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PSYC*3270 Week 3 Flashcards

1
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What are the two organizing principles of the brain?

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  • Anatomical (structural) principles
  • Chemical (functional) principles
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What are emergent properties?

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Complex, non-linear, interactions between systems

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What type of properties cannot be predicted to exist based only in the knowledge of a system’s individual components?

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Emergent properties

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What are the three divisions of the brain?

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  • Forebrain
  • Brain stem
  • Spinal cord
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Which of the three brain divisions consists of the cerebral cortex, limbic system, and basal ganglia (among others)?

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The forebrain

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Which of the three brain divisions performs higher functions like thinking, perception, and planning?

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The forebrain

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Which of the three brain divisions performs regulatory and movement-producing functions?

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The brain stem

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Which of the three brain divisions conveys sensory information to the brain and send commands from the brain telling muscles to move?

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The spinal cord

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9
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What are bumps in the brain’s folded surface called?

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Gyri

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10
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What are cracks in the brain’s folded surface called?

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Sulci

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11
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What are deep ridges in the brain’s folded surface called?

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Fissures

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12
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What does the third ventricle wrap around?

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The thalamus

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13
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Which ventricle connects the third and fourth ventricle?

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The cerebral aqueduct

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14
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What are the two divisions of the forebrain?

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  • Telencephalon
  • Diencephalon
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15
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The midbrain is also known as what?

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The mesencephalon

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16
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What are the two divisions of the hindbrain?

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  • Metencephalon
  • Myelencephalon
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What are the five main subdivisions of the brain that develop from the neural tube (in order from dorsal to ventral)?

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  • Telencephalon
  • Diencephalon
  • Mesencephalon
  • Metencephalon
  • Myelencephalon
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18
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What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

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  • Frontal
  • Temporal
  • Parietal
  • Occipital
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19
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T or F: The brain doubles in size postnatal.

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False. Triples in size.

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20
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What is the somatotopic map?

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The topographic map for somatosensory input

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21
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What is the retinotopic map?

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The topographic map for visual input

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What is the chemotopic map?

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The topographic map for olfactory input

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What is the tonotopic map?

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The topographic map for auditory input

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What is the gustotopic map?

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The topographic map for taste

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25
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What brain structure wraps around the limbic system and basal ganglia?

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The cerebral cortex

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26
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Which brain structure does the limbic system wrap around?

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The basal ganglia

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27
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The limbic system is most commonly known for regulating which function?

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Regulating motivated behaviours

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Which brain system is primarily responsible for the fight, flight, freeze response?

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The limbic system

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29
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Which brain structure wraps around the diencephalon and thalamic nuclei?

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The basal ganglia

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30
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The basal ganglia is primarily known for regulating which function?

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Regulating movement

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31
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T or F: Some categorize the amygdala as part of the limbic system and others categorize it as part of the basal ganglia

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True

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32
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What are the five structures included in the limbic system (not including the amygdala)?

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  • Hippocampus
  • Cingulate cortex
  • Fornix
  • Septum
  • Mammillary bodies
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33
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Which brain structure is primarily said to play a role in fear memory?

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The amygdala

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34
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Which brain structure is primarily said to play a role in spatial memory consolidation?

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The hippocampus

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35
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Which brain structure is primarily said to play a role in quick decision-making and attention?

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The cingulate cortex

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36
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Which brain structure receives output from the hippocampus and connects nuclei?

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The fornix

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37
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The basal ganglia includes which two striata?

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  • The dorsal striatum
  • The ventral striatum
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38
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Are the caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus included in the dorsal or ventral striatum?

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Dorsal striatum

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39
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Are the nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle included in the dorsal or ventral striatum?

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Ventral striatum

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40
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What are the three primary thalamic nuclei?

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  • Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
  • Medial geniculate nucleus (MGL)
  • Ventral posterior nucleus (VPN)
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41
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What type of sensory information is processed in the LGN?

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Visual

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42
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What type of sensory information is processed in the MGN?

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Auditory

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43
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What type of sensory information is processed in the VPN?

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Somatosensory

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44
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T or F: The thalamus does not have reciprocal connections.

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False

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45
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T or F: The hypothalamus is located below the pituitary gland.

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False. Located below.

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46
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What is the endocrine function of the hypothalamus?

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To send hormones long distances

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47
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What is the primary function of the hypothalamus?

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To maintain homeostasis

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48
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What are the two major divisions of the mesencephalon?

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  • Tectum
  • Tegmentum
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The tectum includes what two colliculi?

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  • Superior colliculus
  • Inferior colliculus
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50
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What is the primary function of the superior and inferior colliculi?

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To direct attention

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51
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Which structure in the tegmentum is said to play a role in arousal?

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The reticular formation

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Which structure in the tegmentum is said to play a role in mediating pain reduction?

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The periaquiductal grey

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53
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Which two structures are included in the myelencephalon?

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  • Medulla
  • Reticular formation
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54
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Which two structures are included in the metencephalon?

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  • Cerebellum
  • Pons
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55
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What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

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  • Central
  • Peripheral
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56
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What are the two divisions of the PNS?

