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Human Body Systems Flashcards

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Atherosclerosis

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Most common cause of heart disease; characterized by buildup of plaque in the arterial walls that disrupt proper blood flow

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How can psychologists measure activity in the following systems: Nervous; Endocrine; Cardiovascular

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Nervous: fMRI, electroencephalogram
Endocrine: blood tests
Cardiovascular: electrocardiogram, pulse, blood pressure

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 4th leading cause of death in America. Includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis

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GERD

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Gastrointestinal reflux disease; occurs due to changes in the barrier between the stomach and the esophagus

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and small intestine

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Peptic ulcer

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An open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver

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The severity of an infection depends on…

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The number of invaders, the virulence of the invader, and the body’s level of defenses

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Lymphoma

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Tumors in the lymphatic system (spleen, ducts and nodes)

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Autoimmune diseases

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Immune system attacks body’s own tissue

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Lupus

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Autoimmune disorder that attacks the body’s tissues. Causes pain, heat, redness, and swelling. Can be life-threatening if it attacks the connective tissue of the body’s internal organs

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Hindbrain

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“Old brain;” Develops first; includes the medulla, pons, cerebellum

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Medulla

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Heart rate, breathing, blood pressure

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Pons

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Regulates sleeping and waking cycle, also helps with respiration

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Cerebellum

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Basic motor coordination

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Midbrain

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Relay system; Includes the reticular formation

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Reticular formation

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Transmits info, involved in sleep and alertness. Responsible for Highway Hypnosis

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Forebrain

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“New brain;” Includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, and limbic system

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Thalamus

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The gateway to the cortex. Performs recognition of sensory stimuli and determines what is passed up for higher processing

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Hypothalamus

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The four F’s: fight, flight, food, fornification. Also releases certain hormones

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Cerebral cortex

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Higher level thinking, conciousness

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Limbic System

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Includes hippocampus and amygdala, and has connections that help solidify emotioanlly-driven memories

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Sociopaths have dysfunction in which brain structure?

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Limbic system (specifically amygdala)

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Neurotransmitters of the sympathetic NS

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Catecholamines: epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Parkinson’s

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Degeration of basal ganglia; decreased motor coordination and onset of shaking; not fatal

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Cerebral palsy

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Causes: brain damagme due to oxygen deprivation at birth or due to severe trauma in older childhood. Symptoms: muscle stiffness and spasticity, weak limbs, random uncontrollable movements, delayed milestones

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Multiple sclerosis

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Non-fatal disease, although it can lead to paralysis, blindness, and mental deterioration. Best treated when identified early. Symptoms: numbness, loss of coordination, speech difficulties, dragging feet, extreme fatigue

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Huntington’s

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Fatal disease characterized by death of brain tissue in patches. Hereditary with onset often in middle age. Symptoms: involuntary muscle spasms, loss of motor abilities, personality changes, other mental deterioration events

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Polio

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Viral transmission disease. Attacks spinal nerves and destroys the cell bodies or motor neurons, so impulses are distrupted

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Paraplegia

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Results from injury to lower portion of spinal cord

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Quadriplegia

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Results from damage to upper portion of spinal cord

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Dementia

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Serious loss of cognitive ability beyond the expectation associated with normal aging. Most common form is Alzheimer’s (60-70%).

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Vascular dementia

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Cognitive decline caused by repeated oxygen deprivation in the brain (e.g. repeated strokes)

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Oxytocin

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“Hugging Hormone;” gets released from the posterior pituitary during labor. Causes lactation and is involved in social affiliation

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Anterior pituitary

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Secretes hormones responsible for growth: somatotropic, gonadotropic, thyrotropic , adenocorticotropic)

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Main regulator of the endocrine system

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Pituitary gland

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Main disorder of the endocrine system

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Diabetes

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