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Unit 2: The Biological Bases Of Behavior Flashcards

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Basic building block

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Neuron

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Links between biology and behavior

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Biological psychology

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Receives messages

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Dendrite

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Life-support center

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Cell body

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Pass messages, neural impulse

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Axon

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Forms junctions

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Terminal branches

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Insulates and speeds neural implies, fatty tissue

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Myelin sheath

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Electrical impulse

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Action potential

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Ready to activate; polarized

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Resting potential

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Minimum level of stimulation; depolarized

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Stimulus threshold

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Neuron cannot fire until it regains polarity

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Refractory period

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Junction, communication point between

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Synapse

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Chemical messages

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Neurotransmitter

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Muscle action, memory; Alzheimer’s

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Acetylcholine

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Movement, learning, attention, and emotion; excess dopamine( schizophrenia) starved of dopamine( Parkinson’s)

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Dopamine

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Mood; depression

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Serotonin

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Alertness and arousal; depress

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Norepinephrine

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Inhibitory; seizures, tremors, and insomnia

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GABA

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Excitatory; migraines

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Glutamate

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Pain control and pleasure

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Endorphins

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Block the neurotransmitters; inhibits

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Antagonists

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Mimics the neurotransmitters

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Agonists

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Speedy communication system

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Nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Central nervous system

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Connects the CNS to rest of the body

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Peripheral nervous system

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Voluntary movements

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Somatic nervous system

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Involuntary bodily functions

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Autonomic nervous system

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Arouses body to expend energy

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Calms body to conserve and maintain energy

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Slow communication; hormones released

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Endocrine system

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Metabolism

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Thyroid glandy

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Fight or flight

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Adrenal glands

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Master gland

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Pituitary gland

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Central part of brain; automatic survival functions

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Brain stem

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Heartbeat and breathing

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Medulla

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Controls arousal

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Reticular formation

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Sensory switchboard

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Thalamus

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Coordinated movement

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Cerebellum

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Emotions and memories

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Limbic system

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Emotions

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Amygdala

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Maintenance activities

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Hypothalamus

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New memories

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Hippocampus

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Speaking, planning and judgment

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Frontal lobe

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Bodily senses

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Parietal lobe

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Visual info

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Occipital lobe

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Auditory info

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Temporal lobe

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Uncommitted

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Association areas

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Language

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Aphasia

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Modification

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Plasticity

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Connects the two hemispheres

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Corpus callosum

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Isated by cutting the connecting fibers

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Split brain

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Language, speech, writing, math

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Left brain

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Geometric patterns, faces, emotional expression, music, emotions

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Right brain

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