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Biopsychology year 1 Flashcards

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What is biopsychology

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All about how biology influences behaviour

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Nervous system

What does it let you do

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Allows you to respond to changes in your environment

Allows you to coordinate your actions

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What is a receptor

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Detect stimuli

Communicate with effectors via the nervous or endocrine system

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What is an effector

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Brings about a response to a stimulus

Includes muscle cells and cells found in the glands

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What are the two main parts of the nervous system

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Central nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

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What is the central nervous system

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Made up of the brain and spinal cord

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What is the peripheral nervous system and what does it split into

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Made up of the neutrons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body

Autonomic nervous system
Somantic nervous system

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What is the somantic nervous system

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Controls conscious activities

Connects the CNS with the senses

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What is the autonomic nervous system and what does it split into

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  • controls unconscious activities
  • has two divisions that have opposite effects
  • sympathetic
  • parasympathetic
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What is the sympathetic nervous system

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Gets the body ready for action

Fight or flight

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What is the parasympathetic nervous system

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Calms the body down

It’s the rest and digest system

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What are the cells of the nervous system called

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Neurons

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Describe a neuron

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  • transmits information as electrical impulses
  • the cell body has dendrites that receive information from other neurons
  • the info passes along the axon in the form of an electrical impulse along to the axon terminal
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Define a synapse

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The small gap between two neurons

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What is a neurotransmitter

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  • chemicals that are released from the axon terminal that get passed along the synapse to pass the signal on to the dendrites of the next neuron
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Describe sensory neurons

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The nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses from receptors to the CNS

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Describe relay neurons

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The nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses between sensory and motor neurons

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Describe motor neurons

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The nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses from the CNS to the effectors

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What are reflexes

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  • fast automatic responses to certain stimuli
  • they bypass your conscious brain completely
  • and instead they go through the spinal cord
  • rapid responses help us to avoid damage
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Synapse- the journey of the neurotransmitter

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  • junction between a neuron and another neuron
  • the presynaptic neuron has the axon terminal which contains synaptic vesicles filled with neurotransmitters
  • when a electrical impulse reaches the end of a neuron it causes neurotransmitters to be released
  • they diffuse across to the postsynaptic membrane and bind to specific receptors
  • neurotransmitters bind to receptors they trigger an electrical impulse which causes muscle contraction or cause a hormone to be secreted
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What happens after the initial transmission

Synaptic transmission

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  • receptors are only on the postsynaptic membranes- synapses make sure impulses are unidirectional
  • neurotransmitters are removed from the gap after the transmission so the response doesn’t keep happening
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What are excitatory neurotransmitters

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  • increase the likelyhood that an electrical impulse will be triggered in the postsynaptic neuron
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What are inhibitory neurotransmitters

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Decrease the likelihood that an electrical impulse will be triggered in the postsynaptic neuron

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Name some neurotransmitters

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  • dopamine

- serotonin

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What is the endocrine system

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  • also known as the hormonal system
  • involves glands and hormones
  • responsible for regulating a large number of bodily functions
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What is a gland

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A group of cells that are specialised to secrete a useful substance such as a hormone

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What are hormones

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  • chemical messengers
  • they diffuse directly into the blood , then are taken around the body by the circulatory system
  • they diffuse out of the blood all over the body, but each hormone will only bind to a specific receptor for that hormone
  • the hormones trigger a response in the target cells
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What are the major glands in the endocrine system

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P- pituitary gland- known as the master gland because it releases hormones to control other glands

A- adrenal gland- produces hormones such as adrenaline. Responsible for fight or flight

T- testes- produce sex hormones (testosterone) responsible for reproduction

O- ovaries- produce sex hormones (oestrogen) responsible for reproduction

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Why are the endocrine systems communication slower, long-lasting and more widespread compared to nervous system

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  • hormones aren’t released directly onto their target, must travel in the blood to get there
  • this results in a slower communication
  • they aren’t broken down as fast as neurotransmitters so the effects of hormones can last for much longer
  • hormones are transported all over the body so are more widespread
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How does the body prepare you for flight or fight

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  • when the body is threatened it responds by preparing for action
  • the hypothalamus helps coordinate this response
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The activation of the fight or flight response

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  • initial shock response, the hypothalamus triggers activity in the sympathetic branch of the autonomic system
  • this stimulates the adrenal medulla within the adrenal glands which releases adrenaline into the bloodstream
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How do the hormones releases from the flight or fight affect the body

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  • blood pressure and heart rate increase to get blood quickly to areas of the body where it’s needed for activity
  • perspiration increases so that the body can cool down
  • breathing rate increases so that more oxygen can be sent to the muscles
  • pupil size increases so more lighten can enter the eye to allow for clearer vision
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What happens after the changes from the fight or flight

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  • makes the body ready with energy to deal with the stressful situation eg running away from the rhino that has escaped the zoo

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