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1
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What disease is associated with the destruction of myelin?

A

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

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What are the two subsystems of the PNS

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  1. somatic nervous system

2. autonomic nervous system

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What are the two subsystems of the somatic nervous system?

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  1. sympathetic

2. parasympathetic

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What is the function of the hindbrain?

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It contains the medulla oblongata

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What is the function of the medulla oblongata?

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heart rate, blood pressure, breathing

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What is the function of the locus coerulues?

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directing attention

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What does the midbrain do?

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smooth movements

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What is the function of the thalamus?

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relay station of pain and sensation

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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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regulate hunger, thirst, and sex drives, clock

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What is the function of the amygdala?

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links sensory information to memory, emotions

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What is the sensory cortex?

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parietal, occipital, temporal

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What is the function of the occipital lobe?

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visual cortex

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What is the function of the temporal lobe?

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auditory cortex

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What is the function of the parietal lobe?

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somatosensory cortex

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What is the function of the frontal lobe?

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voluntary movements

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What is an EEG?

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general activity through pasted electrodes

17
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What is a PET scan?

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radioactive substances in blood stream

18
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What is an MRI?

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magnetic field

19
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What is an fRI?

A

combines, ongoing changes

20
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Acetylcholine

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movement, memory

Alzheimer’s

21
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Norephinephrine

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mood, sleep, learning

depression

22
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Serotonin

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mood, appetite, impulsivity

derpession

23
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Dopamine

A

movement, reward

Parkinson’s schizophrenia

24
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GABA

A

sleep, movement

anxiety, Huntington’s, epilepsy

25
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Glutamate

A

memory

damage after stoke

26
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endorphins

A

pain control

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27
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nitric oxide

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memory

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28
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What is the function of the endocrine system?

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growth, energy consumption, sexual behavior

29
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What is transduction?

A

converting incoming energy into neural activity

30
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What is Weber’s Law?

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smallest detectable difference is a constant fraction

31
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What is the fovea?

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the area in the back of the eye with concentrated cones

32
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What is bottom-up processing?

A

information becomes basic features which then becomes more complex things

33
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What is top-down processing?

A

we can make inferences based on what we know

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