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Quiz 2. Nervous System and Psychology Flashcards

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They carry input from the senses to the brain and they sum up and transmit info.

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Neurons

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How many neurons do we have?

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An estimate of 100 billion neurons

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Which are the 3 types of neurons?

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Sensory neurons, Motor neurons, Interneurons

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They go from the brain out to your motor control.

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Motor neurons

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They take information from the environment, from the external world.

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Sensory neurons

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Connect different neurons without making contact with external world, through sensation, or through motor action

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Interneurons

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Parts of the neuron:

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Dendrites, Soma, Axon, Axon terminals

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The main body of a neuron or other cell

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Soma

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Neuron fibers that receive incoming messages

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Dendrites

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Fiber that carries information away from the cell body of a neuron

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Axon

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Structures at the end of the axon that form synapses with the dendrites and somas of other neurons

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Axon terminals

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12
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The communication between neurons is completely…

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chemical

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13
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The space between two neurons over which the message passes it is called:

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synapse

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Measurement of a synapse:

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20 to 40 nm (nanometers)

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Are the chemical that alter the activity in other neurons

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Neurotransmitters

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Regulates excitability, learning process, memory

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Glutamate

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Regulates sleep cycle, muscle functioning

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Acetylcholine

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Wakefulness, blood pressure, pain, sexual behavior, inflammatory reactions

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Histamine

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Inhibits movements, stimulates secretion of growth hormone

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Dopamine

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Alertness, wakefulness, stimulates processes of the body

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Noradrenaline

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Fight or flight response

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Adrenaline

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Reduces neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system

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GABA

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Regulates body temperature, perception of pain, emotions, sleep cycle

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Serotonine

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Is the capacity of our brains to change in response to every experience that we have

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Neuroplasticity

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Left Hemisphere includes:

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Written language, spoken language, number skills, reasoning skills, logic skills

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Right Hemisphere includes:

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Insight, imagination, art awareness, music awareness, 3D forms

27
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Mention the lobes of the cerebral cortex:

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Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe, “Cerebellum”

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Sense of self, motor control, higher mental abilities, reasoning, planning, language

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Frontal lobe

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Sensation, touch, temperature, pressure

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Parietal lobe

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Vision

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Occipital Lobe

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Hearing, speaking coherently, understanding verbal and written material

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Temporal lobe

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Posture, coordination, muscle tone, memory skills and habits

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Cerebellum

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Reflex control of vital life functions (Heart rate, breathing, swallowing, pons)

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Medulla

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They conform the Limbic System…

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Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Hippocampus

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Receiving sensory information

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Thalamus

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Motivational and emotional behaviors

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Hypothalamus

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Phobias, afraid and disabling anxiety, emotional behaviors

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Amygdala

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Memories into permanent storage

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Hippocampus

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It is made up of glands that secrete chemicals directly into the bloodstream or lymph system

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The Endocrine System

40
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Characteristics of the adolescent brain:

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Search of new things, social involvement, increased emotional intensity, creative exploration

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Components that intervene in the function of the brain in adolescence:

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Brain changes, role of hormones, influence of environment and peers (mirror neuron)

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What is more activated during the brain in adolescence?

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The limbic system (emotional brain) and the amygdala

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From where to where does the brain in adolescence matures?

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From back to front. Frontal lobes are less mature at this stage (judgement)

44
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What is more stronger in the brain during the adolescence?

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Learning and memory

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