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Unit 1 review :( Flashcards

If i fail this test im done.

1
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Somatic Intervention

A

Changing the body affects behavior

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Behavioral Intervention

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Changing experience affects the body

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Correlation

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Body and behavioral measures overlap

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What are DNA and RNA made of?

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Strings of nucleopeptides

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Transcription

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DNA -> mRNA

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Translation

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mRNA -> Protein

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Codon

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Trio of nucelotides

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Amino acid

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3 nucleotides / codon

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9
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Protein

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amino acids linked together

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10
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Southern Blot

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Whether DNA is present

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Northern Blot

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Whether and how much of mRNA is present

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How do you analyze tissue in northern, western and southern blots?

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Take the tissue and grind it up

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In Situ Hybridization

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WHERE mRNA is expressed

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How do you analyze tissue in In Situ Hybridization?

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Take a slice and expose it to complimentary RNA strand (probe is labeled)

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Western Blot

A

How much of a PROTEIN is being produced

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How do you analyze the tissue in western blots?

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Grind it up and run it through gel electrophoresis

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17
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Immunocytochemistry

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Where proteins are being expressed

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18
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How do you analyze tissue in Immunocytochemistry?

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Take tissue sections and expose to labeled antibodies

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19
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What does behavioral intervention measure?

A

mRNA levels/location
or
protein levels in particular structure

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20
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What did Golgi believe?

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The body is made of 1 continuous neuron.

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21
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What did Ramon y Cajal believe?

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There are multiple separate but very close neurons.
- more believable

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What did Ramon y Cajal lead to?

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Neuron doctrine and demonstration of synapses

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23
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Golgi Apparatus

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modifies and packages the proteins for transport within the cell

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24
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Where does protein synthesis occur?

A

Ribosomes

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25
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Anterograde Transport

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Cell body to axon terminals

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Retrograde Transport

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Axon terminals to cell body

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27
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What are the 4 types of gilal cells?

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  1. Astrocyte
  2. Oligodendrocyte
  3. Microglial
  4. Schwann Cell
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28
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Astrocytes

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Absorb chemicals and remove waste from dead cells.

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29
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What do astrocytes cause?

A

Blood vessels to dilate

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30
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Microglial

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Small cells that remove waste

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31
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Oligodendrocytes

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Builds myelin sheaths in CNS

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32
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Schwann Cells

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Build myelin sheaths in PNS

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33
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Nodes of Ranvier

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Spaces between myelin sheaths

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34
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Golgi Stain

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Fill entire cell with fluorescent dye

35
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Nissl Stain

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Fill only cell bodies with fluorescent dye

36
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What do tracing pathways help determine?

A

How one structures are connected through neurons (shows pathway)

37
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Anterograde Tracers

A

Show where cells send their afferents

38
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Retrograde Tracers

A

show where efferents arriving at a structure come from

39
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Ganglion Cells vs Nucleus

A

Ganglion: Cell bodies in peripheral

Nucleus: Cell bodies in CNS

40
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Nerves vs Tracts

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Nerves: Bundles of axons outside CNS

Tracts: Bundles of axons in PNS

41
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Gray Matter vs White Matter

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Gray: Cell bodies and dendrites

White: Axons (myelin)

42
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Afferent vs Efferent

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Afferent: axons arriving into structure

Efferent: Axons leaving structure

43
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Projections

A

Axons going to another structure

44
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Contralateral

A

Opposite sides of body

45
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Ipsilateral

A

Same side of the body

46
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What is the autonomic NS divided into?

A

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic NS

47
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Cranial Nerve 1

A

Olfactory; smell

48
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Cranial Nerve 2

A

Optic; vision

49
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Cranial Nerve 8

A

Vestibulocochlear; inner ear

50
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Cranial Nerve 9

A

Glossopharyngeal; taste

51
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Cranial Nerve 10

A

Vagus; internal organs

52
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How many layers is the neocortex?

A

6

53
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Hemorrhagic Stroke

A

Rupture in artery leads to leak in brain

54
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Ischemic Stroke

A

Blood clots lead to no blood entering the brain

55
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Glymphatic System

A

System in brain that removes waste materials

56
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CT Scans

A

X ray around the brain
- good spatial
- no temporal

57
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MRI

A

Magnets
- good spatial
- no temporal

58
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DTI

A

Diffusion of water identifies axonal pathways
- good spatial
- no temporal

59
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PET

A

Chemicals in blood
- good temporal

60
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fMRI

A

magnets and oxygenated blood
- good temporal
- okay spatial

61
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Optical Imaging

A

Light
- good temporal
- decent spatial

62
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TMS

A

Stimulation
- good temporal
- no spatial

63
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MEG

A

Local magnets
- VERY GOOD temporal
- good spatial w MRI

64
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Voltage vs Current

A

Voltage: Potential energy
- indicated by potential difference

Current: Rate of flow of energy

65
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What is resting membrane potential?

A

-65 mv

66
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Hyper-polarize vs Depolarize

A

Hyper: More negative

De: More positive

67
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What is the level for threshold?

A

-40 mv

68
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Graded Potenitals

A

Decay over time and distance

69
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What is conduction velocity affected by?

A
  1. Diameter of axon
    (larger faster)
  2. Myelination
70
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Saltatory Conduction

A

Produced by myelination
- faster
- jumps from nodes of ranvier

71
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EPSP vs IPSP

A

EPSP: Increases chance of AP

IPSP: Decreases chance of AP

  • both ligand gated
72
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Where does the membrane potential reach threshold?

A

Axon Hillock

73
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Spatial vs Temporal Summation

A

Spatial: Separate firing of neurons

Temporal: Multiple firing back to back

74
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Degradation vs Reuptake

A

Degradation: Breakdown of NT in synapse

Reuptake: Absorption of NT in synapse

75
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What are the 2 forms of graded poteniatl?

A

EPSP and IPSP

76
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What are EPSP due to?

A

Opening of sodium channels

77
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What are IPSP due to?

A

Opening of chloride channels

78
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Ionotropic vs Metabotropic

A

Ionotropic: Responsible for EPSP and IPSP
- fast

Metabotropic: Second messangers
- slow
- usually activate intracellular signaling

79
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Agonist vs Antagonist

A

Agonist: Increases activation of receptors

Antagonist: Blocks activation of receptors

80
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EEG

A

Electrodes on scalp
- VERY GOOD temporal
- poor spatial

81
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ERP

A

EEG with a time lock
- based on EEG at tone

82
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Optogenetics

A

Insertion of light sensitive proteins into cells

83
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Opsins

A

Light sensitive ion channels/pumps (what is inserted)

84
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What happens when opsin are exposed to light?

A

Open and begin pumping ions (changes membrane potential)

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