The Biology Of Mind Flashcards
1
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Phrenology
A
Mental abilities by skull
2
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Dendrites
A
Detect and receive
3
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Axon
A
Passes and announces
4
Q
All or none response
A
Will fire or won’t
5
Q
Refractory period
A
Pauses for a short time
6
Q
Synapse
A
Gap/junction
7
Q
Myelin sheath
A
Insulates and speeds up
8
Q
Acetylcholine
A
Muscle, learning and memory
9
Q
ACH
A
Acetylcholine
10
Q
Dopamine
A
Pleasure
11
Q
Serotonin
A
Mood
12
Q
Norepinephrine
A
Arousal
13
Q
GABA
A
Inhibitory- sleep
14
Q
Gamma aminobutyric acid
A
GABA
15
Q
Glutamate
A
Excitatory
16
Q
Agonist
A
Mimics and excited
17
Q
Antagonist
A
Inhibits and blocks
18
Q
Acupuncture
A
Stimulates endorphins
19
Q
Nervous system
A
Speedy messages
20
Q
Nerves
A
Cables of axons
21
Q
Sensory neurons
A
Incoming messages to CNS
22
Q
Motor neurons
A
Outgoing messages from CNS
23
Q
What makes up the Central nervous system
A
Brain and spinal cord
24
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Peripheral nervous system
A
Outside, sensory
25
Sympathetic nervous system
Arousing (fight or flight)
26
Parasympathetic
Calming (rest and digest)
27
Endocrine system
Slow - hormones into bloodstream
28
Pituitary gland
In charge
29
Thyroid
Metabolism
30
Pancreas
Insulin (blood sugar)
31
Diabetes 1
Autoimmune- born with no insulin
32
Diabetes 2
Acquired, not enough insulin to process blood
33
Women’s testosterone comes from
Adrenal glands
34
Hypothalamus
Hunger
35
Four Fs of the hypothalamus are:
Food, fight, flight, fuck
36
Lesion
Destroy to study - brain tissue
37
EEG
Electroencephalogram
38
EEG
Electrical waves
39
EEG type
Function
40
CAT scan
X ray for tumors
41
CAT scan type
Structure
42
PET Scan
Cancer- starve if sugar and then inject with glucose
43
PET scan type
Function
44
magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
45
MRI
Photos of soft tissue
46
MRI type
Structure
47
FMRI
Functional MRI
48
FMRI
Movie, shows blood flow
49
FMRI type
Function
50
Brainstem and medulla are in charge of
Life functions
51
Limbic system is in charge of
Survival
52
Cerebral cortex is in charge of
Problem solving
53
Medulla
Heartbeat and breathing
54
Reticular formation
Controls arousal
55
Pons
Controls movement
56
Thalamus
Sensory switchboard that directs messages (except smell)
57
Cerebellum
Voluntary movements and balance
58
Limbic system
Hippocampus and amygdala- fear, aggression, food, and sex drive
59
Cortex
Surface of the brain
60
Glial cells
Nourish and insulate - the brain
61
Hippocampus
Memory
62
Thalamus
Sensory switch board
63
How many lobes in total??!
8!!!
64
Frontal lobe
Making plans, muscle movements
65
Parietal lobe
Sensory input
66
Occipital lobe
Vision
67
Temporal
Sound
68
Frontal lobe where??
Behind forehead
69
Parietal lobe where???
Top of the head and back
70
Occipital lobe where???
Back of the head and down
71
Temporal lobe where???
Above the ears!
72
If you are doing multiple things at once, what part of the brain are you using?
Your association areas!
73
Left prefrontal cortex
Happiness
74
Right prefrontal cortex
Negative moods
75
Motor cortex
Voluntary movement
76
Motor cortex where?
Behind frontal lobes
77
Sensory cortex
Information from skin surface and sense organs
78
Sensory cortex where???
Behind the motor cortex!
79
Corpus callosum right side
Big picture, sees forest
80
Corpus callosum left side
Details, sees trees
81
Corpus callosum
Band of neural fibers connecting and carrying messages between the hemispheres
