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What does the agonist do?

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it mimics neurotransmitter action

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What does the antagonist do?

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it opposes action of a neurotransmitter

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What can drugs do to synapses?

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It can block receptor sites

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How do neurotransmitters bind to receptor sites?

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Lock and key method

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What are monoamines?

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dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin

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What causes Parkinson’s?

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Low levels of dopamine (da)

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What causes schizophrenia?

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High levels of dopamine

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What causes depression?

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low levels of norepinephrine (ne)

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What does serotonin control?

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Sleep and aggression

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What can low levels of serotonin cause?

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Eating disorders & OCD- dysregulation of 5HT sites (low levels of 5HT)

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What does GABA do?

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Produce inhibitory PSP’s

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What does glutamate do?

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excitatory

Involved in learning & memory

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What do endorphins do?

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mimic opiates & induce pleasure

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Functions of acetylcholine?

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  • activates motor neurons controlling skeletal muscles
  • contributes to the regulation of attention, arousal, and memory
  • some ACh receptors can be stimulated by nicotine
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Functions of dopamine

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  • contributes to control of volountary movement, pleasureable emotions
  • decreased levels are associated with Parkinson’s
  • overactivity at da synapses are associated with schizophrenia
  • cocaine and amphetamines elevate activity at da synapses
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functions of norepinephrine

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  • contributes to modulation of mood and arousal

- cocaine and amphetamines elevate activity at ne synapses

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Functions of serotonin

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  • involved in regulation of sleep and wakefulness, eating, aggression
  • abnormal levels contribute to depression and obsessive compulsive disorder
  • prozac and similar medications affect serotonin circuits
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functions of GABA

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  • serves as widely distributed inhibitory transmitter

- valium and similar antianxiety drugs work at gaba synapses

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functions of endorphins

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  • resemble opiate drugs in structure and effects

- contributes to pain relief and maybe pleasurable emotions

20
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what do glia cells do?

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structural support, insulation, and communication

21
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What do neurons do

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communicate

22
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what is the soma

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the cell body

23
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what do dendrites do

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receive chemical signals

24
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what does the axon do

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transmit away

25
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what does the axon hillock do?

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control the firing of neurons

26
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what does the myelin sheath help

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speed of transmission

27
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what are neurotransmitters

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chemical messengers

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what does the terminal button do

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secrete neurotransmitters, end of axon

29
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what is the resting potential of a neuron

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-70 millivolts

30
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what happens when the neuron is at rest

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negative charge on inside, positive on outside

31
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what happens when neuron is stimulates

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positive sodium ions flow in

32
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where are the lobes of the brain

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occipital - back
temporal - side/ lower
frontal - front
parietal - on top of temporal

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what is afferent

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toward the CNS

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what is efferent

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toward the CNS

35
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somatic is

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volountary

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autonomic is

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involountary

37
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sympathetic is

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go

38
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parasympathetic is

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stop

39
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what are the ways to study the brain

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EEGs, damage studies, electrical stimulation (esb), transcranial magnetic stimulation, brain imaging like CAT, PET, or MRI scans

40
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what are the vital functions of the hindbrain

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medulla, pons, and cerebellum

41
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what are vital functions of midbrain

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sensory functions, sleep, arousal, breathing, pain

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vital functions of forebrain

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emotion, complex thought - thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, cerebrum, cerebral cortex

43
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what does the left hemisphere of the cerebrum specialize in

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verbal processing, language, speech, reading, and writing

44
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what does the right hemisphere of the cerebrum specialize in

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nonverbal processing, spatial, musical, visual recognition

45
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where is the corpus callosum

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between the two hemispheres, transmits info between them

46
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what are the two areas of the left side of the brain

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brocas area - speech production

wernickes area - language comprehension

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