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1
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Composed mostly of myelinated axons

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White Matter

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Sensory (afferent) unipolar neurons

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Dorsal Root

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Motor (efferent) multipolar neurons; cell bodies in ventral horns

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Ventral Root

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Tracts carrying signals between the rest of the brain and body

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Myelencephalon (Medulla)

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Allows the medulla to control sensations from the head, muscle movements in the head, and many parasympathetic outputs

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Cranial Nerves

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Cranial Nerve: Vision

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II. Optic

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Sites of aerobic (oxygen-consuming) energy release

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Mitochondria

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Tubules responsible for the rapid transport of material throughout neurons

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Microtubules

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Spherical membrane packages that store neurotransmitter molecules ready for release near synapses

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Synaptic Vesicles

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Molecules that are released from active neurons and influence the activity of other cells

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Neurotransmitters

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A neuron with more than 2 processes extending from its cell body

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Multipolar Neuron

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Neurons with a short axon or no axon at all; their function is to integrate neural activity within a single brain structure

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Multipolar Neuron

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Clusters of cell bodies in the CNS

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Nuclei

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Cranial Nerve: Control of eye movements; pupil constriction

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III. Oculomotor

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Cranial Nerve: Control of eye movements

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IV. Trochlear

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Cranial Nerve: Skin sensations from most of the face; control of jaw muscles for chewing and swallowing

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V. Trigeminal

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Cranial nerve: Control of eye movements

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VI. Abducens

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A plane that shows the brain from the front

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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Cranial nerve: Control of neck and shoulder movements

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XI. Accessory

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Possess identical genes for a given trait

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Homozygous

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The observable expression of genetics

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Phenotype

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A protuberance on the surface of the brain

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Gyrus (p. gyri)

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A long, deep sulcus

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Fissure

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When several possible interpretations for an observation exist, precedence is given to the simplest one

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Morgan’s Canon

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The brain changes with time and experience… throughout the lifespan

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Neuroplasticity

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Provides cushion, support, temperature control, and circulating nutrition

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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

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The study of physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience

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Biopsychology

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Scientific study of the nervous system

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Neuroscience

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Towards the front end

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Anterior

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Towards the back

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Dorsal

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The semipermeable membrane that encloses the neuron

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Cell Membrane

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Specialized cells for reception, conduction, and transmission of electrochemical signals, variety of shapes and sizes

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Neurons

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Towards the bottom

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Ventral

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34
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The metabolic center of the neuron

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Cell Body

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35
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The fatty insulation around many axons

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Myelin

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36
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Towards the middle

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Medial

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Towards the side

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Lateral

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38
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Below

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Inferior

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Above

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Superior

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40
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Located close to the point or origin/attachment

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Proximal

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Located more distant from the point of origin/attachment

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Distal

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42
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A system of folded membranes in the cell body

  • Rough portions play a role in the synthesis of proteins
  • Smooth portions play a role in the synthesis of fats
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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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43
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A set of cells perpendicular to the surface of the cortex

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Column

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44
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Internal cellular structures on which proteins are synthesized; they are located on the endoplasmic reticulum

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Ribosomes

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Cranial nerve: Taste from the anterior two thirds of the tongue; control of facial expressions, crying, salivation, and dilation of the head’s blood vessels

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VII. Facial

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46
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Cranial Nerve: Hearing, equilibrium

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VIII. Statoacoustic

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47
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Genetic makeup of an individual

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Genotype

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48
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Similar structure, different evolutionary origin

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Analogous Structures

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Cranial nerve: Sensations from neck and thorax; control of throat, esophagus, and larynx parasympathetic nerves to stomach, intestines, and other organs

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X. Vagus

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A fold/groove that separates one gyrus from another

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Sulcus (p. sulci)

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51
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Stains the entire neuron; allows for visualization of the sample

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Golgi Stain

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52
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Composed mostly of cell bodies

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Gray Matter

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53
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The spherical DNA-containing structure of the cell body

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Nucleus

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54
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Cranial nerve: Smell

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I. Olfactory

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55
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A neuron with one process extending from its cell body

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Unipolar Neuron

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56
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Possess opposite genes for a given trait

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Heterozygous

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57
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Similar structure, similar evolutionary origin

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Homologous Structures

58
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The study of all mechanisms of inheritance other than the genetic code

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Epigenetics

59
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Cranial nerve: Control of muscles of the tongue

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XII. Hypoglossal

60
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A cluster of neuron cell bodies, usually within the PNS

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Ganglion

61
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A row/layer of cell bodies separated from other cell bodies by a layer of axons and dendrites

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Lamina

62
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The 3 protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

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Meninges

63
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Towards the rear end

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Posterior

64
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The short processes emanating from the cell body, which receive most of the synaptic contacts from other neurons

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Dendrites

65
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The cone-shaped region at the junction between the axon and the cell body

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Axon Hillock

66
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The long, narrow process that projects from the cell body

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Axon

67
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The gaps between sections of myelin

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Nodes of Ranvier

68
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The button like endings of the axon branches, which release chemicals into synapses

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(Terminal) Buttons

69
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The gaps between adjacent neurons across which chemical signals are transmitted

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Synapses

70
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The plane that shows the brain from the side

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Sagital Plane

71
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The clear internal fluid of the cell

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Cytoplasm

72
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A neuron with 2 processes extending from its cell body

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Bipolar Neuron

73
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Same side of the body

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Ipsilateral

74
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A set of axons within the CNS, aka a projection

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Tract

75
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A set of axons in the periphery, either from the CNS to a muscle or gland, or from a sensory to the CNS

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Nerve

76
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Cranial Nerve: Taste and other sensations from throat and posterior third of the tongue; control of swallowing, salivation, throat movements during speech

