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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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Cerebellum (Very Bad lice)

A

Voluntary Movement
Balance
Learning and memories

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2
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Thalamus

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Relays messages

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3
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Pituitary

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Master gland of Endocrine System

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4
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Spinal cord

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Pathway for neural fibers
Controls simple reflexes

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5
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Amygdala

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Limbic system
Liked to emotion
Aggression and fear

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6
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Hippocampus

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Limbic system
Linked to memory

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7
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Hypothalamus

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Limbic system
Maintenance functions
Governs endocrine system
Fighting, Fleeing, Flirting, FeedIng

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8
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Limbic system HAH!

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Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus

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9
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Reticular formation

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Brain stem
Arousal

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10
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Pons

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Brain stem
Coordinates movement

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11
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Medulla

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Brain stem
Heartbeat
Breathing

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12
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Brain stem Mustard ranch pickles

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Medulla
Reticular formation
Pons

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13
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Cerebral cortex

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Control and information processing center

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14
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Soma

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Keeps cell alive

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15
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Dendrite

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Receive messages from cells

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16
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Axon

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Fires action potential, passes messages

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17
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Myelin

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Covering on axon,. Weak myelin-> MS

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18
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After passing through axon

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Neurons travel through axon branches to terminal buds

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19
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Neurons..

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Transmit action potential and release neurotransmitters.

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20
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Synaptic gap

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Gap between neurons where information is transmitted

21
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Antagonist

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Blocks the synaptic receptor

22
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Agonist

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Mimics the neurotransmitter by binding to synaptic gap
Increases neurotransmitter effect

23
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Gilal Cells

A

Neurotransmitters nanny

24
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Vesicle

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Stores neurotransmitters

25
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Action potential—> In pump:

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Sodium on outside and Potassium inside- goes through pump- Sodium on inside and Potassium outside

26
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A stronger mylein sheeth

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Makes neurons travel faster and fire faster

27
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The resting potential is

28
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Excitatory makes…

A

The neuron fire
Gluteamate GO!

29
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Inhibitory

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Stops neurons from firing
GABA- yo Gaba Gaba at bedtime

30
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Phrenology

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Measuring bumps on skull to study traits

31
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Depolarize

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Immediately after neuron fires

32
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Repolarize

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Neuron recharging to fire again

33
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Refractory period

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Time between neurons firing

34
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Reuptake

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A neuron transmitter returning to vesicle

35
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SSRI

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Selective serotonin Reuptake inhibitors
Keeps senetonin in synapsis to continue binding and making you happy

36
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CNS

A

Brain/Spinal Cord
Nervous systems decision maker
Interneurons- neurons that think

37
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Peripheral nervous system

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All other neves besides CNS.
Sensory neurons
Carries messages from senses to brain

38
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PNS separates into

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Somatic And Autonomic
Somatic controls skeletal muscles

39
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Autonomic

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Glands/internal organs muscles
Autonomic-Inhibitory
Sympathetic-Excitatory (fight or flight

40
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Autonomic separates into

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Parasympathetic and sympathetic
Sympathetic-Fight or flight
Para sympathetic- relaxation/inhibitory

41
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AcH

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ACTION
Muscle action, memory, learning

42
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Endocrine passes messages using

43
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Adrenal Gland/Pituitary Gland

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Adrenaline/Epinephrine
/Master Gland receives information from hypothamlus

44
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Motor/Somosensory cortex

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Motor-voluntary movement
Somosensory-Makes you aware of movement

45
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Brocas/Wernickes

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Producing sound/interpreting it

46
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Left Hemisphere

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Speech and abstract thinking

47
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Right Hemishpere

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Problem solving, memory, reasoning, emotion motion
CONTROLLS LEFT SIDE
TRANSMITS MESSAGES THOUGH CORPUS CALLOSUM

48
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Left Hemisphere

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Speech, interpreting speech, comprehension, creativity abstract thinking
CONTROLLS RIGHT SIDE
TRANSMITS MESSAGES THOUGH CORPUS CALLOSUM

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