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Unit 2 Biological Psychology Flashcards

1
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sensory/afferent neuron

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carry info from brain to spinal cord

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motor/efferent neuron

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carries info away from spinal cord

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interneurons

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brain’s internal communication

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action potential

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an electrical charge that makes a neuron fire

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depolarization

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positive ions enter neuron and make it fire

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hyperpolarization

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negative ions enter neuron and make it stop

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✰ refractory period

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after neuron fires it has to recharge before firing again

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8
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sodium potassium pumps

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makes neuron ready to fire

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synapse

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space between neurons (aka synaptic gap)

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10
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all or none

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action potential will always fire at 100%, or not fire at all

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11
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frontal lobe

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in charge of judgement, reasoning, decision-making

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12
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Wernicke’s Area

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in charge of understanding language

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13
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pituitary gland

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master gland in charge of growth

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14
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temporal lobe

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in charge of hearing

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Pons

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in charge of sleep, and connecting back of brain to the front

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Medulla Oblengata

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automatic functions

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17
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Sensory Cortex

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sensation

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18
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Parietal Lobe

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sensation

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19
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corpus callosum

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connects both hemispheres, where seizures happen

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20
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occipital lobe

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vision

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21
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cerebellum

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balance and cordination

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22
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brain stem

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connects brain to spinal cord

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23
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pineal gland

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melatonin

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thyroid

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metabolism

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kidney

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filters blood

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testes

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sperm

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27
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thalamus

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sending messages

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adrenal gland

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adrenaline

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gonads

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sex organs

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acetylcholine (ACh)

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enables muscle action, learning, memory

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dopamine

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pleasure. influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion.

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serotonin

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norepinepherine

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adrenaline. Helps control alertness and arousal. Undersupply can depress mood.

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GABA (gamma - aminobutyric acid)

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Inhibitory neurotransmitter (slows things down)

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Glutamate

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Excitatory neurotransmitter, involved in memory.

36
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endorphins

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natural painkillers

37
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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical that travels through neuron

38
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Reuptake

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After neuron has taken neurotransmitter, any remaining chemicals are re-absorbed by the sending neuron

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Lock and Key Mechanism

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when the sending and receiving neurons are identical

40
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Agonist

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The neurotransmitter is close enough to a match that a neuron accepts it

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Antagonist

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Blocks neuron from accepting the neurotransmitter

42
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Nerves

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Multiple neurons

43
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Glial cells

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aka glue cells, support, nourish, and protect neurons

44
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Hypothalamus

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Sex, hunger, thirst

45
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Visual agnosia

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When you fail to recognize objects, persons, or color

46
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Face blindness

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Inability to recognize people’s faces

47
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Association Area

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Parts of the brain that are unknown

48
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Plasticity

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Brains ability to modify itself after some type of injury or illness

49
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Corpus Callosum

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connects both hemispheres, where seizures happen

50
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In what disease is PCh low?

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Alzheimer’s

51
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Excess dopamine leads to what disease?

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Schizophrenia

52
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Too little dopamine is linked to what disorder?

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Parkinson’s

53
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Under supply of serotonin leads to what?

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Depression

54
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Too little GABA leads to what?

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seizures, tremors, and insomnia.

55
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Too much glutamate linked to…

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migraines and seizures

56
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aphasia

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impairment of language caused by damage to Broca’s area of Wernicke’s area

57
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sympathetic

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spends energy

58
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parasympathetic

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mends energy

59
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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detects electrical activity in neurons

60
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

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records magnetic fields from brains

61
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CT scan

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generates images to locate brain damage

62
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MRI

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to visualize brain structure

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fMRI

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an MRI while the person is doing a task

64
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Broca’s Area

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producing speech

65
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motor cortex

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moving muscles

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