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Final Exam Flashcards

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What is biopsychology

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What did the accident of Phineas Gage imply

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What is trephination

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What did Hippocrates say was the source of all intellect

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What was the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus

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Where did the Egyptians think the spirit was located

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Where did the Mesopotamians think emotion was located

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What did Galen suggest

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What is the Mind/Brain problem

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What is the difference between monism and dualism

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Was Descartes a monist or a dualist? How did he solve this problem

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What is meant by materialism

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Who invented phrenology and what is phrenology

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What are the important goals of biopsychology

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How do biopsychologists achieve these goals

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What is agnosia

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What is unilateral neglect

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What makes up the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and autonomic nervous system

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What is the reticular formation and pons

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How is sensory information processed in the central nervous system

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What are the roles of the thalamus, tectum, and cortex

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Name two divisions of the thalamus

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What are some regions important for movement

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What makes up the basal ganglia and what is its function

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What region degenerates in Parkinson’s disease

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What regions are important for motivation and emotion

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What is homeostasis?

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What makes up the limbic system and what is its function

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What are some functions of the cortex

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What are the four lobes of the brain

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What is aphasia

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What are the two neuron types

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What and where are the three meninges

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Describe the flow of CSF

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What is hydrocephalus and how is it caused

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What are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain

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What is the blood brain barrier

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What can break down the blood brain barrier

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What do the dorsal and ventral horns of the spinal cord do

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What kind of information can cranial nerves carry

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What did Cajal say that was so important

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What are the parts of a neuron and how is information carried

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What is a dendritic spine

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What shape can neurons have

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What are the types of glial cells and how do they differ

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46
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What ions are important for resting membrane potential and action potential

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Which ions are found in greater amounts outside the cell, inside, and what is the charge of each

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48
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What voltage levels do neurons usually rest at

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-70 mV

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What forces move ions into or out of neurons

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50
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What ion is most permeable at rest

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51
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What kinds of ion channels are there

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52
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What is an action potential and how does it work

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53
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What ions mediate each type of refractory period and what is the difference between them

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54
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Which way does the sodium-potassium pump pump ions

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55
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How is an action potential propagated down an axon

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56
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What kind of axon propagates action potentials the fastest or slowest

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57
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What are EPSPs and IPSPs and how do they summate

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58
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What is a synapse

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59
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What is exocytosis and what causes it

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60
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What happens to a neurotransmitter after it is released and how is it deactivated

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Which is faster, an electrical or chemical synapse

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electrical

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What kinds of receptors are there and how do they differ

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What is histology

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64
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what is the Golgi stain used for, Nissl, Myelin

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65
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What are retrograde tracers used for

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What are anterograde tracers used for

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67
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What is immunohistochemistry used for

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68
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What are ways that we can non-invasively monitor brain activity

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What does EEG measure

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70
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What is an evoked potential and how is it used

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What is computed tomography

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72
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What is positron emission tomography

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73
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what is vasodilation

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74
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Which non-invasive techniques have better temporal precisions

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75
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What is the difference between MRI and fMRI

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76
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What does a stereotaxic device allow one to do

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77
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What are different methods for producing brain lesions

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78
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Why would you want to stimulate a brain region

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79
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What is unit recording

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80
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What is a knockout mouse and why would you use one

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81
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What are arguments for and against animal use

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82
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What is the IACUC and what are its functions

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83
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What is our definition of a psychoactive drug

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84
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How do drugs get to their sites of action

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85
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Which routes of drug administration are the fastest

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86
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Why do some antihistamines not make you as drowsy as others?

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BBB

87
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Why is heroin so much more potent than morphine

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88
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What is acetaldehyde

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89
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How does the drug Antabuse work to treat alcoholism

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it makes you sick when you drink alcohol

90
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Name 4 amino acid neurotransmitters

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91
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What two nuclei contain dopamine cell bodies

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92
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Where does norepinephrine come from

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93
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Where does serotonin come from

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94
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What neurotransmitter primarily mediates excitation in the nervous system

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95
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What neurotransmitter is generally released by cortical projection neurons

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What neurotransmitter primarily mediates inhibition in the nervous system

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97
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What neurotransmitter is generally released by interneurons

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98
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What is a receptor agonist? Antagonist

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99
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What are some ways drugs can modulate synaptic function

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100
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What is a dose-response curve

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101
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What is drug tolerance

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102
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What is metabolic tolerance

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103
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What is meant by cross-tolerance

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104
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What is sensitization

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105
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What is drug withdrawal

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106
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What are some effects of opiates, and how do they differ from the effects of opiate
withdrawal

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107
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Why is alcohol withdrawal associated with over-excitation in the brain

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108
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What evidence suggests that tolerance can be conditioned

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109
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What are the three stages of Predatory Imminence in Dr. Fanselow’s model

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pre-encounter, post-encounter, circa strike

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