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neuron

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nerve cells

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cell body

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part of neuron that contains nucleus

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dendrites

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extensions of cell body, receives and integrates messages

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axon

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neuron extension; passes messages through branches to other neurons or muscles

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myelin sheath

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fatty tissue encasing axons to speed up impulses

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glial cells / glia

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cells in ns that protect neurons. learning, thinking, memory

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action potential

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brief electrical charge that travels down axon

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threshold

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minimum stim required to trigger neural impulse

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refactory period

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brief resting pause after a neuron is fired

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all or none response

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neuron reaction of firing or not firing

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synapse

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space between axon tip of sending neuron and dendrite/cell body of receiving neuron

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neurotransmitters

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chemical messengers that cross synaptic gap brtween neurons

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reuptake

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neurotransmitter reabsorption by sending neuron

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endorphins

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natural painkillers

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agonist

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increase neurotransmitter action

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antagonist

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decrease neurotransmitter action

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nervous system

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bodys fast communication network; all of the nerve cells of central and peripheral nervous systems

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system

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sensory and motor neurons connecting cns to body

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nerves

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bundled axons connecting cns to muscles, glands, organs

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sensory/afferent neurons

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carry info from tissue to brain and spinal cord

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motor/efferent neurons

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carry outgoing info from brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

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interneurons

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neurons within brain and spinal cord

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somatic nervous system

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PNS; voluntary control of skeletal muscles

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autonomic nervous system

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PNS; controls muscle glands and internal organs

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sympathetic ns

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gives energy; arouses (fight or flight)

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parasympathetic ns

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calms, conserves energy

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reflex

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automatic response to stimuli; spinal cord

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endocrine system

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set of glands that secrete hormones into bloodstream

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hormones

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chemical messengers that travel via bloodstream; endocrine glands

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adrenal glands

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secrete hormones (epinephrine) that help arouse body in times of dress

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pituitary gland

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regulates growth of+controls endocrine glands

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lesion

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destroyed tissue

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eeg

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recording of waves of electrical activity sweeping brain surface. measured via electrodes on scalp

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meg

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measures magnetic fields from brains natural electrical activity.

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ct / cat

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series of xray photos taken from diff angles and combined by computer to represent slice of brain structure

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pet

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displays brain activity via radioactive glucose, shows where it goes when brain is performing a task

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mri

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uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images of soft tissue. scans show brain anatomy

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fmri

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reveals brain functioning + structure. reveals bloodflow

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brainstem

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oldest+central core of brain. automatic survival functions

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medulla

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base of brainsteam; heartbeat+breathing

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thalamus

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receives and transmits sensory info except smell to cerebellum and medulla

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reticular formation

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relays info, controls arousal, sleep/wake cycle, filters incoming stimuli

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cerebellum

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voluntary movement, balance, coordination, nonverbal learning, skill memory

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limbic system

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neural system (amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus); emotion+drives

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amygdala

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emotion; fear and agression

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hypothalamus

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manages body temp, hunger, thirst, mood, blood pressure, sleep

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hippocampus

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processes concious memories, stores explicit memories of facts/events

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cerebral cortex

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perception, language, memory, thinking, problem solving

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frontal lobes

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speech, muscle movement, jdement, planning, problem solving, personality, social filter, emotional expressions

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parietal lobes

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receives sensory input for touch and body position. spatial reasoning

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occipital lobes

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sight

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temporal lobes

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hearing

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motor cortex

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voluntary movement

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somatosensory cortex

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processes body touch and movement sensations

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association areas

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areas of cerebral cortex not involved in primary motor or sensory functions. higher mental functions; memory, thinking, speaking

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plasticity

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brains ability to change by reorganizing after damage

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neurogenesis

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formation of new neurons

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corpus callosum

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fibers between brain halves

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split brain

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surgery isolating brain halves

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conciousness

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subjective awareness

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dual processing

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info is processed simultaneously on separate conscious/unconscious tracks

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blindsight

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responding to visual stimuli without consciously experiencing it

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parallel processing

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processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously; natural mode of brain

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sequential processing

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processing one aspect of a problem at a time; used for new info

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thyroxine

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  • hormone
  • metabolism (thyroid)
  • too much: hyperthyroidism, weight loss
  • too little: hypothyroidism, weight gain
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epinepherine

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  • hormone
  • adrenaline (fight or flight)
  • too much: high blood pressure, anxiety
  • too little: depression, headaches
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estrogen

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  • hormone
  • female sexual characteristics
  • too much: heavy periods, bloating, breast tenderness (men: breast growth, poor libido)
  • too little: low libido, hot flashes
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insulin

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  • hormone
  • moves glucose from blood to cells to make energy
  • too much: too much sugar absorbed
  • too little: not enough sugar; feel faint
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testosterone

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  • hormone
  • male sexual characteristics
  • too much: aggression, mood swings, weight gain (fem: +irregular periods, infertility)
  • too little: low libido, depression, erectile dysfunction
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endorphin

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  • excitatory neurotransmitter
  • painkiller
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glutamate

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  • excitatory neurotransmitter
  • cns stimulant
  • too much: overstimulates brain; migranes or seizures
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dopamine

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  • excitatory neurotransmitter
  • mood, muscle coordination, reward pathway
  • too much: schizophrenia
  • too little: parkinsons
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acetylcholine

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  • excitatory neurotransmitter
  • muscle memory
  • too little: alzheimers
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gaba(pentin)

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  • inhibitory neurotransmitter
  • calms
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serotonin

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  • excitatory neurotransmitter
  • mood, sleep
  • too little: depression

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