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Neurotransmitters Flashcards

1
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High concentration in basal ganglia

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Dopamine

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2
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High concentration of Dopa causes

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Schizophrenia, mania, anxiety

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3
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Low Dopa

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Parkinsons

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4
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Catelcholamines

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Epi, Nore, Dopa

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5
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Fight or Flight

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Epinephrine, Norepinephrine

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6
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Secreted by adrenal medulla

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Epinephrine and Nore

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7
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Mood, sleep, eating, dreaming

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Serotonin

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8
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Brain stabilizers

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GABA, glycine

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9
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hyperpolarization or post synaptic membrane

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inhibits potentials

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10
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hyperpolarization or post synaptic membrane

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GABA, Glycine

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11
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Excitatory

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Glutamate

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12
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Peptide hormone “natural painkillers”

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Endorphins

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13
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Master gland

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Pituitary gland

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14
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FLAT PEG

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Ant Pit

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15
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Oxytocin, ADH

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Post Pit

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16
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Adrenal Cortex releases

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Corticosteroids: Cortisol

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17
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Sex hormones

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Testosterone and Estrogen

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18
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Stress hormone

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Cortisol

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19
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Portal vein connects

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Hypothalamus to Ant Pit

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20
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Identical genes

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Monozygotic twins

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21
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Fraternal twins

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Dizygotic

22
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Estrogen and Testosterone secretes by

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Adrenal Cortex

23
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Inferior and Superior colliculi

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Midbraine

24
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Superior colliculi

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Vision

25
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Inferior colliculi

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Auditory

26
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relay station

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thalamus

27
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homeostasis

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hypothalamus

28
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smooth movements

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basal ganglia

29
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contains septal nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus, controls emotion and memory

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limbic system

30
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pleasure center

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septal nuclei

31
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aggression and fear

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amygdala

32
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consolidates memory

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hippocampus

33
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Executive functions

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Frontal

34
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touch, pressure, pain, T, spatial processins

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Parietal lobe

35
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Vision

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Occipital

36
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Sound processing, speech perception, memory, emotion

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Temporal lobe

37
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speech production

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Broca

38
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Broca’s area is situated in what lobe?

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Frontal

39
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Wernick’s situated in what lobe?

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Temporal

40
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Used by somatic nervous system to move muscles

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Acetylcholine

41
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used by PNS and CNS for alertness and arousal

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Acetylcholine

42
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In embryogenic development this becomes CNS

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neural tube

43
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infants turns his head towards you as you brush cheek

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rooting reflex

44
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infant extends arms

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Moro reflex

45
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infant fans out toes

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babinski reflex

46
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infant grasps

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grasping reflex

47
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concordance rates

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likelihood both twins exhibit same traits

48
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Compare family to general population

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Family studies

49
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compare traits of monozygotic with dizygotic

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twin studies

50
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compare adopted children and adoptive parents to their biological parents

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adoptive studies

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