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Midterm STUDY DECK (Ch. 1-8, not 5) Flashcards

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1
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Physiologicial psychology is called _____ nowadays.

A

Behavioral neuroscience

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2
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Are there rules for using subjects and participants in psychology experiments?

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Yes! The research must be humane and the participants must give informed consent. All research must also pass the IRB and IACUC. #neuroethics

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3
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Why do we “see” lights when we rub our eyes?

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Rubbing your eyes increases the pressure within the eyeball, which activates ganglion cells in the retina in the same way as light does – FIRE THE POTENTIALS!!

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Is the speed of nerve conduction the same as the speed of light?

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Nope.

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5
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True or false: the further away the neuron is from the brain, the slower it takes to for the action potential to travel there.

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True

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6
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The CNS is made up of:

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brain, spinal cord, nerves

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7
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The PNS is made up of:

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sensory neurons, motor neurons, interneurons

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8
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Parts of the neuron:

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Soma
Axon
Dendrites
Terminal buttons

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9
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The ____ of the neuron contains the nucleus

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soma

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10
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The ____ of the neuron carries information from the cell body to the terminal buttons

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axon

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11
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Purpose of the dendrites:

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Receive messages from other neurons’ terminal buttons. Synapse!!

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12
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Which part of the neuron secretes neurotransmitters?

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The terminal buttons, obviously

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13
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What is axoplasmic transport?

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An active process that propels substances along microtubule tracks that run inside the length of the axon

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14
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Anterograde axoplasmic transport is accomplished by _____ protein.

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kinesin

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15
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Retrograde axoplasmic transport is accomplished by _____ protein.

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dynein

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16
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Autoreceptor

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A receptor molecule located on a presynaptic neuron that responds to the neurotransmitter released by that neuron

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17
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What is the area postrema?

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The weak part of the blood brain barrier (bonus points: it controls vomiting by detecting toxic substances entering the blood)

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18
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What does the blood brain barrier do?

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It is a selectively permeable barrier that regulates the composition of the ECF and keeps messages from being disrupted

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19
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The ______ is the powerhouse of the cell, producing ___

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mitochondria; ATP

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20
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Supporting cells of the CNS:

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Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia

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21
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Functions of astrocytes:

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Physical support
Clean up crew via phagocytosis
Produce chemicals and provide nourishment (lactate + glycogen)

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22
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Functions of oligodendrocytes:

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Provide support to axons
Produce myelin sheath for CNS

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23
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Functions of the microglia:

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Phagocytes
Immune system – inflammation!

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24
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What cells produce the myelin sheath in the CNS?

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Oligodendrocytes

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25
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What cells produce the myelin sheath in the PNS?

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Schwann cells

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26
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What is the space between the myelin sheaths called?

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The node of Ranvier?

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27
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Inside the axon, the resting potential is ____mV

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-70

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28
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Hyperpolarization occurs when the membrane potential increases/decreases.

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increases

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29
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Depolarization occurs when the membrane potential increases/decreases

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decreases

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30
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When the inside of an axon is more negatively charged than the outside, ________ occurs.

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hyperpolarization

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31
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When the inside of an axon is more positively charged than the outside, ______ occurs.

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depolarization

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32
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What causes an action potential?

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A burst of rapid depolarization followed by hyperpolarization

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33
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Describe diffusion

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Molecules move from high to low to achieve equilibrium

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34
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Describe electrostatic pressure

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The force exerted by the attraction/repulsion of ions
Opposites attract; identical repulse

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35
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Positive ions (give two examples)

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Cations – Na+ K+

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36
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Negative ions (give two examples)

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Anions – Cl- A-

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37
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Which has more sodium in it – ECF or ICF?

A

ECF

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38
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Explain the A-

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It’s stuck in the ICF. Can’t get out. End of story.

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39
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Explain the Cl-

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It’s mostly in the ECF, but diffusion pushes it into the cell, but then BANG, electrostatic pressure pushes it back out like a boss.

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40
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Explain the Na+

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Mostly extracellular, diffusion and electrostatic pressure pull it in the cell

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41
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Explain the K+

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Mostly kept inside, but diffusion pushes out while electrostatic pressures forces it back in

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42
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So…how does the cell keep most of the Na+ outside, even though both forces want it inside?

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Well, the membrane is helpful, but it’s mostly the sodium-potassium pump’s doing.

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43
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The sodium-potassium pump exchanges _ Na+ for _ K+.

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3; 2

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44
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Explain the rate law

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More potentials shot off = more intense stimulus

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45
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Explain the all-or-nothing law

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An action potential either shoots or it don’t

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46
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True or false: The action potential gets retriggered at each node of ranvier.