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IX. Glossopharyngeal

77
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Clusters of cell bodies in the periphery

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Ganglia

78
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Extensions that wrap around axons to create a myelin sheath (in CNS)

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Oligodendrocytes

79
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Create myelin in PNS

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Schwann Cells

80
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Respond to injury/disease

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Microglia

81
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Extensions of some cover outer surfaces of blood vessels; play a role in allowing passage of some chemicals, from blood into the CNS and blocking others

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Astrocytes

82
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A connected system of membranes that packages molecules in vesicles

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Golgi Complex

83
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Provides increased detail of the neuron structure

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Electron Microscopy

84
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A plane that shows the brain from above

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Horizontal (Transverse) Plane

85
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Dye binds only to structures in cell bodies, used to count numbers of neurons in an area

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Nissl Stain

86
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A cluster of neuron cell bodies within the CNS

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Nucleus

87
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Opposite side of the body

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Contralateral

88
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Auditory part of the tectum

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Inferior Colliculi

89
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Visual-motor part of the tectum

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Superior Colliculi

90
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Connects 3rd and 4th ventricle

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Cerebral Aqueduct

91
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Gray matter around the cerebral aqueduct

-Mediates analgesic effects of opioids

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Periaquaductal Gray

92
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2 lobes, one on each side of the 3rd ventricle; composed of several nuclei

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Thalamus

93
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Receive signals from sensory receptors. process, transmit to appropriate areas of sensory cortex

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Sensory Relay Nuclei

94
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Regulation of motivated behaviors (sleep, eating, sexual behaviors) via regulation of pituitary gland

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Hypothalamus

95
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Layer of tissue covering cerebral hemispheres

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Cerebral Cortex

96
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Tracts connecting hemispheres

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Cerebral Commissures

97
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6 layers, number I-VI
Cortical neurons (pyramidal, stellate cells)
Columnar organization

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Neocortex

98
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Difference in electrical charge between inside and outside the cell

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Membrane Potential

99
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Polarized neuron with -70 mV potential

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Resting Potential

100
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Pores through which ions can pass

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Ion Channels

101
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Ions are likely to move from areas of high concentration to low concentration

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Concentration Gradient

102
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Mechanisms in the cell membrane that actively transport ions/molecules across the membrane

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Transporters

103
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3 Na+ out/2 K+ in

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Sodium-Potassium Pump

104
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Information from neurotransmitters released by the presynaptic cell

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Postsynaptic Potentials

105
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Increase resting membrane potential

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Hyperpolarization

106
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Decreases likelihood the neuron will fire

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Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential (IPSP)

107
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Decrease resting membrane potential

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Depolarization

108
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Increases likelihood the neuron will fire

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Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential (EPSP)

109
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Amplitudes of EPSPs and IPSPs are proportional to the intensity of the signals that elicit them

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Graded Responses

110
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Amplitude of message decreases as it travels through the neuron

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Decremental

111
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Action potential traveling in its “natural” direction

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Orthodromic Conduction

112
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Action potential traveling in the reverse direction

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Antidromic Conduction

113
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No action potential can occur

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Absolute Refractory Period

114
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Action potential can only occur if higher than normal stimulation from EPSPs

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Relative Refractory Period

115
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The integration of neural signals that occur at different times at the same synapse

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Temporal Summation

116
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The integration of signals that originate at different sites on the neuron’s membrane

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Spatial Summation

117
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Synapses of axon terminal buttons on dendrites

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Axodendritic Synapses

118
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Synapses of axon terminal buttons on somas/cell bodies

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Axosomatic Synapses

119
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Often capable of transmission in either direction

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Dendrodendritic Synapses

120
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Can mediate presynaptic facilitation and inhibition

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Axoaxonic Synapses

121
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Synapses at which the site of neurotransmitter release and the site or neurotransmitter reception are in close proximity

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Directed Synapses

122
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Synapses at which the site of release is at some distance from the site of reception

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Nondirected Synapses

123
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Short amino acid chains (3-36 amino acids); short proteins

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Neuropeptides

124
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Process of neurotransmitter release

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Excytosis

125
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Metabotropic receptors located on the presynaptic membrane

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Autoreceptors

126
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Neurotransmitter molecules are drawn back into presynaptic neurons by transporter proteins

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Reuptake

127
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Neurotransmitters are broken apart in the synapse by enzymes

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Enzymatic Degradation

128
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Narrow spaces between adjacent cells that are bridged by tubular, cytoplasm-filled protein channels

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Gap Junctions

129
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Mimic/enhance the action of a neurotransmitter

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Full Agonist

130
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Activate a receptor, but cause only a minimal/partial response

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Partial Agonist

131
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Block the effect of neurotransmitters or agonist drugs

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Antagonist

132
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Binds to the same receptors as agonist, but produce opposite results

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Inverse Agonist

133
Q

One drug increases the effects of another drug

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Potentiation

134
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Applications of magnetic stimulation to a portion of the scalp; inactivates neurons in a narrow area below the magnet, producing a “virtual lesion”

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

135
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Useful for localization of vascular damage; location of tumors

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Cranial Angiogram

136
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Computer-assisted x-ray; structural imaging

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CT Scan

137
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Radioactive chemicals injected; scans pick up areas of the brain that are most active (draw the most of the chemical)

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PET Scan

138
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Measurement of radio-frequency waves that hydrogen atoms emit as they align with a powerful magnetic field

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MRI

139
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Measurement of oxygen flow in blood to active areas of the brain

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fMRI

140
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A measure of the gross electrical activity of the brain

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EEG

141
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Procedures for creating organisms that lack a particular gene under investigation

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Gene Knockout Techniques

142
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Replace one gene with another

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Gene Replacement Techniques

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