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Neuroscience (U2) Flashcards

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Aphasia

A

The loss of language processing skills

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Broca’s Area (is involved in…)

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…the production of coherent speech

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Wernicke’s Area (is involved in…)

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…speech processing and understanding language.

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What do dendrites do?

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Receive/listen to messages from other cells.

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What do axons do?

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Send messages away from the cell body to other neurons/muscles/glands.

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What does Myelin Sheath do?

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Covers the axon of some neurons; it enables greater transmission speeds.

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7
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Multiple Sclerosis

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Degenerative myelin sheath
-Trouble with muscle correlation
-Transmission speeds of signals changes all the time.

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Action Potential

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Neural impulse/ionic charge

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9
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What ions are found inside axons?

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Negatively charged potassium

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What ions are found outside axons?

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Positively charged sodium

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Neuron stimulation causes a brief change in _____________.

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Electrical charge

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12
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Logic resides in the…

A

Left brain

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13
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Creativity resides in the…

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Right brain

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14
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Analysis resides in the…

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Left brain

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15
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Sequencing resides in the…

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Left brain

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16
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Linear (progressing from one stage to the next) resides in the…

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Left brain

17
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Mathematics reside in the…

A

Left brain

18
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“Facts” represent the…

A

Left brain

19
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Computation resides in the…

A

Left brain

20
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Imagination resides in the…

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Right brain

21
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Intuition resides in the…

A

Right brain

22
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Visualization resides in the…

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Right brain

23
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What is the Corpus Collosum?

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The connection between the left and right brain. A bundle of white matter fibers.

24
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What is the refractory period?

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The period in which ions in and outside of an axon reset.

25
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What is a neuronic threshold?

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The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse/action potential.

26
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An excitatory signal tells a neuron to _______.

A

Relay the recieved message

27
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An inhibitory signal tells a neuron to _______.

A

Not relay a message.

28
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Neurons fire with __________ intensit(ies)y every time.

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The same

29
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What is our perceived degree of intensity caused by?

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The total number of neurons that fire, and the number of ties they fire. NOT the intensity of which one neuron fires.

30
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What is reuptake?

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The reabsorption of leftover neurotransmitters by the axon.

31
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Synapse

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Where two neurons come together

32
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Synaptic gap

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The <1,000,000th inch between the two neurons. (relaying/receiving)

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