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Ch.3 (and Some Of Ch4) Flashcards

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A single thin fiber with branches near its tip that as a rule transmit info. to other cells.

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Axon

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Insulating sheath that speeds up the transmission of impulses along an axon.

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Myelin

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Excitation that travels along an axon at the same strength no ,after how far it must travel.

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Action potential

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4
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An electrical polarization across the membrane of an axon.

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Resting potential

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5
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Is a junction that is between one neuron and another.

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Synaptic gap

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What is the presynaptic ending on the axon of the transmitting neuron?

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Terminal Bouton

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What is the chemical that activates the receptors on a dendrite of the receiving neuron

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Neurotransmitter

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8
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Neuron on the receiving end of the synapse

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Post synaptic neuron

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9
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The neurotransmitter suppressed by marijuana.

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Dopamine

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10
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Consists of the brain and spinal cord

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Central nervous system (CNS)

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Consists of the bundles of nerves between the spinal cord and rest of the body.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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12
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Part of the peripheral nervous system that connects the skin and muscles

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Somatic nervous System (SNS)

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System that Controls the heart, stomach, endocrine system, etc.

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Automatic nervous system (ANS)

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14
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Is at the rear of the head and deals with vision

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Occipital lobe

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Located at the left and right sides of the head and deals with hearing and some of the complex aspects of vision.

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Temporal lobe

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16
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Branching structures that receive input from other neurons.

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Dendrite

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17
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Structure within he temporal lobe that deals with emotions

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Amygdala

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18
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Sitting a bit froward of the occipital lobe, this lobe deals mostly with touch.

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Parietal lobe

19
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A rapid, automatic response to a stimulus

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Reflex

20
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This is important for hunger, thirst, temperature regulation, sex, and other motivated behaviors. Is located just below the THALAMUS!

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Hypothalamus

21
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Chemicals released by glands and conveyed via the blood to alter activity in various organs.

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Hormones

22
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Set of axons that connect the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.

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Corpus callosum

23
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The question of how separate brain areas combine forces to produce a unified perception of a single object.

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Binding problem

24
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A conversation of energy from the environment into a pattern of response by the nervous system.

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Sensations

25
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An interpretation of the information abstained through sensation.

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Perception

26
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Energies from the world around us that affect us in some way

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Stimuli

27
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Specialized cells that convert environmental energies into signals for the nervous system.

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Receptors

28
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Adapted for color vision, night vision, daytime vision, and detailed vision.

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Cones

29
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Adapted for vision in dim light

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Rods

30
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Vibrations of the air or another medium

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Sound waves

31
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He perception that depends on the amplitude of sound waves.

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Loudness

32
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The perception closely related to frequency

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Pitch

33
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Fluid filled canals of the snail-shaped organ which contains the receptors for hearing.

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Cochlea

34
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Detects any kind of movement with the head with respect to gravity

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Vestibular sense

35
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Neurotransmitters that inhibit the release of substance P thereby weaken pain sensations and bind to opiate receptors.

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Endorphins

36
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The sense of smell

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Olfaction

37
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Stimuli that can totally change the behavior of a person even when the presentation of one is so little and insignificant.

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Subliminal perception

38
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The misinterpretation of a Visual stimulus

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Optical allusion

39
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This occurs when we imagine the rest of the figure

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Closure

40
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The tendency to perceive objects that are close together as belonging to a group.

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Common fate

41
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Stimuli that can be perceived in more than one way

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Reversible figures

42
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Nervous system that deals with fight or flight

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Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)

43
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The nervous system that deals with rest

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Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)

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