A

TRUE

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47
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Saltatory conduction

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the rapid method by which nerve impulses move down a myelinated axon with excitation occurring only at nodes of Ranvier

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48
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How does Novocaine work?

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Blocks the Sodium channels so that the cell can’t fire.

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49
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Cranial nerves mnemonic:

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OOOTTAFVGVAH

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50
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Two parts of the forebrain:

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telencephalon (cortex, limbic system, basal ganglia) and diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland)

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51
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Parts of the telencephalon

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Cortex, limbic system, basal ganglia

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52
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Parts of the diencephalon

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thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland

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53
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The midbrain is also called the _______.

A

mesencephalon

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54
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The mesencephalon contains the _______ and ______.

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tectum; tegmentum

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55
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The neural axis goes from _____ to ____.

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bottom of spinal cord to front of forebrain

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56
Q

What is the real name of the epidural in childbirth?

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Caudal block

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57
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The superior and inferior colliculi are located in the ______.

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Tectum

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58
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The inferior colliculi are part of the ______ system

A

auditory

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59
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The superior colliculi are part of the _____ system

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visual

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60
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The LGN/MGN is located in the ________ and is part of the visual system.

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LGN; thalamus

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61
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The LGN/MGN is located in the ______ and is part of the auditory system

A

MGN

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62
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Which lobe is the M1 (primary motor cortex) stripe located on?

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Frontal

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63
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Which lobe is the S1 (primary somatosensory cortex) stripe located on?

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Parietal

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64
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Which lobe is the V1 located?

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Occipital

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65
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Which lobe is the V2 located?

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Occipital

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66
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Which lobe is the auditory cortex located?

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Temporal

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67
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Broca’s area is located on the _____ lobe.

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frontal

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68
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Wernicke’s area is located on the ______ lobe

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Temporal

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69
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The prefrontal cortex is located on the _____ lobe

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Frontal

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69
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The premotor cortex is located on the _____ lobe

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frontal

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70
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Drug

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An exogenous chemical not necessary for normal cellular functioning that significantly alters the functions of certain cells of the body when taken in relatively low doses

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71
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Antagonist

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Drug that stops vesicles from dumping their NTs

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72
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Agonist

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Drug that triggers the dumping of NTs

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73
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Direct agonist

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Drug acts like a real NT and binds to post synaptic receptors – like a key!

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74
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Direct Antagonist

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Drug that can bind to postsynaptic receptors but doesn’t open ion channels (wrong key that gets stuck)

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75
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Indirect Antagonist

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Drug binds to a secondary binding site and stops the ion channels from opening

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76
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Direct agonist

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Drug binds to a secondary binding site and helps/boosts it

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77
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If you block the autoreceptors, you have an agonist/antagonist

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agonist (double negative)

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78
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If you stimulate the autoreceptors, you have an agonist/antagonist

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antagonist (double negative)

79
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The part of the main terminal button that is sensitive to the axoaxonic terminal button is called the _______ ________.

A

presynaptic heteroreceptors

80
Q

True or false: Usually when the autoreceptors of dendrites release NTs, it serves to slow down the firing rate of the neuron.

A

True

81
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When you block dendritic receptors, it’s an agonist/antagonist

A

agonist

82
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When you stimulate dendritic receptors, it’s an agonist/antagonist

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antagonist

83
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Enzymes control the steps in synthesizing NTs. If a drug inactivates one of these enzymes, then it is an agonist/antagonist.

A

antagonist

84
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Making more of a precursor to an NT is a agonist/antagonist.

A

agonist

85
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If you slow down reuptake, it has an agonist/antagonist effect.

A

agonist

86
Q

If you block the enzymes that destroy NTs, then it has an agonist/antagonist effect.

A

agonst

87
Q

To treat myasthenia gravis, you can “turn up” the effects of ACh by preventing __________ from being released.

A

AChE

88
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ACh controls _____ ____ in the PNS

A

muscular movement

89
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ACh controls ______, ______, and _____ in the CNS

A

REM sleep, learning, memory

90
Q

Botulinum is an agonist/antagonist

A

antagonist

91
Q

Black widow venom is an agonist/antagonist

A

agonist

92
Q

What are the 2 types of ACh receptors?

A

Nicotinic
Muscarinic

93
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Tell me everything you know about the ACh receptor muscarinic:

A

metabotropic – slower + longer lasting – BRAIN – blocked by belladonna

94
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Tell me everything you know about the ACh receptor nicotinic:

A

Isotropic – fast – muscles – blocked by curare

95
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Which two amino acids act as neurotransmitters?

