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Section 6 Biopsychology Flashcards

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1
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What are the 2 divisions coming off the nervous system

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  • Central nervous system

- Peripheral nervous system

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What are the 2 divisions coming off the central nervous system

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  • Brain

- Spinal cord

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What are the 2 divisions coming off the Peripheral nervous system

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  • Somatic nervous system

- Autonomic nervous system

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What are the 2 divisions coming off the Autonomic nervous system

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  • Sympathetic nervous system

- parasympathetic nervous system

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What is the nervous system

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Network of nerve cells and fibers

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What does the nervous system do

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Helps all parts of the body communicate with each other

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What does the CNS do

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Receives information from the senses and controls the body’s responses

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What is the Peripheral nervous system

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Part of the nervous system that is outside of the brain and spinal cord

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What is the brain responsible for

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Coordinating sensation,intellectual and nervous activity

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What is the spinal cord

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Bundle of enclosed nerve fibers which connect nearly all parts of the body with the brain

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What is the somatic nervous system responsible for

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carrying sensory and motor info to and from the CNS

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What is the autonomic nervous system responsible for

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the brain’s involuntary activities and is self regulating

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What is the parasympathetic nervous system responsible for

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Calms the body after an emergency state.

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What is the parasympathetic nervous system involved in

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energy conservation and digestion

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What is the sympathetic nervous system involved in

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Responses that help us deal with fight or flight

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What does the somatic nervous system contain

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sensory and motor neurons

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What are sensory and motor neurons involved with in the somatic NS

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reflex action

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What does the autonomic NS carry out

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Conscious and unconscious actions

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What 2 systems is the autonomic NS split into

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  • Parasympathetic

- Sympathetic

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Where is the relay neuron found

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In the CNS

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What does the relay neuron allow

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Communication between motor and sensory neurons

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What are the 2 types of impulses

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  • Chemical

- electrical

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23
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What is the gap between the cells called

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Synaptic cleft

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What is the synaptic knob filled with

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Neurotransmitters

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What 2 things could happen to a neurotransmitter as it leaves the synaptic knob

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enzymes break it down

re-uptaken in the presynaptic membrane

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What are the 2 types of neurotransmitters

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  • Excitatory

- inhibitory

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What do excitatory neurotransmitters do

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Increase likelihood that an electrical impulse will be triggered in the post-synaptic neuron

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What do inhibitory neurotransmitters do

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Decreases likelihood that an electrical impulse will be triggered in the post-synaptic neuron

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29
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What are the 5 glands

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  • Hypothalamus
  • Pituitary gland
  • Addenal glands
  • Ovary
  • Testis
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What is the hypothalamus’ role

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Brain region controlling the pituitary gland

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What is the pituitary glands role

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Secretes many different hormones, affecting other glands

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What is the adrenal glands role

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Helps trigger the fight or flight response

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What is the ovary’s role

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Secretes female sex hormones

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What is the testis role

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Secretes Male sex hormones

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35
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What do endocrine glands produce

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Hormones

chemical substances

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What do the hormones and chemical substances produced by the endocrine glands do

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Regulate the activity of cells or organs in the body

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What are the major glands of the endocrine system

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  • pituitary gland
  • adrenal gland
  • reproductive organs
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38
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What are the 2 parts of the pituitary gland

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  • anterior pituitary

- posterior pituitary

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39
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What hormones does the anterior pituitary gland produce

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  • ACTH
  • luteinising hormone (LH)
  • follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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40
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What hormones does the posterior pituitary gland produce

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-oxytocin

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41
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What does the hormone ACTH do

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stimulates the adrenal gland to produce cortisol

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42
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Why is ACTH released

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Response to stress

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43
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What does oxytocin do

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-Stimulates the contraction of the uterus during childbirth

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44
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What does Oxytocin do that’s important (attachment)

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important for mother infant bonding

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45
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What area of the brain is mobilised when an individual is faced with a threat

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Amygdala

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46
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What does the Amygdala do

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Associates sensory signals with emotions associated with fight or flight

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47
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Where does the Amygdala send signals to

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hypothalamus

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What are the 2 main parts of the nervous system

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Central nervous system (CNS)

Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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49
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Why is the nervous system important to humans

