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Psych 3 Flashcards

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the brain and spinal cord

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Central nervous system

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nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Messages travel to and from the brain along nerves. Nerves are made of strings of long thin cells

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neurons

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travel across the synapse (a tiny gap) between neurons.

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Neurotransmitters

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controls voluntary muscle movements

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Somatic nervous system

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controls internal biological functions

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Autonomic nervous system

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at rear base of skull; most basic processes of life

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Hindbrain

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breathing, heart rate, reflexes

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Medulla

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bridge between spinal cord and brain, chemicals for sleep

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Pons

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Small part of brain above the pons

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Midbrain

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covers the brain’s central core

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Forebrain

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lobe - vision

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Occipital lobe

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lobe - the senses

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Parietal lobe

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lobe - hearing, memory, emotion and speaking

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Temporal lobe

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lobe - organization, planning and creative thinking

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Frontal lobe

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verbal, mathematical, analytical

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left hemisphere

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nonverbal, spatial, holistic

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Right hemisphere

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the body’s chemical communication system;
it works through hormones in the bloodstream

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Endocrine system

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located in brain; center of endocrine system; affects organs and body structure

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Pituitary gland

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controls the metabolic rate

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Thyroid gland

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prepares the body for action

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Adrenal medulla

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regulates sugar metabolism

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Pancreas

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affect physical and sexual development

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Ovaries (women) and testes (men)

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4 lobes of the brain

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frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital

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how many hemispheres of the brain are there

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2, left and right

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movement, posture, balance

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cerebrum

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undersupply of dopamine

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parkinson disease

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prepares for emergencies and strenuous situations

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sympathetic

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to conserve energy and recover

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parasympathetic

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thirst, hunger, sexual behavior

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Hypothalamus

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