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Chapter 3 Flashcards

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neurons

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individual cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate and transmit information

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soma

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cell body of neuron, contains the cell nucleus and much of the chemical machinery common to most cells

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dendrite

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parts of the neuron that are specialized to receive information

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axon

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a long, thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to other neurons or to muscles and glands, wrapped in cells of myelin

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myelin sheath

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insulates some axons and speeds up transmission

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terminal buttons

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small knobs that secrete neurotransmitters

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synapse

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a junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to another

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glia

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glue that provides support to neurons, small but outnumber neurons 10:1, 50% of brain’s volume, some can send signals and may contribute to memory

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Hodgkin and Huxley

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studied squid, learned that neural impulse is a complex electrochemical reaction, positive sodium and potassium against negative chloride

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resting potential

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a neuron’s stable, negative charge when the cell is inactive, -70 millivolts

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action potential

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brief shift in a neuron’s electrical charge that travels along an axon

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absolute refractory period

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minimum length of time after an action potential during which another action potential cannot begin

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals that transmit information from one neuron to another

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postsynaptic potential (PSP)

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a voltage change at a receptor site on a postsynaptic cell membrane

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15
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number of synapses…

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decreases after age 1

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16
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acetylcholine

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Released by motor neurons controlling skeletal muscle, regulation of attention, arousal and memory, Alzheimer’s

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Dopamine

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Control of voluntary movement, Cocaine elevates, Parkinsonism Schizophrenia and addiction

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Norepinephrine

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Mood and arousal, cocaine elevates, depression

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Serotonin

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Regulates sleep and wakefulness, deppression OCD and eating disorders

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GADA

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inhibitory transmitter, regulates anxiety and sleep/arousel, valium, Anxiety disorders

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Glutamene

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Excitatory transmitter, learning and memory, Schizophrenia

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22
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Endorphins

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Opiate drugs, pain relief and response to stress, eating behavior

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agonist

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mimics action of neurotransmitter

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antagonist

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opposes action of neurotransmitter

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monoamines

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dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin

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peripheral nervous system

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all nerves (bundles of axons) that lie outside the brain and spinal cord

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somatic nervous system

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nerves that connect to voluntary skeletal muscles and sensory receptors

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afferent nerve fibers

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carry information to central nervous system

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efferent nerve fibers

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carry information outward

30
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autonomic nerve system

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nerves that connect the heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles and glands

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sympathetic division

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part of autonomic, mobilizes resources for emergencies

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parasympathetic

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part of autonomic, conserves resources

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central nervous system (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord

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electroencephalograph (EEG)

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device that monitors electrical activity of the brain over time using recording electrodes attached to the scalp

35
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lesioning

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destroying a part of the brain

36
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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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allows scientists to temporarily enhance or depress activity in a specific area of the brain, non-invasive but can’t study deep in brain

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PET, CT and MRI scans

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CT shows structure, PET shows function and neurotransmitters, MRI better shows structure

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male vs. female arousal

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men are more stimulated visually than women

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hindbrain

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cerebellum, medulla, pons

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forebrain

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thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system and cerebrum

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cerebrum

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largest part of brain, sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness and voluntary movement

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corpus callosum

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bridge of fibers passing information between hemispheres of brain

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thalamus

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handles incoming and outgoing signals

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cerebellum

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coordinates fine muscle movement, balance

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reticular formation

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carry stimulation for sleep and arousal through brainstem

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spinal cord

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simple reflexes, transmits info between brain and body

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medulla

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unconscious functions

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pons

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sleep and arousal

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hippocampus

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learning and memory, limbic system

50
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pituitary gland

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regulates other glands

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hypothalamus

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hunger, thirst, temperature control, basic needs

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limbic system

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a loosely connected network of structures located along border between cerebral cortex and deeper subcortical areas

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cerebral cortex

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folded outer layer of the cerebrum

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mirror neurons

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activated by performing an action or by seeing another monkey or person perform the same action

55
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occipital lobe

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visual processing

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parietal lobe

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sense of touch

57
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temporal lobe

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auditory processing

58
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frontal lobe

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movement of muscles

59
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neurogenesis

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formation of new neurons

60
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split-brain surgery

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corpus callosum cut,

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left hemisphere

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right hand, speach

62
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right hemisphere

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left hand, puzzles, recognition

63
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perceptual asymmetries

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left-right imbalances between the cerebral hemispheres in the speed of visual or auditory processing

64
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family studies

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researchers assess the hereditary influence by examining blood relatives to see how much they resemble one another on a specific trait

65
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epigenetics

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study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve modifications to DNA sequence

66
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ocytocin

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regulates reproductive behaviors, hormone from pituitary

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