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Week 3: Neuroscience Flashcards

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1
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What is the smallest building blocks?

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neurons

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2
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3 types of neurons

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  1. Sensory
  2. Motor
  3. Interneurons
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3 parts of a neuron

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dendrite, cell body, and axon

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4
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A gap between 2 neurons is called what?

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a synapse

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What are the jobs of the 3 parts of the neurons?

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dendrites: receives info from other neurons
cell body: processes info
axon: sends info to other neurons

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6
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What is the first step of neural communication?

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A message opens the gates and ions w/ positive charges enter

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7
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“firing” is what?

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when the positive charges fire through the axon

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8
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What do terminal buttons release?

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neurotransmitters

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9
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Neurotransmitters crosses synapses into what?

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a second neuron

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10
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Neurotransmitters decides if it fires or not how fast?

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milliseconds

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11
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What carries excitatory or inhibitory messages?

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neurotransmitters

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12
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Neurons combine and calculate messages for an outcome where?

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the cell body

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13
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What are the 3 ways extra neurotransmitters are disposed of? what do they do?

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  1. Auto receptors- detects when enough neurotransmitters are released
  2. Reuptake- neurotransmitters are reabsorbed by presynaptic terminal buttons
  3. Enzyme deactivation- enzymes destroy excess neurotransmitters
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14
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Communication in neurons is what, while communications between neurons are what?

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electrical; chemical

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15
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True or False: The brain uses an electrochemical system.

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True

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16
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Electrical systems are good at what, while chemical systems are good at what?

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transmitting simple info quickly; disseminating complex info

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17
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What are the 2 main branches of the peripheral nervous system?

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autonomic and somatic

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18
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The autonomic system has what 2 divisions?

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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19
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Which system regulates organs and glands involuntarily?

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autonomic

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20
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What system activates the body for action while what system prepares the body for rest?

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sympathetic; parasympathetic

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21
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The somatic system does what?

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Transmits sensory info from organ to brain and motor commands from brain to muscles

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22
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What are the different types of neurons?

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1.Mechanoreceptors- feels pressure on skin
2. Proprioceptors- position of body/muscles
3. Thermoreceptors- external temperature
4. Nociceptors- senses pain

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23
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What system is the body’s hormone system?

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endocrine system

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24
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The pituitary gland is in what system?

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endocrine system

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25
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The master gland is also known as what?

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the pituitary gland

26
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What controls the pituitary gland?

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the hypothalamus

27
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True or False: Hormones are faster and more reaching.

A

False

28
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What are some examples of what the endocrine system regulates?

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sex, eating, sleeping, aggression, socializing, and parenting

29
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The brain evolved from bottom and what?

A

inside out

30
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What areas of the brain control the more complex functions?

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higher and outer

31
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What are the 3 principles of brain function?

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  1. hierarchical organization
  2. Localization of function
  3. distributed processing
32
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What are the 3 parts of the brain?

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Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain

33
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Which part of the brain controls basic life functions?

A

hindbrain

34
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The hindbrain has what 3 anatomical structures?

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Medulla, cerebellum, and pons

35
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Motor skill is controlled by what in the hindbrain?

A

cerebellum

36
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heart rate, circulation, and respiration are controlled by what?

A

medulla

37
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Pons relays information from the cerebellum to the forebrain to regulate what?

A

sleeping and dreaming

38
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Motivation and reward are associated with which part of the brain?

A

Midbrain

39
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what are the 2 parts of the midbrain?

A

tectum and tegmentum

40
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True or False: The Tectum orients a person to their environment.

A

True

41
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True or False: The midbrain controls the complex and emotional function of the brain.

A

False

42
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What is also known as the sensory switchboard of the forebrain?

A

thalamus

43
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what is the only sense that has a direct connection to the cerebral cortex?

A

smell

44
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Who sends sensory information to the cerebral cortex?

A

thalamus

45
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the limbic system is involved in what functions?

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motivation, emotion, learning, and memory

46
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The hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala are in what system?

A

limbic system

47
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What are the 4 F’s the hypothalamus is in charge of?

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fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating

48
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Emotions are involved in what part of the limbic system?

A

amyglada

49
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Short term memories to long term memories are involved in what part of the limbic system?

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hippocampus

50
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What is the term for when each hemisphere in the cerebral cortex controls the opposite side of the body?

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contralateral control

51
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What connects both hemispheres?

A

corpus callosum

52
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How many lobes are in the cerebral cortex?

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4

53
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Which lobe processes the visual information?

A

occipital lobe

54
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Which lobe processes touch and movement?

A

parietal lobe

55
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Which lobe processes abstract thinking, planning, and judgement?

A

frontal lobe

56
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the orbitofrontal cortex deals with what?

A

personality and emotion

57
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Which lobe processes sounds, object, and facial recognition?

A

Temporal lobe

58
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True or False: Boccas area deals with language comprehension.

A

False; language production

59
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Damage to the temporal lobe can lead to what?

A

object agnosia

60
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True or False: Wernicke’s area deals with language comprehension

A

true

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