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1
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what are dendrites

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rootlike parts of the cell that stretch out from the cell body to make connections

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cell body

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contains nucleus and cell parts

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axon

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wirelike structure eding in terminal buttons that extends from cell body

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myelin sheath

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fatty covering of axon of some neurons that speeds neural impulses

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals covered in terminal buttons that allow neurons to communicate

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synapse

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space between terminal buttons of neuron and dendrites

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what does acetylcholine do

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motor movement

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what is dopamine function

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motor movement and alertness

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what is endorphins function

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pain control

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what is serotonin function

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mood control

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11
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what is GABA function

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inhibitor

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what is Glutamate function

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excitatory, memory

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what is norepinephrine function

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alertness, arousal

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14
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Lack of acetylcholine

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Lack of dopamine

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Parkinson’s disease

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Overabundance of dopamine

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schizophrenia

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17
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what are endorphins associated with

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addiction

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what is GABA associated with

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seizures, sleep problems

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what is Glutemate associated with

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migraines, seizures

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what is norepinephrine associated with

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depression

21
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what are afferent neurons

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take information from senses to brain

22
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what are efferent neurons

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take info from brain to body

23
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what is the medulla

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blood pressure, heart rate, breathing

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what is the pons

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connects hindbrain with midbrain, facial expressions

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what is the cerebellum

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mini brain, muscle movements

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what is the reticular formation

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cells throughout midbrain that control arousal

27
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what is the hindbrain

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basic biologic systems that keep us alive

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what is the midbrain

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coordinates with muscles

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what is the forebrain

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thought and reason

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what is the thalamus

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recieves sensory signals from spine

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what is the hypothalamus

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controls metabolic functions, body temp, libido, hunger, thirst, endocrine

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what is the amygdala

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emotion

33
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what is the hippocampus

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memory system

34
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what does the frontal lobe do

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directs thought processes

35
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what is the broca’s area

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produces speech

36
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what are the parietal lobes

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contain sensory cortex that recieves touch sensations

37
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what is the occipital lobes

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interpret messages from eyeballs

38
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what is the temporal lobes

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process sound

39
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what is the adrenal glands

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produce adrenaline

40
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who was Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

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humanist psyhologists

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