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module 9-15 Flashcards

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in a neuron the neural impulse travels from the —– to the —

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dendrite, axon

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What type of cells are found throughout the nervous system and provide support for neurons

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Glial cells

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A neural impulse traveling DOWN the axon

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action potential

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neurotransmitters affect the receiving neuron by entering ——– on the receiving neurons —–

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receptor sites, dendrite

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Which branch of the periphreal nervous system moves muscles

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somatic

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List 5 functions of the parasynthetic system:

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slows heart beat, digestion, pupil contstriction, contracts bladder, lowers blood pressure, permits blood flow to genitles

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What the sympathetic system responsible for?

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Fight or flight, increase blood pressure, screte sweat from sweat glands, contract muscles, eyes dialate

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two parts of somatic system:

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sensory input; motor output (controls skeletal muscles)

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What is the endrocine system made up of:

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hypothalamas, pituitary gland, thyroid and adrenal gland, testies and ovaries, pancrease, parathyroid

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The nervous system has what 2 parts?

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Peripheral, central

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The peripheral system is made up of what parts?

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Automic, Somatic

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The automic system is made up of what 2 parts:

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Sympathetic, Parasympathetic

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Glands and internal organs are directed by the —- branch of the peripheral system?

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automic

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What is the oldest part of the brain that is responsible for automatic survival functions?

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Brainstem (medulla, reticular formation)

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What regulates unconcious functions like heartbeat and breathing?

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Medulla

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Structure in limbic system that regulates hunger, thirst, body temp, fight or flight, sex

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Hypothalamas

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17
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Where and what does the Wernikes area do?

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left temporal lobe, language comprehension

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The terminal branches of the axon reabsorbing neurotransmitter is

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reuptake

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What are the ions that flow in and out of the axon as the action potential moves down the axon?

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Potassium and Sodium

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Broca’s area produces speech by telling the —– —– to move the muscles involved w/ speaking

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motor cortex

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a major excitatory neruotransmitter involved in memory

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Glutamate

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——- neurons carry info from the senses to the brain; ——- neurons carry info from the brain to move muscles

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sensory, motor

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23
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Curare causes paralysis by blocking receptor sites for

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Ach

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24
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How is neuron firing similar to gun firing?

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Its an all or none response; after firing must be reloaded before it can fire again

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After a blow to the back of the head, Ray temporarily lost the ability to write with his right hand. What was damaged? and in what hemisphere?

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Cerebellum, left

26
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the limbic system consists of what 3 structures?

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hippocampus, hypothalams, amyglada

27
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What gland effects metabolism?

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Thyroid gland

28
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What gland releases epinephrine into the bloodstream during times of stress?

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Adrenal gland

29
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Which brain scan shows glucose metabolism over time?

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PET scan; colorful, neon, different parts of brain light up

30
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What is the left hemisphere of the brain responsible for?

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Logical thinking and math calculation, sorting out parts, right visual field

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What is the right hemisphere of the brain responsible for?

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Facial recognition and 3D visulization, most emotion processing, left visual field

32
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In order from biggest to smallest:
Gene, Dna molecule, chromosome

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chromosome, DNA molecule, gene

33
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Genes either regulate other genes or are a recipe for ——

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Protiens

34
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Consists of 3 billion pairs of nucleotides and around 22,000 genes

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the human genome

35
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—— affects how (specifically twins) turn out different from each other

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prenatal nurture

36
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The study of how the environment affects the activity of genes?

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Epigenetics

37
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Primary means by which NURTURE effects NATURE-

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the enviorment YOU are in turns genes ON or OFF

38
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part of the brainstem that regulates attention and alertness?

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reticular formation

39
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ACh is involved in?

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muscle movement

40
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What is the cerebellums function?

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Balance + cordination

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frontal lobe is involved in?

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thinking, problem solving

42
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function of motor cortex?

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region of the frontal lobe that allows us to move

43
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temporal lobe contains what cortex? processes what?

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auditory cortex, processes hearing

44
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Norepinephrine?

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arousoul, alertness. low supply, depression

45
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Whats the cerebral cortex?

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folded outer skin of the brain, senses, thinking, memory

46
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processes facts and expirences into long term memory

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hippocampus

47
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what does the spinal cord do?

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the route for motor and sensory nerves to and from brain

48
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where all sensory info execpt smell is routed to by brain

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thalamas

49
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dopamine

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pleasure, learning, movement, attention

50
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bundle of fibers that connects the left part of brain to right

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corpus callosum

51
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whats the function of the frontal lobe? what cortex is in it? what does this cortex do?

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thinking, planning, problem solving, reasoning. Motor cortex- moves your muscles

52
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What cortex is in pariteal lobe? whats this cortex do?

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sensory cortex, feels your body/ skin/sense

53
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What does the neruotransmitter Ach do?

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plays a role in learning and memory. carries info from brain to spinal cord

54
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Whats the meeting point between neurons?

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Synapse

55
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Axons are encased in —–, which is?

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Myelin Sheath; layer of fatty tissue that insulates axons and and speeds their impulses

56
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What enables nonverbal learning and skill memory?

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Cerebellum

57
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Interdisiplinary study of the brain activity linked without our mental process

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cognitive neruoscience

58
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Genes and expirences interact to form our uniquness

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biological mechanism adaptation

59
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Genes are self regulating; ——– studies how genes get turned on and off on the molecular level

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epigenetics

60
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What 3 things influence our individual developtment?

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Biological, social-cultural, and pysological influences

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