Final Flashcards
organ that orchestrates actions, thoughts and emotions
Brain
brain, brainstem, spinal cord
CNS (Central Nervous System)
all nerves in body
PNS (Peripheral Nervous System)
communicate everything head and neck
Cranial Nerves
all (other) nerves; innervate toes, muscles, arms, ect.
Spinal Nerves
outer area of brain
Cortex
helps process visual information; connects with parietal and temporal lobe - [VISION]
Occipital Lobe
specific spot where vision “takes place”
Primary Visual Cortex
helps process all sensory information; visual spacial, pain - [SENSORY]
Parietal Lobe
executive lobe; involved with planning and executing motor behavior and higher order aspects of cognition - [EXECUTIVE]
Frontal Lobe
involved in execution of motor movements
Primary Motor Cortex
primary area for speech expression and planning and sequence of speech output; feed forward problems
Broca’s Area
processes info related to sound, language and memory - [AUDITORY PROCESSOR]
Temporal Lobe
processes low level auditory information
Primary Auditory Cortex
speech! anything speech related; where language comes in and we undertsand
Wernicke’s Area
areas that are underneath cortex
Subcortical Nuclei
main feedback control area; helps compare sensory info to motor plan & provide corrections if they don’t match - [COORDINATION]
Cerebellum
group of subcortical nuclei that process cortical info to aid in response selecting (helps change responses) - [RESPONSE SELECTOR]
Basal Ganglia
- neural transmitter is released
- NT binds to receptors on the postsynaptic cell
- ion channels open
- ions flow into the postsynaptic cell, changing electrical charge of the neuron
- electrical potentials are summed in the cell body to determine if a new Action Potential with be generated
Neurotransmitter (NT) Release
- Stimulus
- Depolarization
- Repolarization
- Hyperpolarization
- Return to Resting State
SALTY BANANA
Action Potential (Electrical Firing of a Neuron)
resting state: -70 discharge threshold: -55 depolarization: +40 repolarization: ^^downside hyperpolarization: anywhere under -70 (like -90) resting state again: -70
Action Potential Graph
“pockets” inside axon terminal that hold certain neurotransmitters
Synaptic Vesicles
special chemicals we produce in body (soma) that are responsible for activating the next neuron
Neurotransmitters
**exitatory (+) GLUTAMATE
**makes post synaptic cell more likely to fire
**inhibatory (-) GABA
**makes post synaptic cell less likely to fire
fatty cells that line the axon to be sure message is sent down axon quickly; insulate and structure also
Myelin Sheath
chemical charge of a neuron at rest; negative intracell, positive extracell - electrical charge -70
Resting Membrane Potential
Na+ Ca2+
Intracellular Space
K+ Cl-
Extracellular Space