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Unit 3: Biological Bases of Behavior and Unit 4: Sensation and Perception Flashcards

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nervous system

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contols and coordinates rapid body activities

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neurons

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nerve cells

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parts of neuron

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Dendrites: recieve signals
Soma: houses major organelles
Axon: long fiber carrying signal to other parts of the body
Myelin sheath: protective layer around axon
Axon terminals: branches at end of axon relaying signals to other neurons

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How do neurons transfer information?

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neurotransmitters released from axon terminals, travel across synapse, bind to neural receptors on other neurons

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reuptake

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excess neurotransmitters absorbed back into presynaptic cell to balance neurotransmitter usage

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types of neurotransmitters

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excitory: amplify signals
inhibitory: limit or slow signals

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What are the main two branches of the nervous system?

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peripheral: connects CNS to body
central: brain and spinal cord

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nerves

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neuron fibers conecting CNS to rest of body

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types of nerves

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cranial (brain to spinal cord) and spinal (rest of body to spinal cord)

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sensory impulses

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carry messages from env to CNS

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motor impulses

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carry messages from CNS to rest of body

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2 parts of the peripheral nervous system

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somatic nervous system: control voluntary movements of skeletal muscles
autonomic nervous system: control involuntary movements

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2 parts of autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic: arouses body
parasympathetic: calms body

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endocrine system

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long-term communication via chemicals

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hypothalamus

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region of brain controlling autonomic nervous system and endocrone system

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homeostasis

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internal state of balance in the body

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hormone

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chemical messenger of endocrine system

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brain

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control center of body

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3 regions of the brain

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forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain

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forebrain

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largest and moxt complex region of brain;

includes cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus

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cerebrum

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Largest part of forebrain that integrates sensory and neural functions;
Includes cerebral cortex: outer layer of brain for information processing

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thalamus

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input center for most sensory information

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hypothalamus

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controls autonomic nervous system and endocrine system

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midbrain

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recieves info from visual and auditory senses

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hindbrain

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part of brain underneath fore and midbrain

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parts of hindbrain

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medulla: unconscious biological functions
pons: connects brainstem to cerebellum
cerebellum: emotion and differentiation between different sounds

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lobes of cerebral cortex

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Occipital lobe: visual processing; back of the head
Parietal lobe: receives sensations and monitors body position; front of the occipital lobe
Temporal lobe: auditory processing; under the parietal lobe
Frontal lobe: speaking, muscle movements, and decision making; in the front of the head

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corpus callosum

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band of axon fibers connecting cerebral hemispheres

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sensation

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process by which sensory receptors transduce sensory information to the nervous system to transmit to the brain

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perception

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process by which we interpret sensed information and understand it as meaningful objects and events

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types of processing

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bottom-up: sensory receptors to the brain

top-down: interpret stimuli with previous experiences

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transduction

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convert one form of energy to a form the brain can interpret

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types of thresholds

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absolute threshold: minimum # stimulation needed to detect stimulus
difference threshold: minimum # stimulation needed to detect the difference between stimuli

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parts of the eye

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cornea: bends light to focus it; protects eye
pupil: adjustable opening in eye
iris: colored muscle controlling pupil
lens: focus light to retina
retina: transducing center of eye; has rods and cones
optic nerve: transmits sensory info to brain
fovea: central focus of retina where cones cluster

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parallel processing

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brain processes many aspects of stimuli separately at the same time, then combine in the end to form complete picture

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theories of color vision

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trichromatic theory: 3 types of color receptors in retina (R, G, B)
opponent process theory: retina counters light with its “opposite color”
Note: in fact, both theories are used; first trichromatic happens, then opponent processing cells in brain

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sections of ear

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outer, middle, inner ear

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outer ear

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pinna: detect soundwaves
auditory canal: sound waves travel through here to eardrum
eardrum: membrane vibrating in response to sound waves

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middle ear

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ossicles, or the malleus, incus, and stapes bones all transmit eardrum vibrations to inner ear

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inner ear

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cochlea: fluid-filled spiral tube with cilia to transduce vibrations
basilar membrane: floor of cochlea where cilia are
auditory nerve: transmits sensory information to brain (auditory cortex in temporal lobe)

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theories of hearing

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place theory: perception of pitch depends on the location where basilar membrane stimulated
frequency theory: perception of pitch depends on frequency of sound detected by the cilia; basilar membrane vibrates at same frequency as incoming sound

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tactile system

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system to detect touch (heat level, pain, and pressure)

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how does the tactile system work?

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has sensory receptors in skin to detect # pressure experienced, then send to brain (somatosensory cortex in parietal lobe)

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gustatory system

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system to detect taste

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how does gustatory system work?

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taste receptors grouped into papillae (bumps on tongue) transduce and transmit sensory information (type of taste depends on location on tongue) to gustatory cortex in frontal lobe

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olfactory system

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system to detect smell

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how does the olfactory system work?

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chemicals for smell bind to receptors in nose, tell brain what type os smell it is; only system that does not use thalamus (instead uses olfactory bulb to send info elsewhere)

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pain

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natural defense mechanism of body

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how does pain work?

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nociceptors all over body detect pain and send to spinal cord, then brain. Gate control theory says that pain can be blocked by spinal cord

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kinesthesis

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ability to sense position and movement of body parts

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how does kinesthesis work?

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kinesthetic receptors send body position info to the spinal cord then to the somatosensory complex in brain

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vestibular sense

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sense of balance and detect position of head

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parts of vestibular system

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vestibular sacs: fluid-filled sacs in inner ear, detect info about head position
semicircular canals: fluid-filled canals to detect head rotations and movements

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how does vestibular system work?

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vestibular sacs and semicircular canals give info about head to vestibular nerve, send to cerebellum (body position and balance)

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