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PS1814 Introduction to Psychology > S1 Wk 9 - Evolution and Anatomy of the Brain > Flashcards

S1 Wk 9 - Evolution and Anatomy of the Brain Flashcards

1
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What is evolution

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Evolution is change over time

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What are Darwin’s two central Concepts in his theory of evolution

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Adaptation - the ability to adapt changing environments

Natural selection - process by which some species’ variations are passed on and others are not

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3
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Darwins four principles

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Plant and animal species are dynamic over time

evolution is gradual and continuous

natural selection occurs with and without environmental change

universal common ancestry

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4
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Natural selection
what is survival of the fittest

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Survival and reproductive success

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5
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Two types of variation

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Variability in traits

genetic variation - mutations in DNA

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6
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Four types of competition

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Overproduction of offspring

the environment cannot support unlimited population growth

competition within species for resources

selection - traits a past on

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7
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what did Mendel do with his peas

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planted peas
all plants had purple flowers

looked at round seed and wrinkled seeds

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what did Mendel and his peas help to explain

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that we have one gamete from dad one from mum and they combine together

dominant / recessive genes

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9
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what is a phenotype

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observable traits

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what is a genotype

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genetic composition

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11
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what does DNA stand for and what is it

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Deoxyribonuleic acid

molecule with a double helix

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12
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what is a gene

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section of DNA
can be anywhere to 200 base pairs to 2 million

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what are the 4 types of base pairs

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adenine - thymine
guanine - cytosine
thymine - adenine
cytosine - guanine

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14
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what is a codon

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3 x nucleotides

code for specific amino acids or terminate translation

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15
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what was the Human Genome Project

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1990 - 2003
goal was to map human genetic code
in march 2022 they completed entire genomic sequence (identified 3 billion bases)

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16
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what happens during transcription and translation

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transcription: segment of DNA is copied into messenger ribonuleic acid (mRNA)

translation: process of protein synthesis

transfer RNA (tRNA): carries an amino acid to the ribosome - becomes a protein

17
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what are mendels 3 laws of Heredity

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Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Dominance

18
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what is the law of segregation

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Each inherited trait is define by a gene pair

Offspring inherit one genetic allele from each parent when sex cells unite in fertilization

19
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what is Law of Independent Assortment:

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Genes for different traits are sorted separately from one another

Inheritance of one trait is not dependent on the inheritance of another.

20
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what is Law of Dominance:

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If the alleles at a locus differ, the dominant allele will be expressed.

21
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book of Darwin and Mendel

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The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection

22
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what is an epigenome

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chemical compounds that can regulate the activity of genes

not part of the DNA sequence - attached or added to DNA

23
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how does culture / adaptation to environment affect species

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gene variants linked with different strategies

can help survival and ability to reproduce

behaviours – learnt over time – selection for these behaviours

24
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how is brain size calculated

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cranial capacity (cm3 / cc = US English)

25
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names for front back top and bottom of brain

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Front - anterior (rostral)
Back - posterior (caudal)
Top - superior (dorsal)
Bottom - inferior (ventral)

26
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what is a pyramidal cell

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type of neuron

27
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3 cortical layers regionally specific

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primary sensory cortex

association cortex

primary motor cortex

28
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names of the 6 layers of cell

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Molecular

External granular

External pyramidal

Internal granular

Internal pyramidal

Multiform

29
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name of a non-neuronal cell

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glial cells

30
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how many cells are in the brain

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86.06 billion neurons
84.81 billion non-neurons

31
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list of 6 neuroanatomy
place and function

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Frontal lobe - higher cognitive functions

Parietal lobe - sensation, perception and integration

Temporal lobe - hearing and memory

Occipital lobe - vision

Cerebellum - movement and balance

Brainstem - basic body functions

32
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2 subcortical structures

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Hippocampus - memory
Amygdala - emotion

33
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brain stem structures - 3

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midbrain - motor control, sleep/wake, arousal, temp regulation
pons - involuntary movements, regulation of respiration
medulla oblongata - control of ventilation, heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes, autonomic nervous system

34
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what is heritability

A

proportion of phenotypic variation (trait) attributable to genotypic variation

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