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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Acetylcholine

A

learning, memory, muscle trigger

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Dopamine

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movement, learning, attention

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3
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Serotonin

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mood, hunger, sleep and arousal

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4
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Non epinephrine

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alertness, arousal and anxiety

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5
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Gamma Aminbutyric Acid

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inhibitory nuerotransmitter

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Endorphins/Enknaphalins

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opiate like nuerotransmitter, linked to pain control and arousal, morphine like

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7
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Glutamate

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learning and memory

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8
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EEG

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amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity

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CT Scan

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series of xray photos taken from diff angles

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PET

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visual display of brain that detects radioactive form of glucose

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MRI

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uses magnetic fields, radiwaves to produce images, lets us see structures of the brain

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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magnetic treatment for depression

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13
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Transcranial doppler

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ultrasound brain imaging, blood flow velocity

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14
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Medulla

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controls heartbeat and breathing

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15
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pons

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connects cerebral cortex to cerebellum

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16
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reticular formation

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controlling alertness

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17
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cerebellum

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controlled movement and balance

18
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tectum

A

vision and hearing

19
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tegmentum

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eye and body movement

20
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thalamus

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routes incoming infor from eyes and ears

21
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basal ganglia

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movement, posture, and judgements

22
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Hypothalamus

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eating, drinkng, sex, and body temperatures

linked to emotion and reward

23
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Limbic System

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associated with emtions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex

24
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Hippocampus

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Memory

25
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Amygdala

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linked to emotion, fear and agression

26
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Cerebral Cortex

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ultimate control center

27
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Frontal Lobes

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speaking, muscle movement, and making plans and judgements

28
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Parietal lobes

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sensory and motor cortex

29
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occipital lobes

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visual areas

30
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temporal lobes

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auditory

31
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Brocca’s Area

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frontal lobe- speech and muscle movements

32
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Wernicke’s Area

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left temporal lobe- impairing understanding

33
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Plasticity

A

brain capacity for modification, ability to learn

34
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sensation

A

taking information in

35
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perception

A

how you understand information in

36
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seven major senses

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touch, taste, sight, hearing, vestibule, kinesthetic, smell

37
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bottom-up processing

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info from outside gets into brain

38
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Split Brain

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two sides work together to make mental processing

39
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Pituitary Glands

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master gland

40
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thyroid

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growth and metabolism

41
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thyroid gland

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growth and metabolism

42
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adrenal glands

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adrenaline

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