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Chapter 2 Test Flashcards

1
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Phrenology

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The study of bumps on the skull and how our brain is split up

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2
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Biological psychology

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Body chemistry and violent behavior

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3
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Dendrites and what they are extensions of

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Cytoplasm of a neuron

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4
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Functions of dendrites

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Receive information

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5
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Longest part of the neuron

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Axon

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6
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Neural transmission

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Dendrites ➡ cell body ➡ axon ➡ axon terminals ➡ synapse

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7
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What encases the neuron?

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Myelin sheath

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8
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How does the myelin sheath affect neural transmission?

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Makes it go faster

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9
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How fast is a neural impulse?

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200 mph

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10
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Electrical charges down the axon change to what?

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Chemical in the axon terminals

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11
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Action potential is generated by?

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Ions (Na, K, Cl)

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12
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Minimum level of stimulation to a neuron

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-60 mvolts

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13
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Synapse

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Carries the chemical message to the dendrites of another neuron

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14
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Neurotransmitters

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Chemicals that transmit info from one neuron to another

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15
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Neurotransmitters are released from where?

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Axon terminals

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16
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Reuptake

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Taking back neurotransmitters

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17
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Alzheimer’s is linked to what neurotransmitter?

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Acetylcholine

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18
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Schizophrenia is linked to what neurotransmitter?

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Dopamine

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19
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Depression and anxiety are linked to what neurotransmitter?

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Serotonin

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20
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Migraines are linked to an oversupply of?

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Glutimine

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21
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Acetylcholine is associated with what function?

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Muscle contraction

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22
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Botulin poisoning can cause paralysis by blocking what?

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Acetylcholine

23
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Body’s natural pain killer

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Endorphins

24
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Agonists do what to neurotransmission?

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Speed up neural reception

25
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2 major divisions of the nervous system

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Central and peripheral

26
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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

27
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Motor neurons

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Info from central nervous system to body’s tissue

28
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Peripheral nervous system

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Relay system connecting all to CNS

29
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Autonomic Nervous System

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“Inner” function

30
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Sympathetic nervous system

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Fight or flight

31
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Knee-jerk reflex controlled by?

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Spinal cord

32
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Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called what?

33
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EEG measures what?

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Electrical activity of brain

34
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MRI, when is it used?

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For detailing soft tissue

35
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Region of brain stem that takes you to a state of arousal?

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Pon’s Area

36
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“Little brain” is

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Cerebellum

37
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New memories come from?

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Hippocampus

38
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Extensive damage to the hypothalamus may cause

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Loss of memory

39
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Hypothalamus controls what?

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Autonomic nervous system

40
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Functions of glial cells

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Guide neural connections and provide nutrients

41
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Parietal lobe

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Sensory cortex, environmental center

42
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Damage to occipital lobe results in

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Eye sight damage

43
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Auditory stimulation

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Temporal lobe

44
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Association areas

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Enable learning and memory

45
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Aphasia

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Language impairment

46
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Broca’s Area

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Speech production

47
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Wernicke’s Area

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Speech comprehension

48
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Pituitary gland aka

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Master gland

49
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Endocrine system

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Glands that secrete chemicals into bloodstream

50
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Why is corpus collosum ever cut?

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Epileptic seizures

51
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Corpus callosum

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Connects the two hemispheres

52
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Damage to the left hemisphere

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Can’t do arithmetic problems

53
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Reticular formation is located where in the brain?

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The middle, between the ears

54
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PET Scans

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Levels of activity at different areas of the brain

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