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By: Charlotte Alcock
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Definitions
Fiber,
Afferent,
Association cortex
25  cards
sleep
Cicardian rhythm,
What measures brain activity,
What regulates timing of sleep
9  cards
Diseases of the brain
Parkinsons symptoms,
Parkinson pathology,
Difference between direct and ind...
13  cards
Excitable cell
Forces that control ion movement,
How much current depends on,
Conductance measured in
12  cards
chemical synapse
Synapse,
Neuromuscular junctions,
Types of synapse
12  cards
Neurotransmitters
A nt must be,
Amin and aa nt are,
Peptide nt are
15  cards
neurotransmitters 2
Ach metabolism,
Ach degradation,
Interfering with ach lifecycle
13  cards
The brain
Spina bifida,
Anencephaly,
Dorsal and ventral roots
20  cards
motor control
Lower motor neurones,
Motor pool,
Upper motor neurones of the motor...
17  cards
pain
Specificity theory,
Convergence theory,
A delta fibres
9  cards
reflexes
Reflex,
Patella reflex,
Reciprocal inhibition
9  cards
somatosensory
Meissner or tactile corpuscles,
Pacinian or lamellated corpuscles,
Ruffini corpuscles
14  cards
senesory receptors
3 steps all senses must have,
Senesory transduction,
Exteroceptors
8  cards
the eye
Electromagnetic radiation readings,
Refraction,
3 ways light rays interact
18  cards
the retina
Lamina organisation of the retina,
Ganglion cells,
Bipolar cells
9  cards
taste and smell
The 5 tastes and type of receptors,
Lingual papillae and types,
Taste organs
9  cards
the ear
Sound frequency,
Intensity or amplitude meaning,
Human hearing range
13  cards
eating
Anabolism,
Catabolism,
Lesions on the hypothalamus
5  cards
cells in neuro
Macroglia,
Microglia,
Ependymal
8  cards
development
3 months,
7 months,
9 months
10  cards
memory
Engram,
Procedural memory,
Declarative memory
11  cards
sexual behaviour
Male,
Female,
Area responsible for sexual behav...
6  cards

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