Biological Perspective Flashcards

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Reuptake

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Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles.

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Glial Cells

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Support for neurons, 90% of cells in the brain, delivers nutrients, produces myelin, and cleans waste/dead neurons.

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Neuroscience

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Deals with the structure of neurons and nerves and their relationship to behavior in the brain.

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Synaptic Gap

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Microscopic fluid filled space between the synaptic knob of one cell and the dendrites or surface of the next cell.

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Receptor

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Holes in surface of dendrites or muscle and gland cells

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Occipital Lobes

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At the base of the cortex which processes visual information from the eyes in Primary Visual Cortex

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Frontal Lobe

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Located at the front of the brain. Is responsible for personality, attention, decision making and speech. Also sends

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Primary Visual Cortex

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Processes Light, Lines, Color and Texture.

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Temporal Lobes

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Responsible for auditory hearing.

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Parietal Lobe

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Located at the top and back of the brain. It processes info from the skin and internal body receptors. for touch temperature, and body position.

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Pons

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Plays a part in sleep, dreaming, left-right body coordination and, arousal.

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Limbic System

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Associated with emotions, motivation drive, and memoirs.

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Thalamus

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Receives sensory info, relays info to the cortex.

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Hypothalamus

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Body temp, thirst, hunger, sleeping, walking, sexual activities, emotions, and fight/fight

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What happens when a rat walks across an electric grid.

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The hypothalamus is manipulated to navigate fields and climb trees.

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Left Hemisphere

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Control of the right hand, spoken language, written language, mathematical equations, logical without processes, analysis of detail reading.

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Right Hemisphere

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Control of the left hand, nonverbal, visual spatial perception,