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  • Somatic
  • Autonomic
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57
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Which division of the PNS facilitates connections between sensory/motor signals and the musculoskeletal system?

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Somatic

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Which division of the PNS facilitates connections between sensory/motor signals and the internal organs?

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Autonomic

59
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Are afferent nerves sensory or motor?

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Sensory

60
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Are efferent nerves sensory or motor?

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Motor

61
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What are the two divisions of the ANS?

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  • Sympathetic
  • Parasympathetic
62
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Which division of the ANS regulates the fight, flight, freeze response?

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Sympathetic

63
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Which division of the ANS regulates “rest and digest” and “breed and feed”?

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Parasympathetic

64
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What are neurons?

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Basic units that analyze and transmit information

65
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In what direction do anterograde action potentials move?

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From presynaptic to postsynaptic regions

66
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In what direction do retrograde action potentials move?

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From postsynaptic to presynaptic

67
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T or F: Stimulation of receptors by natural ligands or psychoactive drugs can activate, but not inhibit a neuron, thereby affecting ABCs.

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False. Can activate or inhibit.

68
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Which type of neural cell is commonly referred to as support cells?

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Glial cells

69
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Which type of neural cell primarily composes the blood-brain barrier?

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Glial cells

70
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Providing firmness/structure to the brain, getting nutrients into the system, and eliminating waste are functions of what type of neural cell?

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Glial cells

71
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What forms myelin in the CNS?

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Glial cells

72
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What type of molecules are able to passively cross the blood-brain barrier?

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Small and lipophilic

73
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A neuron with a resting membrane potential has greater concentration of what ion inside the cell?

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Potassium (K+)

74
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A neuron with a resting membrane potential has greater concentration of what ion outside the cell?

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Sodium (Na+)

75
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The resting membrane potential is primarily determined by what?

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Uneven distribution of ions

76
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What is diffusion pressure?

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The pressure needed to diffuse ions across the neuronal membrane down the concentration gradient

77
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What is electrostatic pressure?

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The pressure needed to diffuse ions across the neuronal membrane down the electrostatic gradient

78
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What are the 10 steps of an action potential?

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  • Threshold is reached
  • Na+ channels open
  • Membrane begins depolarizing
  • K+ channels open
  • Membrane is fully depolarized
  • Na+ channels close
  • Membrane is repolarized
  • K+ channels close gradually
  • Membrane becomes hyperpolarized by K+
  • Extra K+ diffuses away (refractory period)
79
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How are mechanically gated ion channels opened?

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Physical force

80
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How are chemically gated ion channels opened?

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Ligands

81
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How are voltage-gated ion channels opened?

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Membrane potentials

82
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How are heat-gated ion channels opened?

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Changes in temperature

83
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How are light-gated ion channels opened?

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Photons

84
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Are action potentials short or long?

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Short

85
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Are graded potentials fixed or variable?

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Variable

86
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Where do action potentials occur?

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The axon hillock

87
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T or F: Action potentials are nonspecific, meaning they don’t communicate the strength of the stimulus that initiated it.

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True

88
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How do action potentials communicate the intensity of a stimulus?

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The rate of firing

89
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What do high rates of action potential firing indicate about the initiating stimulus?

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It was an intense/strong stimulus

90
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Where do graded potentials occur?

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The soma and dendrites

91
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What happens when the graded potentials that reach the axon hillock are not sufficient to cause an action potential?

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The Na+ diffuses and no action potential is propagated

92
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What are the two ways graded potentials can accumulate to initiate an action potential?

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  • Spatial: Graded potentials at multiple dendrites
  • Temporal: Graded potentials rapidly stimulate one dendrite
93
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What are the two types of action potentials?

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  • Absolute refractory period
  • Relative refractory period
94
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What occurs during the absolute refractory period?

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No stimulus can trigger another action potential

95
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What occurs during the relative refractory period?

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Only a larger-than-normal stimulus can initiate another action potential

96
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T or F: Nodes of Ranvier don’t contain voltage-gated Na+ channels.

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False. Only the Nodes of Ranvier have voltage-gated Na+ channels.

97
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What are the two primary functions of myelin?

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  • Increase the speed at which an action potential propagates
  • Prevent Na+ from leaking into the extracellular space
98
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What are the six steps of neurotransmitter action?

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  • Synthesis
  • Storage
  • Recycling
  • Fusion (exocytosis)
  • Ligand-receptor binding
  • Termination of signal
99
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What are the three ways neurotransmitter activity can terminate?

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  • Diffusion
  • Enzymatic breakdown
  • Uptake by presynaptic axon terminal
100
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What property of an action potential determines how much NT is released?

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The frequency of action potentials

101
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What are the two temporal patterns of action potentials?

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  • Tonic
  • Phasic
102
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What is the firing pattern of tonic action potentials?

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Chronic and low-level firing pattern

103
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What is the firing pattern of phasic action potentials?

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A pattern of pulsing bursts

104
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How do agonistic drugs effect NT synthesis?