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It allows us to coordinate our actions and respond to changes in our environment

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What is the transmission pathway

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  • Stimulus
  • receptors
  • CNS
  • Effectors
  • Response
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What is a reflex action

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An automatic action that doesn’t involve the brain

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52
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What happens when an impulse reaches the end of the neuron

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It causes neurotransmitters to by released into the synaptic cleft

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53
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Where do the neurotransmitters diffuse across

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POST-synaptic membrane

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54
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What do neurotransmitters do after they’ve diffused across the POST-synaptic membrane

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Bind to a receptor cells, replying the message

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What do excitatory neurotransmitters do

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Increase the likelihood that an electrical impulse will be triggered in the post-synaptic neuron

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What do Inhibitory neurotransmitters do

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Decreased the likelihood that an electrical impulse will be triggered in the post-synaptic neuron

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57
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What do the endocrine and nervous system work together to regulate

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Physiological processes

58
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What does the endocrine system use to deliver hormones around the body

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Blood vessels

59
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Where do hormones go when being transported by blood vessels

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To target sites

60
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Which is a faster way to deliver hormones via endocrine system or nervous system

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Nervous system

61
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What is the endocrine system

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A network of glands throughout the body that manufacture and secrete hormones

62
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What do the hormones that the endocrine glands secrete regulate

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activity of cells

activity of organs

63
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What does the pancreas do

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Produces insulin which controls blood sugar level

64
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What does the Thyroid gland do

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Produces thyroxine, which controls the rate of metabolism

65
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What does the Adrenal glands do

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Produces adrenaline which prepares the body for fight or flight response

66
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What gland does the brain contain

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hypothalamus

67
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What do the ovary’s do

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Produces oestrogen

68
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What do the testes

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Produces testosterone

69
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What does oestrogen do

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  • causes changes at puberty

- controls menstrual cycle

70
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What does testosterone do

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  • causes changes at puberty

- stimulates sperm production

71
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What is the target organ for the pituitary gland

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ovaries

72
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What is the target organ for the thyroid gland

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Heart

73
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What is the target organ for the adrenal gland

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vital organs ie
Heart
Liver

74
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What is the target organ for the pancreas

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kidneys

75
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what is the target organ for the ovaries

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  • ovaries
  • uterus
  • pituitary gland
76
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What is the target organ for the testes

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Male reproductive organs

77
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What will happen if a hormone contacts a cell without the right target cell

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There will be no affect

78
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How come only certain target cells respond to certain hormones

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Because they have certain receptors for that hormone

79
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What happens if a minimal amount of receptor sites have been stimulated by hormones

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Physiological reaction occurs

80
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What is lateralisation

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2 halves of the brain are not exactly alike

81
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What does the left hemisphere contain

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  • Broca’s area

- Wernicke’s area

82
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What is the left hemisphere associated with

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  • language processing
  • analysis
  • problem solving
83
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What is the right hemisphere associated with

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  • spatial comprehension
  • emotions
  • facial recognition
84
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What is brocas area’s role in the brain

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language processing

85
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What is Wernickes area’s role in the brain

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language development

comprehension of speech

86
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What hemisphere does information that comes in from the right eye go to

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Left hemisphere

87
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What hemisphere does information that comes in from the left eye go to

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Right hemisphere

88
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What is the corpus callosum role

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allows communication between the 2 hemispheres

89
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In the 1950-60’s how did they prevent seizures from happening

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They cut the corpus callosum

90
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What did Sperry do in 1968

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Projected images onto the left and right side of the screen with pp’s who had undergone split brain surgery they had 1 eye covered

91
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What did Sperry’s results in 1968 show if the image was on the right side of the screen

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pp’s could say or write what is was without a problem

92
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What did Sperry’s results in 1968 show if the image was on the left side of the screen

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Couldn’t write down or say what is was but could pick up the corresponding object without knowing why they chose it

93
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What happens in our brains when we learn something new

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New connections form with neurons and makes existing pathways stronger or weaker

94
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What is plasticity

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When the brain changes and adapts due to experience

95
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What is functional recovery

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moving functions from damaged areas after trauma to undamaged in brain.

