Unit 4

Question 1

What do ECGs stand for and what do they do?

Answer 1

Electrocardiogram (measures signals from atrium to ventricles)

Question 2

What are QRS complexes?

Answer 2

heartrate:
Q before big spike
R peak
S dip
straight line after

Question 3

How do you calculate interbeat intervals?

Answer 3

Calculating time in millis b/t each R peak and average # for period of interest

Question 4

What is systolic blood pressure?

Answer 4

Heartbeat that is actively pushing blood through arteries

Question 5

What is diaslotic blood pressure?

Answer 5

B/t heartbeats

Question 6

What is electrodermal activity?

Answer 6

Sweat increase for sympathetic system

Question 7

What is pure autonomic failure?
What is an example of it?

Answer 7

When autonomic NS fails to influence body
Stand up and faint

Question 8

What is locked-in syndrome?

Answer 8

Lose all output from brain-muscles and autonomic NS but can still receive sensations

Question 9

What is autonomic specificity?

Answer 9

Diff emotions are association with diff organ activity

Question 10

True or false: the body plays a role in generating emotions and is necessary

Answer 10

False: the body plays role in generating emotions BUT NOT necessary

Question 11

What made SM so special?

Answer 11

she was missing both sides of her amygdala

Question 12

What happens when u don’t have an amygdala?

Answer 12

can’t tell when ppl are surprised/scared/angry
can’t direct attention to eyes

Question 13

True or false: the amygdala is necessary for recognizing/feeling fear

Answer 13

False. The amygdala is NOT necessary for recognizing/feeling fear