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Unit 3 & 5 Exam Flashcards

1
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Dendrites

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Receives info

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Axon fibers

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Passes message

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3
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Myelin sheath

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Fatty tissue that speeds up impulses

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4
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action potential

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Electric charge that travels down the axon

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5
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Acetylcholine
Undersupply:

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Muscle action, learning, and memory

Alzheimer’s

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6
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Dopamine
Oversupply:
Undersupply

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Movement, learning, attention, emotion

Schizophrenia

Tremors

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Serotonin
Undersupply:

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Mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal

Depression

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Norepinephrine
Undersupply:

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Controls alertness and arousal

Depresses mood

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9
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GABA
Undersupply:

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Major inhibitory neurotransmitter

Seizures, tremors, and insomnia

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Glutamate
Oversupply:

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excitatiory; memory

Over simulation the brain. Migraines/seizures

Reason ppl avoid eating glutamate foods

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11
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Angonist

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Stimulates response

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12
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Antagonists

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Blocks response

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13
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Multiple sclerosis

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Muscles slow and loss of control in them

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14
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Phrenology

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bumps on the skull can predict someone’s mental ability and traits

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15
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Exacitatory

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Pushing neuron’s accelerator

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16
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Inhibitory

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Pushing neuron’s brake

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17
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Resting potential

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Positive outside/negative inside

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18
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Endorphins

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Self-producing morphin

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19
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Central nervous system

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body’s decision maker
Brain and spinal cord

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20
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Peripheral nervous system

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gathers information

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21
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Sensory neurons

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carry messages

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22
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Motor neurons

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carry instructions

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23
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Nervous system has the two systems of

Which one has other systems in it?

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peripheral and central NS

Peripheral

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24
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Peripheral NS has the two systems of

What does each do?

Which one has other systems?

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Autonomic (involuntary movements) and Somatic (Voluntary movements)

Autonomic

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25
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Autonomic has the two systems of

What does each do?

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Sympathetic (arousing) and Parasympathetic (calming)

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26
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Endocrine system releases:

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Hormones

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27
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Hypothalamus

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Controls pituitary gland

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28
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Pituitary gland

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Growth hormones; Oxycontin
Associated with birthing and social trust

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29
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Thyroid gland

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Metabolism

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30
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Parathyroids

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level of calcium in blood

31
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Adrenal glands
Releases:

A

adrenaline (fight or flight)
Epinephrine and norepinephrine

32
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Pancreas

A

Sugar in blood

33
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Testis/Ovaries

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Sex hormones

34
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interneurons

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intervene between sensory and motor neurons (processes message)

35
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EEG

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Shower cap that reads electric waves across surface of brain

helps identify the cause of certain symptoms

36
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CT

A

x-rays to see brain damage

visualize nearly all parts of the body

37
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PET

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Tracks radioactive fluid through the body

to evaluate organs and/or tissues for the presence of disease or other conditions

38
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MRI

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Shows brain anatomy(soft tissues) with magnetic fields and radio waves

to diagnose a variety of conditions, from torn ligaments to tumors.

39
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fMRI

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Active MRI that shows what happens when certain activities take place

which parts of the brain are active during activities

40
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Medulla

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Controls heartbeat and breathing

41
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Pons

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Movement coordination

42
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Thalamus

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Receives info about sense except smell an sends it to the higher brain

43
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Reticular formation

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Important part in controlling arousal

44
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Cerebellum

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Little brain
Nonverbal learning and memory

45
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Limbic system

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amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus

46
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amygdala

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Linked to aggression and fear

47
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Hypothalamus

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hunger/thirst, body temp, and sexual beh

48
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Hippocampus

49
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Cerebral cortex

A

ultimate control and information processing center

50
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Glial cells

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protect, support, nourish neurons

51
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Frontal lobe

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Speaking, muscle movement and making plans and judgment (behind forehead)

52
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Parietal lobe

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Recieves sensory input for touch and body position (top and rear)

53
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Occipital lobe

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Visual (back of head)

54
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temporal lobe

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auditory areas (above ears)

55
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motor cortex

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voluntary movements

56
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Somatosensroy cortex

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Processes body touch and movement sensations

57
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Association areas

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learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking

58
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Left hemisphere

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Speeking, calculating, language

59
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Right hemisphere

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inferences, sense of self, perceptual tasks

60
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DNA

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a lot of human genomes are similar (basically everyone is kinda of an identical twin)

61
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Twin’s placenta

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One might be more nourished

62
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Epigenetics

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influences on gene expression that happen without DNA changing

63
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Gene-environment interaction

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Genetics and environment both interact to get a result (someone with genetic diabetes is also contributin to it because of the food they eat)

64
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Posthypnotic suggestions

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hypnosis suggestion that should continue even after the session is over.

65
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Alpha waves

A

slow small waves

66
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delta waves

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slow large waves

67
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Circadian rhythm

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internal clock

68
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NREM-1

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images resembling hallucinations

69
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NREM-2

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Sleep spindles

70
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REM-3

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deep sleep
kids may wet bed

71
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suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

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Controls circadian rhythm
Melatonin
Pineal gland!

72
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Depressants

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Alcohol, Barbiturates (trnaquilizers), opiates

73
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Stimulants

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Nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy,

74
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Hallucinogens

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LSD, marijuana,

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