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Unit 3 A Flashcards

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Bio psych

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Branch of psychology concerned w/ links b/w biology and behavior

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Neuron

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Nerve cell basic building block

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Sensory neuron

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Incoming info; brain to spinal cord

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Motor neuron

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Outgoing info; spinal cord to muscles and glands

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Inter neuron

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Neuron within brain

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Dendrite

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Branch of neuron; receives info

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Axon

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Cord of neuron ending in terminal fibers that passes messages to other neurons

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Myelin sheath

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Covers axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses

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Action potential (neural impulse)

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Electrical signal traveling down axon

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Threshold

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Level of stimulation required to trigger an impulse

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Synapse

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Tiny gap between tip o sending neuron and dendrite of receiving neuron

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Reuptake

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Neurotransmitter reabsorption by sending neuron

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Endorphins

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Opiatelike NT linked to pain control and to pleasure

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Central nervous system CNS

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Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system PNS

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Sensory and motor neurons that connect to CNS

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Nerves

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Axons that connect like cables around the body

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Somatic nervous system

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Skeletal nervous system

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Automatic nervous system

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Controls muscles if internal organs like the heart

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Arouses body mobilizing its energy in stressful situations

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Calms body conserving its energy

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Reflex

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Automatic response

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Endocrine System

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Body’s ‘slow’ chemical communication system

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Hormones

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Manufactured by endocrine

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Adrenal glands

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Endocrine glands above kidneys and secret hormones tht help arouse body in times of stress

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Pituitary glands

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Endocrine a most influential gland regulates growth

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