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Increase synthesis

105
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How do agonistic drugs affect the degrading enzymes in terminal buttons?

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They destroy degrading enzymes to increase the number of NTs

106
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Do agonistic or antagonistic drugs increase the release of NTs from terminal buttons?

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Agonistic

107
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Do agonistic or antagonistic drugs bind to autoreceptors and block their inhibitory effect?

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Agonistic

108
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How do agonistic drugs affect postsynaptic receptors?

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Bind to them and either activate them or increase their effect on NTs

109
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How do agonistic drugs prevent the deactivation of NTs?

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By blocking their degradation or reuptake

110
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How do antagonistic drugs effect NT synthesis?

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Prevents synthesis

111
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Do agonistic or antagonistic drugs cause NTs to leak from vesicles and be destroyed by degrading enzymes?

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Antagonistic

112
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Do agonistic or antagonistic drugs block the release of NTs from terminal buttons?

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Antagonistic

113
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Do agonistic or antagonistic drugs activate autoreceptors and inhibit NT release?

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Antagonistic

114
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Do agonistic or antagonistic drugs bind to postsynaptic receptors and block NT effects?

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Antagonistic

115
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Are ionotropic receptors ligand-gated or voltage-gated channels?

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ligand-gated ion channels

116
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What causes ionotropic receptors to open?

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When NTs bind to them

117
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Do ionotropic receptors mediate rapid or slow responses?

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Rapid

118
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What are metabotropic receptors?

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Membrane proteins that are coupled to G proteins

119
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What are two types of metabotropic receptors?

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  • Metabotropic receptors coupled to an ion channel
  • Metabotropic receptors coupled to an enzyme
120
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T or F: Metabotropic receptors only allow things to enter, not exit, the cell.

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False. Allow nothing to enter cell.

121
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What is the most common type of metabotropic receptor?

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G-protein-mediated receptors

122
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What are the three steps involved in opening an ion channel coupled to a metabotropic receptor?

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  • NT binds to receptor
  • Binding of NT triggers the activation of a G-protein
  • The alpha subunit of the G-protein breaks off and binds to an ion channel, causing it to open
123
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What are the five steps involved in opening an ion channel with a metabotropic receptor coupled to an enzyme?

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  • NT binds to receptor
  • Binding of NT triggers the activation of a G-protein
  • The alpha subunit of the G-protein breaks off and binds to an enzyme
  • The enzyme activates DNA
  • A new ion channel is formed
124
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What are activating systems?

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Systems of neurons that coordinate wide areas of the brain to act in concert

125
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Which NT activating system is active in maintaining the waking electroencephalographic pattern of the cortex AND is thought to play a role in memory by maintaining neuron excitability?

A

The cholinergic system (ACh)

126
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Death of cholinergic neurons and a decrease of ACh in the neocortex are thought to be related to which neurodegenerative disease?

A

Alzheimer’s

127
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What type of drug is typically given to patents with Alzheimer’s to prevent ACh break down?

A

Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor (inhibits the enzyme that typically breaks down ACh)

128
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The frontal cortex, corpus callosum, basal forebrain nuclei, and midbrain nuclei are part of which NT activating system?

A

The cholinergic system (ACh)

129
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What are the two pathways of the dopaminergic activating system (DA)?

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  • Nigrostriatial pathway
  • Mesolimbic pathway
130
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Is the nigrostriatial pathway or mesolimbic pathway of the dopaminergic system active in maintaining normal motor behaviour?

A

The nigrostriatial pathway

131
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Is an increase or decrease in DA related to the muscle rigidity and dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease?

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Decrease

132
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Does the release of DA in the nigrostriatial pathway or mesolimbic pathway of the dopaminergic activating system cause feelings of reward and pleasure?

A

The mesolimbic pathway

133
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Which neurotransmitter system is thought to be most affected by addictive drugs and behavioural addiction?

A

The mesolimbic pathway of the dopaminergic activating system

134
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Is an increase or decrease in DA thought to be related to schizophrenia?

A

Increase

135
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The substantia nigra and caudate nucleus are part of which pathway in the dopaminergic activating system?

A

The nigrostriatial pathway

136
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The nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmentum, and cerebellum are part of which pathway in the dopaminergic activating system?

A

The mesolimbic pathway

137
Q

Which NT activating system is active in maintaining emotional tone and learning?

A

The noradrenergic system (NE)

138
Q

Decreased activity in the noradrenergic system is thought to be related to what?

A

Depression

139
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Increased activity in the noradrenergic system is thought to be related to what?

A

Mania

140
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The thalamus and locus coeruleus are part of which NT activating system?

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The noradrenergic system (NE)

141
Q

Which NT activating system is active in maintaining the waking electroencephalographic pattern?

A

The serotonergic system (5-HT)

142
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Changes in which NT activating system are related to OCD, tics, and schizophrenia?

A

The serotonergic system (5-HT)

143
Q

T or F: Abnormalities in brain stem 5-HT are linked to disorders like sleep apnea and SIDS.

A

True

144
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The Raphe nuclei are part of which NT activating system?

A

The serotonergic system (5-HT)

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