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Chapter 3: Biology & Neuroscience Flashcards

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nervous system

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consists of nerons

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neuron

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transmits electrical impulses throughout the body.

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composed of nucleus and soma etc.

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neurons

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glial cells

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assist neurons by bringing nutrients, providing structural support, speeding up impulses

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dendrites

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extensions of soma that receive signals from neurons

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals that bind to receptors to tell neurons to change structure/make protein

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soma

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cell body (connects to axon hillock)

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axon hillock

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start of axon

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axons

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wires that carry electrical signals from soma to terminals

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presynaptic neuron

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sends signal

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postsynaptic

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receives signal

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axon terminal

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releases neurotransmitters

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synaptic cleft

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gap between neurons

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myelin sheath

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surrounds axon and helps speed up electrical impulses (signals)

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nodes of ranvier

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breaks in myelin sheath that allows ions like CL, K , Na to enter and create action potential

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propagation

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process of electrical impulse being sent to the end of the neuron

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excitatory neurotransmitters

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increase chance of neurons being activated (hyperpolarization)

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inhibitory neurotransmitters

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decrease chance of neurons being activated (depolarization)

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agonist

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drug from outside body that acts as neurotransmitter

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antagonist

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drug from outside body the inhibits neurotransmitters

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compete for binding sites

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agonist and antagonist drugs

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olidendeocytes

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surround myelin sheaths of axons in brain and spinal cord (CNS)

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schwann cells

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surround myelin sheaths of axons outside brain and spinal cord (PNS)

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astrocytes

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delivers nutrients and maintains charge

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microglia

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rids of waste

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neural networks

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connections between the dendrites and axons of multiple neurons

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efferents

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carries signal away from CNS

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afferents

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carries signal toward CNS

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neuroplasticity

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ability of new neural connections to be made

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neocortex

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conscious actions (outer brain portion)

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medulla

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automatic life functions (near spinal cord)

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parasympathetic nervous system

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system for relaxation, digestion, sexual arousal and recovery

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peripheral nervous system

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nerves outside skull and spine that send signals to CNS

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spinal cord

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controls reflex

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gray matter

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glial cells and neurons (info processors)

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somatic nervous system

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voluntary

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autonomic nervous system

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involuntary

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sympathetic nervous system

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system for excitement, heart rate increasing, flight or flight & consumes energy away from parasympathetic system

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prosencephalon

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forebrain (during natal development)

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mesencephalon

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midbrain (during natal development)

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rhombencephalon

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hindbrain (during natal development)

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medulla and pons

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regulate basic life functions (involuntary)

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medulla oblongata

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lowest part of the brain connected to spinal cord controlling breathing heartbeat, swallowing

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pons

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top of the brain stem controls coordination, facial expressions, eye movement

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vestibulocochlear

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left right coordination

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reticular activating system

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neurons between medulla and pons - controls attention focus

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ADHD

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dysfunction in RAS

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basal ganglia and cerebellum

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modify high level commands in prefrontal cortex

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limbic system

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responsible for behaviour and emotional response - consists of cortexes and midbrain

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amygdala

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releases adrenaline during fight or flight (intense emotions, anxiety)

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hippocampus

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responsible for memory

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cingulate gyrus

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focuses our attention on unpleasant emotions

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hypothalamus

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responsible for hunger responses, sexual behaviour, aggression (primitive urges)

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dorsal striatum

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involved in motor control, decision-making

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ventral striatum

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involved in reward processing

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direct pathway

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excitatory

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indirect pathways

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inhibitory

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cerebellum

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rhythm and timing

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spinocerebellar

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sensory and motor input

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vestibulocerebellar

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balance and posture (inner-ear)

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cerebrocerebellar

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timing and planning of movement

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thalamus

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packages experiences together, helps us choose what to pay attention to, involved with all senses except smell,

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neocortex

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new brain

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frontal lobe

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decision-making and voluntary movement

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prefrontal cortex

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decides when and how we do things

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parietal lobe

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processing math concepts

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temportal lobe

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memories, sound, amnesia, language processing (Wernicke’s area)

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occipital lobe

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processes light stimuli

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brain laterality

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left and right brain:
visual: right sees generally, left sees detail
language is left, hearing is right

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endocrine system

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releases hormones into body
(hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituitary gland)

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pineal gland

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sleep

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pituitary gland

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hormones for sex, reproduction, hunger aggression

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