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Psychology: Chapter 3 SG Flashcards

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What are two types of nerve cells?

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  • Glia(l)

- Neurons

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What are the two major bodily systems?

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  • Nervous

- Endocrine

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What does a glia cell do?

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Participate in the movement of nerve impulses and response to injury

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What is a neurotransmitter?

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A chemical that carries info from one neuron to another.

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Why would psychologists pay attention to Neurotransmitters?

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Many psychiatric disorders are believed to be a result of abnormal chemical transmissions.

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What behavior disorders are associated with Serotonin and GABA?

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Serotonin: -Depression
-Migraines
GABA: -Epilepsy
-schizophrenia

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What are two types of Neurotransmitters?

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  • Serotonin

- GABA

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What does the peripheral nervous system do?

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Carries info between the organs and the central nervous system.

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What are the two parts of the peripheral nervous system?

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  • Autonomic

- Somatic

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What is the Autonomic Nervous System?

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A bodily system that controls the muscles of the stomach, intestines and bodily functions.

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What bodily functions are associated with Autonomic Nervous System?

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  • Breathing
  • Heart Rate
  • Tears
  • Fight/Flight Response
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What makes up the Central Nervous System?

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  • Spinal Cord

- Brain

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What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?

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Brain and Spinal Cord

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What are the two major parts of the nervous system?

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Central and Peripheral

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What houses the spinal cord?

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Vertebrae

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In what part of the brain do most high functions take place?

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Cerebral Cortex

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What is the outer part of the cerebrum?

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Cerebral Cortex

Where the lobes are divided

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What connects the two hemispheres of the brain?

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Corpus Callosum

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Which hemisphere controls the left side of the body?

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Right Hemisphere

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Which hemisphere controls the right side of the body?

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Left Hemisphere

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What are the three parts of the BRAIN?

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Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain

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What is the brain stem?

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The center of involuntary action, breathing, heartbeat

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What is the Reticular Activating System?

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Watchdog for danger; sleeping/waking

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What is the Cerebellum responsible for?

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Coordination and control of voluntary movement

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What is the midbrain?

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Connecting station for nerve signals; balances out both hemispheres

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What is the Limbic System?

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Emotional response, memory (hippocampus), and learning (amygdala)

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What are two important of the Limbic System and what are they important for?

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Hippocampus: memory
Amygdala: learning

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What part of the brain controls body temperature?

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Hypothalamus

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What does the thalamus do?

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Relays sensory and motor info from the body to the brain, vice versa

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What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex?

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Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Temporal

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Who was Phineas Gage?

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Railroad worker; a metal rod went through his head

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What part of Gage’s brain was destroyed?

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Frontal Lobe

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What behavior was displayed after Gage’s accident?

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Very rude/ vulgar

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What does the Occipital Lobe control?

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Vision

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What does the Temporal Lobe control?

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Hearing and organization

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What does the Parietal Lobe control?

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Pain and touch sensation

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What is the Endocrine System?

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Directs functions that the body performs over time

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What are hormones?

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Chemicals of the Endocrine System

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What are glands?

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Organs and tissues that produce hormones

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What is the pituitary gland?

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Growth hormone

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What is the “Master Gland”?

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Pituitary Gland

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What happens if you have an over active Thyroid gland?

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Weight-loss

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What happens if you have a under active thyroid gland?

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Weight- gain

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What do Adrenal Glands produce?

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Adrenaline and Endorphin

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What is made in the pancreas?

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Insulin

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What hormones do ovaries create?

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Estrogen

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What hormones do testis create?

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Testosterone

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