96
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What did Maguire et al. (2000) study

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London taxi drivers’ posterior hippocampi

97
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How did Maguire (2000) calculate the amount of grey matter in the brain

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By using an MRI scanner

98
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How did the posterior hippocampi differ between the London taxi drivers and the control participants

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The posterior hippocampi in the taxi drivers are significantly larger

99
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What correlation type did the size of the posterior hippocampi and the time spent driving a taxi have

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positively correlated

100
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What are 2 mechanisms of recovery

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  • Stem cells

- Neural unmasking

101
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What are the factors that affect functional recovery

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  • Age

- Cognitive reserve

102
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What is a stem cell

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unspecialised cells that have the potential to take on characteristics of nerve cells

103
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What are the 2 possibilities if you implant stem cells into the brain

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  • Directly replace dead cells

- Secrete growth factors that rescue injured cells

104
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What is neural unmasking

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When dormant synapses don’t receive enough input so you increase the amount of input to open up the synapses

105
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What are the 4 ways to study the brain

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  • Post mortem
  • fMRI
  • EEG
  • ERP
106
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What is a post mortem

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surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection

107
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What is a fMRI

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measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

108
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What is an EEG

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monitoring method to record electrical activity of the brain.

109
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What is an ERP

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the measured brain response that is the direct result of a specific sensory, cognitive, or motor event.

110
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What area of the brain processes sensory information related to touch

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Postcentral gyrus

111
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What are the 2 motor and somatosensory areas of the brain

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  • Motor cortex

- Somatosensory cortex

112
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What are the 2 language centres of the brain

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  • Broca’s area

- Wernicke’s area

113
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What are the 2 Visual and auditory centres

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  • Visual centres

- Auditory centres

114
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What is the circadian rhythm

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A pattern of behaviour that occurs or reoccurs approx every 24 hours

115
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How is the circadian rhythm set/reset

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By environmental light levels

116
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What synchronises our circadian rhythm

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The suprachiasmatic nuclei

117
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Where is the suprachiasmatic nuclei

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Hypothalamus

118
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When do we experience our strongest sleep drive

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  • 2-4 AM

- 1-3 PM

119
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What does the suprachiasmatic nuclei control

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  • Sleep wake
  • temperature
  • blood pressure
  • release of melatonine
120
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What is exogenous zeitgebers

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External cues which regulate our internal body clock to maintain time with the environment

121
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What is the main factor of a exogenous zeitgebers

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Light

122
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What do the light sensitive cells in the eyes do

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They communicate with the SCN to synchronise the internal control with the outside world

123
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What is a Infradian rhythm

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a rhythm that lasts longer than 24 hours

124
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What is an example of a infradian rhythm

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  • Menstrual cycle

- Seasonal affective disorder

125
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What internal factors control the menstrual cycle

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  • Progesterone

- oestrogen

126
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What is the menstrual cycle influenced by

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  • People you live with

- stress

127
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What is seasonal affective disorder

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A type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern

128
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When are symptoms of S.A.D more severe

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During winter

129
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What are the symptoms of S.A.D

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low mood

general lack of activity and interest

130
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What is an example of a circannual cycle

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Seasonal affective disorder

131
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What makes something a circannual cycle

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when it follows the annual rhythm of seasons

132
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What rhythms does S.A.D come under

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  • circadian rhythm
  • infradian rhythm
  • circannual rhythm
133
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Why is melotonine produced for longer in winter

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light levels are lower in winter so melotonine is produced for longer

134
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How does winter increase likelihood of getting depression

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The increase of melotonine disrupts serotonin causing symptoms of depression

135
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What is ultradian rhythm

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rhythms that have a period of less that 24 hours

136
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What is an example of a ultradian rhythm

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Sleep cycle

137
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How many sleep cycles do we go through each night

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5-6

138
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How long is each sleep cycle

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90 mins

139
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What happens in stage 1-2 of the sleep cycle

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  • light sleep easy to wake someone

- alpha and beta waves

140
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What happens in stage 3-4 of the sleep cycle

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  • slower and deeper brain waves (delta)

- hard to wake someone

141
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What happens in stage 5 of the sleep cycle

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  • REM
  • individual is paralysed
  • brain waves resemble the awake pattern
  • dreaming stage

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