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1
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clinical death

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no pulse or heartbeat; reversible

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2
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biological death

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3-4 minutes w/o oxygen, brain damage

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3
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psychobiology

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biological aspects to behavior/mental processes

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4
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what two systems are important here?

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nervous and endocrine

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5
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neuron

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basic building block of nervous system

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6
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neurogenesis

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brain regrows new brain tissue, lifelong process

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7
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neural plasticity

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ability of brain to adapt and change due to an experience

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8
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dendrites

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fingers
picks up on messages from cells

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9
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what is a nerve

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a cluster of axons

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10
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white vs gray matter

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white matter is tissue made with axons covered by myelin sheath, gray matter has no sheath

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axon

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arm
structure that helps transmit neural messages

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12
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myelin sheath

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bumps
fatty substance, insulates (avoids interferance) and speeds up nerve

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13
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terminal buttons

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sends neurotransmitter to other neurons through synapse

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14
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synapse

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space between neurons

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15
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glia

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glues neuron in place, keeps cell going i guess

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16
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absolute refractory period

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time when neuron can’t fire regardless of stimulation

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17
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relative refractory period

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can only fire when given more stimulation than normal

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18
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neural impulse or action potential

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energy from neuron firing, or the act of a neuron firing

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19
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graded potential

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when a signal passes from neuron to neuron; electric charge just shifts, doesn’t completely change like action potential

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20
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threshold of excitation

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minimum stimulus needed for 1+ neuron to activate another neuron to continue the chain up to/away from brain

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21
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three neurons in body

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sensory/afferent
motor/efferent
interneuron/associational

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22
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sensory/afferent neuron

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carries info from sense organs to brain/spinal cord

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23
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motor/efferent neuron

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carries info from brain/spinal cord to muscles

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24
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interneuron/associational neuron

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mostly in brain, relays info between neurons

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25
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neurotransmitter

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any chemical substance that helps transmit neural messages

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26
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Long-Term Potentiation

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vibration from stimulus continues weeks after experience

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27
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acetylcholine

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excitatory neurotransmitter;
attention, motivation, memory

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28
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dopamine

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brain’s reward center; pleasure

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29
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seratonin

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mood molecule; regulate sleep cycle

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30
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norepinephrine

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adrenal hormone, excitatory; helps neural transmitters pass synaptic gap

31
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2 major parts of nervous system

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central (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral (everything else)

32
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endorphins

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blocks pain signals from brain

33
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Central nervous system parts

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hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain, cerebral cortex

34
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hindbrain parts

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medulla, pons, cerebellum

35
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forebrain parts

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thalamus, hypothalamus

36
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cerebral cortex parts

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occipital lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, frontal lobe

37
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hindbrain

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basic survival functions

38
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medulla

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vital, kinda involuntary life functions (heart rate, breathing, blood pressure) and transmits to upper brain

39
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pons

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regulates body movement and sleep

40
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cerebellum

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balance and coordination

41
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midbrain

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reflex movements, pain signals

42
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forebrain

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aka neocortex
thinking and logic

43
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thalamus

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major sensory relay center (“post office”)

44
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hypothalamus

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motivation

45
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cerebral cortex

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made of gyri and sulci (brain folds)

46
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occipital lobe

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process visual info

47
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temporal lobe

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language comprehension

48
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parietal lobe

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spatial awareness

49
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frontal lobe

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critical thinking

50
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peripheral system is split into -

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somatic (movement and environment) and autonomic (organs and glands)

51
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reticular formation

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neurons in most of central nervous system that alerts other brain parts

52
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parts of limbic system

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hippocampus (memories) and amygdala (emotions)

53
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primary motor cortex

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voluntary movement

54
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Left hemisphere

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speech and language comprehension, math, time and order

55
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Broca’s area

A

motor projection for speech (thoughts into words)

56
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expressive aphosia

A

can’t put thoughts into words

57
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Wernicke’s area

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listening comprehension

58
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receptive aphasia

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can’t understand language

59
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Right hemisphere

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spatial awareness, creativity, context/perception, visual recognition

60
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corpus callebum

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fibrous tissue, bundle of nerves, connects hemispheres

61
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pedi mal seizure

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basically spacing out

62
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grand mal seizure

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convulsing

63
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CAT scan

A

3D image from many xrays

64
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MRI scan

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images of inside brain
magnetic field and radio waves

65
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EEG

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electrodes, makes colored image

66
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PET

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radioactive injection to see active parts of brain

67
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thyroid gland

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produces thyroxin to regulate rate of metabolism

68
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parathyroid gland

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produce parathormone to regulate Ca and P in blood/tissue fluids

69
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pineal gland

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produce melatonin

70
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adrenal gland

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release adrenaline

71
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pancreas

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produce insulin, glucagon, digestive enzymes

72
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pituitary gland

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controls all other glands

73
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posterior pituitary

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releases hormones; vassopression and oxytocin

74
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anterior pituitary

A

growth hormones

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