A

Glutamate; GABA

96
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Name the monoamines

A

Dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin, histamine

97
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Is Prozac an agonist or antagonist? What NT does it impact?

A

Antagonist; serotonin (SSRI)

98
Q

What type of patient would get a dopamine agonist?

A

Parkinson’s

99
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What type of patient would get a dopamine antagonist?

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Schizo, bipolar, psychosis

100
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Is the placebo effect stopped by opiate-blocking drugs?

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Yes

101
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Glutamate is excitatory/inhibitory

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excitatory

102
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GABA is excitatory/inhibitory

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inhibitory

103
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_______ have a “modulating” effect, meaning that it doesn’t give actual information, just boosts or reduces it.

A

Monoamines

104
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Peptides get destroyed by ______, not reuptake.

A

enzymes

105
Q

True or false: Lipids can get through the blood brain barrier

A

True. Uh oh.

106
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Examples of lipids:

A

cannabinoids, opiods

107
Q

Soluble gases:

A

nitric oxide

108
Q

The dose-response curve measures the _______ of a drug

A

effectiveness

109
Q

The most desirable drug has a high/low affinity for sites of action that produce therapeutic effects and a high/low affinity for sites of action that produce toxic effects.

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high; low

110
Q

Tell me about the rods in your eyes.

A

night vision, monochromatic, 120million of them, peripheral retina, poor acuity

111
Q

Tell me about the cones in your eyes.

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daytime vision, colors, fovea, high acuity

112
Q

What is the last layer in the retina?

A

Ganglion cells

113
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________ cells have center-surround receptive fields

A

Ganglion

114
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Pathway from eye –> brain

A

Optic chiasm, LGN, primary visual cortex, dorsal & ventral stream

115
Q

The ventral stream tells us _____.

A

what; parietal

116
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The dorsal stream tells us _____ and _____.

A

where, how

117
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Describe transduction.

A

To change from the physical stuff to psychological stuff, such as turning light to neurons firing.

118
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Sensory receptors for vision are:

A

Rods and cones

119
Q

The color red has short/long waves and the color blue has short/long waves.

A

long; short

120
Q

The hue/color is determined by ______.

A

wavelength

121
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The brightness is determined by ______

A

intensity

122
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The saturation is determined by ______

A

purity

123
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The retina is part of the PNS/CNS

A

CNS

124
Q

What are saccades?

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Jerky eye movements when we move to fixate on different things

125
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What are vergence movements?

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Eyes roll in or roll out to focus both eyes on a single target

126
Q

Rods/cones synapse with ____ cells, which then synapse with _____ cells.

A

Bipolar; ganglion

127
Q

The axons of the ganglion cells leave the eye at the _____ ___ and form the ____ ____.

A

blind spot; optic nerve

128
Q

Rods/cones are at the front/back of the eye, which is not a problem because they are transparent

A

back

129
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Why is it good that our visual fields of our eyes overlap?

A

3D vision, baby

130
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The fovea is full of ____ while the periphery is mostly ____

A

cones; rods

131
Q

Blindsight occurs when the cortical regions involved in ______ _____ are damaged, but everything else is all good.

A

conscious perception

132
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The LGN has three types of layers:

A

magnocellular; parvocellular; koniocellular

133
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The magnocellular layer of the LGN is good for _____ ______

A

motion detection

134
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The parvocellular layer of the LGN is good for _____ and ______

A

colors and fine detail

135
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The koniocellular sublayer of the LGN is good for the color ____.

A

blue

136
Q

True or false: The entire left eye sends its info to the right hemisphere

A

False; each retina is split in 2 and the info crosses over at the optic chiasm.

137
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How does the brain use its two eyes to give us 3D vision?

A

Retinal disparity

138
Q

The 8th cranial nerve is _____.

A

auditory

139
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Why do afterimages occur?

A

photochemical activity in the retina continues even when the eyes are no longer experiencing the OG stimulus.

140
Q

Hubel and Wiesel discovered that neurons in the visual cortex responded to specific _____.

A

features

141
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V4/V8 are in charge of ____.

A

color

142
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V5 is in charge of ____

A

motion

143
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Which cortices do the initial processing of visual information before sending it out to be further analyzed?

A

V1 and V2

144
Q

In the striate cortex, information from color-sensitive ganglion cells is transmitted (via LGN) to the _________ ___.

