Neurotransmitters Flashcards
High concentration in basal ganglia
Dopamine
High concentration of Dopa causes
Schizophrenia, mania, anxiety
Low Dopa
Parkinsons
Catelcholamines
Epi, Nore, Dopa
Fight or Flight
Epinephrine, Norepinephrine
Secreted by adrenal medulla
Epinephrine and Nore
Mood, sleep, eating, dreaming
Serotonin
Brain stabilizers
GABA, glycine
hyperpolarization or post synaptic membrane
inhibits potentials
hyperpolarization or post synaptic membrane
GABA, Glycine
Excitatory
Glutamate
Peptide hormone “natural painkillers”
Endorphins
Master gland
Pituitary gland
FLAT PEG
Ant Pit
Oxytocin, ADH
Post Pit
Adrenal Cortex releases
Corticosteroids: Cortisol
Sex hormones
Testosterone and Estrogen
Stress hormone
Cortisol
Portal vein connects
Hypothalamus to Ant Pit
Identical genes
Monozygotic twins
Fraternal twins
Dizygotic
Estrogen and Testosterone secretes by
Adrenal Cortex
Inferior and Superior colliculi
Midbraine
Superior colliculi
Vision
Inferior colliculi
Auditory
relay station
thalamus
homeostasis
hypothalamus
smooth movements
basal ganglia
contains septal nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus, controls emotion and memory
limbic system
pleasure center
septal nuclei
aggression and fear
amygdala
consolidates memory
hippocampus
Executive functions
Frontal
touch, pressure, pain, T, spatial processins
Parietal lobe
Vision
Occipital
Sound processing, speech perception, memory, emotion
Temporal lobe
speech production
Broca
Broca’s area is situated in what lobe?
Frontal
Wernick’s situated in what lobe?
Temporal
Used by somatic nervous system to move muscles
Acetylcholine
used by PNS and CNS for alertness and arousal
Acetylcholine
In embryogenic development this becomes CNS
neural tube
infants turns his head towards you as you brush cheek
rooting reflex
infant extends arms
Moro reflex
infant fans out toes
babinski reflex
infant grasps
grasping reflex
concordance rates
likelihood both twins exhibit same traits
Compare family to general population
Family studies
compare traits of monozygotic with dizygotic
twin studies
compare adopted children and adoptive parents to their biological parents
adoptive studies