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Week 9 Flashcards

1
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Endocrine cells

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secretes hormones into blood

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2
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Nerve and endocrine cells - interaction

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work together to ensure proper functioning of body system

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Nerve and endocrine cells - communication

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most intercellular communication takes place by chemical signals that travel to another cell

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4
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Target cell

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cell that signal molecules bind to in order to trigger response

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5
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Nerve control

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fast and quick

impulses are delivered to highly defined target cells

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6
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Endocrine control

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slow and last a long time in the blood, can alter gene transcription
broadcast to all cells potentially

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7
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Nervous system functions

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controls movement of skeletal muscles

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8
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Endocrine system function

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controls prolonged activities

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9
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Paracrines

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chemicals secreted by one cell that affects neighbouring cells

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10
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Autocrines

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chemicals that are secreted into intercellular fluids that diffuse to receptors on very same cell

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11
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Hormones

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carried throughout the body by blood circulation

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12
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Neurotransmitters

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move across the synaptic cleft, secretion may be controlled by impulses that originated far from release site

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13
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Pheromones

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released into environment and affect other individuals

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14
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Exocrine glands

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secrete substances into a duct or body cavity

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15
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Endocrine cells

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secrete substances into blood

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16
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Hormone

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chemical substance, secreted into blood by endocrine cells that regulate the function of other cells
act at very low blood concentrations

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17
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Neurosecretory cells

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resemble neurons
propagate action potentials
cell bodies are in CNS
direct interface between nervous and endocrine system

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18
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Nonneural endocrine cells

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stimulated to secrete hormones by other hormones

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19
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Peptide and protein hormones

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water soluble and easily transported in blood
packages in vesicles and released to blood by exocytosis
cant cross cell membrane

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20
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Steriod hormones

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synthesised from cholestrol lipid soluble, bound to carrier proteins in blood

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21
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Amine hormones

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modified amino acids

may be lipid soluble or water soluble `

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22
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Hormone binding - on target cell surface

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binds to part of the receptor protein outside membrane

many receptors are G protein linked

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23
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G protein linked receptors

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initiate second messenger signaling cascades inside target cell

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24
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Hormone binding - inside target cell

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lipid soluble hormones can diffuse through cell membrane

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25
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Negative and positive feedback effect on receptor proteins

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can influence number of receptor protein per cell

negative feedback stabilizes concentration of hormones

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26
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Hormones - different cells

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can have different effects

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27
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Peptide hormones - timing

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synthesised prior to use and stored, can be released quickly

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28
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Steroid hormones - timing

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usually synthesised on demand, initiation of secretion is slow

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29
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How hormones are removed from blood

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liver and kidneys can degrade hormones enzymatically, or hormones are excreted

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30
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Peripheral activation

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hormones are converted to more active forms after they are secreted

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31
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Pituitary gland

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master gland

secretes hormones that control other glands

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32
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Posterior pituitary

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extension of brain, hormones are synthesised and secreted by brain neurosecretory cells

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33
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Hypothalamus hormones

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antiduirectic

oxytocin

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34
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antidiurectic hormone

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controls water excretion of kidney

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35
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oxytocin

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stimulates uterine contractions during birth and milk flow

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36
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Anterior pituitary - cells

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hormones are synthesised by nonneural endocrine cells

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37
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Tropic hormones

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tropins that control other endocrine glands

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38
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Adrenocorticotropin

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controls adrenal cortex

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39
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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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controls thyroid gland

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40
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LH and FSH

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control gonads

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41
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Anterior pituitary hormones

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Adrenocorticotropin 
Thyriod stimulating 
Lh
FSH
Growth hormone
prolactin
melanocyte stimulating
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42
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Growth Hormone

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promotes growth

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43
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Melanocyte stimulating hormone

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changes skin colour cells in amphibians

44
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Hypothalamo - hypophysial portal system

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controls that secretion of anterior pituitary hormones

45
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Neurosecretory cells in hypothalamus

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secrete hormones into blood capillaries in hypothalamus

46
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Neurohormones from hypothalamus

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releasing hormones

inhibiting hormones

47
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Negative feedback control

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concentration of hormones secreted by target glands provides information to hypothlamus to increase or decrease production of hormones

48
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Neurons

A

excitable cells that generate and transmit electrical signals
make contact with target cells