A

CO blobs

145
Q

Three types of stripes in CO-blob neurons

A

Thin
Thick
Pale

146
Q

Visual agnosia

A

Can’t recognize an item via sight

147
Q

Prosopagnosia

A

Face blindness

148
Q

PPA

A

Parahippocampal place area; located in extrastriate cortex

149
Q

FFA

A

Fusiform face area; located in extrastriate cortex

150
Q

Pitch has to do with _____

A

frequency

151
Q

Loudness has to be with ______

A

amplitude

152
Q

Timbre covers everything else.

A

Yeah, it does

153
Q

What are the hammer, anvil, stirrup called?

A

The ossicles

154
Q

Which ossicle connects to the oval window on the cochlea?

A

Stirrup

155
Q

The organ of corti sits on the ____ ____ and contains the ____ ___.

A

basilar membrane; hair cells

156
Q

Sensory receptors of the auditory system:

A

Hair cells

157
Q

The base (where the stirrup connects) registers high/low frequency sounds

A

High

158
Q

The apex registers high/low frequency sounds

A

low

159
Q

Name of the mini keyboard in your brain

A

Tonotopic organization

160
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Describe place coding

A

What part of the basilar membrane is vibrating; works better for higher frequencies

161
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Describe rate coding

A

How many times the hair cells fire; works better for lower frequencies

162
Q

The fundamental frequency is the _____ one, while harmonics are ______.

A

lowest; higher multiplicities

163
Q

Amusia

A

tone deaf

164
Q

How does the vestibular system work?

A

Fluid-filled semicircular canals push on the cupula, which makes hair cells move/fire

165
Q

What are vestibular sacs?

A

Hair cells buried under a gel-like glob of stuff that contains little rocks

166
Q

What moves the vestibular hair cells?

A

WEIGHT

167
Q

What is proprioception?

A

Knowing where your body is

168
Q

Which cranial nerve handles vestibular info?

A

8th / auditory

169
Q

Glabrous skin

A

Found on hands, lips, soles. Slow; not as sensitive

170
Q

Sensitivity to pressure and vibration is caused by ______ of skin, which moves dendrites of mechanoreceptors

A

movement

171
Q

Hairy skin

A

rapid; more sensitive

172
Q

How do mechanoreceptors fire?

A

Mechanoreceptors detect stimuli such as touch, pressure, vibration, and sound from the external and internal environments. They contain primary sensory neurons that respond to changes in mechanical displacement, usually in a localized region at the tip of a sensory dendrite.

173
Q

All the senses involve the thalamus, except for ______.

A

olfaction

174
Q

Five tastes

A

Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Salty
Umami

175
Q

What chemical are we detecting for umami?

A

MSG/Glutamate

176
Q

Is taste ipsilateral or contralateral?

A

Ipsilateral

177
Q

Sensory receptor of taste:

A

Taste buds

178
Q

Where are the olfactory receptors?

A

Olfactory epithelium

179
Q

What part of the brain processes olfactory information?

A

The olfactory bulb

180
Q

How can we ID 10,000 smells if we only have 338 types of receptors?

A

Each of the hundreds of thousands of scents we can detect is made of a mixture of different odor molecules. Each type of molecule may be detected by an array of receptors, creating a puzzle for the brain to solve each time the nose catches a whiff of something new

181
Q

Do you FLEX your muscles?

A

Nope, just your arm. Take that, gym bros.

182
Q

How do skeletal muscle contract?

A

Myosin and actin row over each other. SQUIIIESH.

183
Q

Example of a monosynaptic reflex

A

Doctor whacks your knee with a sledgehammer

184
Q

The stretch receptors in muscles are part of which two senses?

A

Proprioception; kinesthetic

185
Q

What does the gamma motor system do?

A

Modifies the ‘force’ of signals sent from the brain to the muscles. It lets the spinal cord do more than the brain.

186
Q

The Reticular formation covers

A
187
Q

Which part of the brain contains 80% of the neurons?

A

Cerebellum

188
Q

What causes Parkinson’s?

A

The dopamine cells in the substantia nigra die. Rough.

189
Q

What causes Huntington’s?

A

GABA neurons die and can’t inhibit GP from inhibiting the subthalamic nucleus. Too much movement.

190
Q

Constructional apraxia

A

Can’t draw

191
Q

Apraxia

A

Inability to imitate movements or follow directions

192
Q

What happens during direct pathway induced movement?

A

GPi normally inhibits the thalamus, but if the GPi gets inhibited by the caudate nucleus and putamen, the GPi can’t do that, which results in more movement.

193
Q

Indirect pathway induced movement

A

less movement

194
Q

Hyper

A

Quickly stops direct pathway induced movement

PSYC 251: Physiological Psychology (14 decks)

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