

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return to homeostasis

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tools for brain research

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EEG
PET
CT
MRI

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Medulla controls

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vital life function: breathing, circulation, swallowing

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Pons

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Contains axons that cross from one side of the brain to the other. responsible for sleep, walking, and dreaming

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cerebellum is responsible for

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coordinating fine muscle movement and maintaining posture and equilibrium

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runs through the center of the midbrain. helps regulate attention, arousal, and sleep

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Reticular formation

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Thalamus

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receives input from all of the senses, except smell

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hippocampus

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new memories

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amygdala

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production and regulation of emotion. Aggression, fear, disgust

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Left hemisphere

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controls muscles for speech 
controls movements
spontaneity
memory for words and numbers  
understanding speech and writing
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Right Hemisphere

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response to commands 
memory for shapes
memory for music
understanding spatial relationships
understanding images
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corpus Callosum

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connects the brains hemispheres

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responsible for abstract thought and emotional control

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frontal lobes

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parietal lobes

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receive and interpret bodily sensations

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temporal lobes

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process incoming sensory info from the ears. contain Wernickes area

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Occipital lobes responsible for

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vision and visual perception

45
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Chain of cells that propagates the nervous signal

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Schwann Cell

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