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Biological Perspective Flashcards

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Neuron

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carries messages

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Dendrites

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receives messages

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Axon

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returns messages

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Soma

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keeps the cell alive

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Myelin Sheath

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coats the axon of the neurons

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Central Nervous System

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network of Neurons

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Neurons that run through the body

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EEG

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records brain patterns

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MRI

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radio waves that picture the brain

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PET

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brain imaging method with radio active sugar

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Medulla

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swelling at spinal cord

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Pons

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swelling above medulla connects top to bottom

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Reticular Formation

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Neurons run through medulla for alterness

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Cerebellum

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Motor movements

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Limbic System

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Learning; group of brain structures located under cortex

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Thalamus

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sensory information

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Hypothalamus

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sleep and hunger

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Hippocampus

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long term memory

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Amygdala

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Fear

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Corpus Callosum

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Connects right and left hemispheres

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Occipital Lobe

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Visual; rear bottom

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Parietal Lobe

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Taste and Temperature; rear top

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Temporal Lobe

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Sense of hearing and speech; sides by ear

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Frontal Lobe

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Decision making; front

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Brain Steam

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Connects brain to spinal cord; responsible for breathing

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Nervous System

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Bundle of nerves that relay messages to and from all parts of the body

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Neuroscience

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Branch of life deals with structure and function of neurons, nerves, and neurons tissue

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Biological Psychology

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aka: Behavioral Neuroscience; focusses on biological bases of psychology

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Glial Cells

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Provides support to the rest of the cell

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Nerves

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Bundles of axon coated in myelin that travel together

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Resting Potential

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Neuron when not firing

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Action Potential

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Release of the neuron impulse consisting of a reversal of the electrical charge in action

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All or None

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Referring to the fact that a neuron wither fires completely or not at all

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Axon Terminals

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Branches at the end of a axon

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Synaptic Knob

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Rounded areas on the ends of axon terminals

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Synaptic Vesicles

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Sac like structures containing chemicals

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Neurotransmitter

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Chemical in synaptic vesicles

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Synapse

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Aka synaptic gap; Space between synaptic knob of one cell and dendrites or surface of the next

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Receptor Site

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Holes in the surface of the dendrites fit only neurotransmitters

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Excitatory Synapse

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Cause receiving cells to fire

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Inhibitory Synapse

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Causes receiving cells to not fire

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Agonists

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Chemical substances that mimic the efforts

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Antagonists

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Chemical substances block a cell’s response

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