49
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Cell membrane polarity

A

electrical

outside is more positive than inside

50
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Action potential

A

electrical signals

state of reversed polarity

51
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Synapse

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cell to cell contact point specialised for signal transmission

52
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dendrites

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carry signal to cell body

53
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cell body

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contains nucleus and organelles

54
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axon

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conducts action potentials away from cell body

55
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Presynaptic axon terminals

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make contact with other

56
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Glial cells

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not excitable
help orient neurons toward their target cells
provide metabolic support for neurons
regulate composition of extracellular fluids and perform immune function
assists signal transmission across synapse

57
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Oligodendrocytes

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glia that insulate axons in brain and spinal cord

58
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Schwann cells

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insulate axons in nerves outside brain and spinal

59
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myelin

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nonconductive sheath

60
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white matter

A

myelin coated axons

61
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grey matter

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areas of cell bodies

62
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Current

A

flow of electric charges from place to place

current is based on flow of ions

63
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Voltage

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exists if positive charges are concentrated in one place and negative charges are concentrated in different place

64
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Membrane potential

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voltage across membrane

can change rapidly

65
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Resting potential

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-60 mV
negative means that inside cell is electrically negative relative to outside
potassium channels are open

66
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Sodium potassium pump

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uses energy from ATP to move 3 Na ions to outside and 2 K to inside

67
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Action potential

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rapid large change in membrane potential that reverse membrane polarity
only travels in one direction

68
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Refractory period

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after action potential, Na channels cannot open again for a brief period of time
cant depolarise

69
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Nodes of Ranvier

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gaps where axon is not covered by myelin

70
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Chemical synapse

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narrow space between cells that an action cannot cross

71
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Electrical synapse

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cells are joined by gap junctions where cytoplasm is continuous; signal cross with no delay

72
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Neuromuscular junctions

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chemical synapses between motor neurons and skeletal muscle cells

73
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Neurotransmitter types

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amino acids
biogenic amines
peptides

74
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Centralisation

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integrating neurons clustered together in centralised organs

75
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Cephalisation

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major integrating areas became concentrated towards anterior end of animal

76
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CNS

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brain and spinal cord
composed of mostly neurons and glial cells
interact with sensors and effectors

77
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Effectors

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cells and tissues that perform actions to carry out orders

78
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PNS

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neurons outside CNS

brings sensory information from sense organs to CNS and carry orders from CNS to effectors

79
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Interneurons

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neurons confined to CNS

80
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Sensory neurons

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sensory receptor cells or neurons that carry signals from sensory cells to CNS

81
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Efferent neurons

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convey signals from the CNS to muscles or other effectors

82
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Motor Neurons

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carry signals to skeletal muscles

83
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Autonomic nervous system

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controls effectors other than skeletal muscles

84
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Vertebrate ANS divisions

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enteric
sympathetic
parasympathetic

85
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Enteric division

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nerve cells internal to gut wall

86
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Sympathetic

A

fight or flight

87
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parasympathetic

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rest and digests

88
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ganglion

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axons of preganglionic neurons synapse on second neuron outside the CNS in collection of nerve cell bodies

89
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Sympathetic neurontransmitter

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postganglionic - norepinephrine

preganglionic - acetylcholine

90
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Parasympathetic neurontransmitter

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preganglionic and postganglionic - acetylcholine

91
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Spinal reflex

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afferent information converts to efferent activity without going through the brain

92
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Cerebral cortex

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outer most layer of cerebral hemisphere

93
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Testosterone

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steroid excreted by testes and ovaries

levels correlated with aggression and territorality

94
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Oestrogen

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main female hormone
controls menstruation and cycle
parental behaviour

95
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Oxytocin

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immediately prior to birth
stimulates uterus to contract
elicits maternal behaviour

96
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corticosteriods

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steroids produced by adrenal cortex
involved in stress response, immune reaction
rapid expression

97
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Forebrain

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ceberal cortex
cerebrum
thalamus
hypothalamus

98
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Midbrain

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tectum and tegmentum

99
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Hindbrain

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pons
medulla oblongata
cerebellum

100
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frontal lobe

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movement and planning

101
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parietal lobe

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sensory input

102
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temporal lobe

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language and memory

103
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Occipital lobe

104
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Left hemisphere

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linear thinking mode

105
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Right hemisphere

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holistic thinking mode

Biological Systems (12 decks)

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