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Sensory neurons?

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Afferent neurons-[ASCEND to brain]-> transmit sensory information from receptors to the spinal cord and brain

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Motor neurons?

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Efferent neurons-[EXIT the spinal cord]-> transmit information from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

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Interneurons

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found between other neurons and are the most numerous of the three types of neurons

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Reflex arcs

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neural circuits, path taken by the nerve impulse from the stimulus to sensory neuron to motor neuron to reflex muscle movement

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Central Nervous System

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brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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nerve tissue and fibers outside the brain and spinal cord

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somatic nervous system

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sensory and motor neurons distributed throughout the skin, joints, and muscles

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autonomic nervous system

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regulates heartbeat, respiration, digestion, and glandular secretions (INDEPENDENT OF CONSCIOUS CONTROL); made of parasympathetic and sympathetic NS

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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rest and digest; conserves energy, manages digestion, constrict pupils, stimulates flow of saliva, constricts bronchi, slows heartbeat, stimulates peristalsis and secretion, stimulates bile release, contracts bladder,

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Sympathetic nervous system

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fight or flight; increases HR, redistributes blood to muscles of locomotion, increases blood glucose concentration, relaxes the bronchi, decreases digestion and peristalsis, dilates the eyes to maximize light intake, releases epinephrine into the blood stream, secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline

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Brain is covered with a thick sheath of connective tissues called

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meninges

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Three layers of meninges?

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Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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Hindbrain +midbrain form the….?

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brainstem (more primitive region of the brain)

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What is the limbic system?

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part of the forebrain, a group of neural structures primarily associated with emotion and memory, aggression, fear, pleasure, and pain

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Cerebral cortex?

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Complex perceptual, cognitive, and behavioral processes; Outer covering of the cerebral hemisphere, associated with language processing, problem solving, impulse control, long term planning

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Parts of the forebrain

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cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus

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Parts of the midbrain

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Inferiori and superior colliculi (sensorimotor reflexes)

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Parts of the hindbrain

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cerebellum (refined motor movements), medulla oblongata (vital functioning-breathing, digestion), reticular formation (arousal and alertness)

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Basal ganglia?

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movement

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Thalamus?

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sensory relay station

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Hypothalamus?

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Hunger and thirst, emotion; four Fs (feeding, fighting, flighting, fucking)

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Hindbrain

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balance, motor coordination, breathing, digestion, , and general arousal like sleeping and waking–> medulla oblongata is lower brain structure (HR, breathing, BP); pons lies above it; cerebellum is above pons, helps with posture

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Midbrain?

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associated with involuntary reflex responses triggered by visual or auditory stimuli; superior colliculus receives visual sensory input inferior colliculus receives sensory information from the auditory system

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Forebrain

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complex perceptual, cognitive, and behavioral processes, emotion and memory

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Lateral hypothalamus
lacks hunger if it is destroyed, hunger center, can tell if body needs more food or fluids; when this is destroyed in rats, they refuse to eat and drink
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Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
satiety center, signals to body to stop eating, bread lesion here will lead to obesity
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anterior hypothalamus
controls sexual behavior, when stimulated, rats will mount anything
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Posterior pituitary
releases ADH (vasopressin) and oxytocin
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Pineal gland
releases melatonin, regulates circadian rhythms
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basal ganglia
coordinates muscle movement as they receive information from the cortex and relay this information (destruction of basal ganglia can lead to Parkinson's)
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septal nuclei
pleasure center of brain, linked to addiction
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amygdala
plays a role in defensive and aggressive behaviors, including fear and rage
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hippocampus
plays a vital role in learning and memory processes; helps consolidate information to form long term memories
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anterograde amnesia
not being able to establish new long-term memories, can't learn new information
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retrograde amnesia
memory loss of events that transpired before the brain injury
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frontal lobe
executive functioning , prefrontal cortex; association area (area that integrates input from diverse brain regions); Broca's area (on left region)
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temporal lobe
hearing; auditory cortex, primary site of most sound processing; Wernicke's area, associated with language reception and comprehension
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parietal lobe
touch, temp, pain, primary somatosensory cortex (located on the postcentral gyrus)
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occipital lobe
vision, has visual cortex, also known as the striate cortex
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Wernicke's area
associate with language reception and comprehension
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Ipsilaterally
hearing, cerebral hemisphere communicate with the same side of the body
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Contralaterally
in most cases, one side of the brain communicates with the opposite side of the body; left side of brain controls movement on the right side of the body
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Cerebellum?
Coordinated movement
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Inferior and superior colliculi
sensorimotor reflexes
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limbic system?
emotion and memory
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reticular formation?
arousal and alertness
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dominant hemisphere
usually left, primarily analytic in function, makes it well suited for managing details (language production (broca's area) and language comprehension (wernicke's area) are primarily driven by dominant hemisphere
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non-dominant hemisphere
associated with intuition, creativity, music cognition, and spatial processing
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Acetylcholine
neurotransmitter in central and peripheral nervous system; loss of cholinergic neurons in hippocampus associated with Alzheimer's disease,
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Catecholamines
epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine
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Epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
involved in alertness and wakefulness; promote fight or flight; low levels of norepinephrine are associated with depression; high levels are associated with anxiety and mania
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Dopamine
role in movement and posture; found in basal ganglia, helps smooth movement and maintain stability; too much can exist in cases of schizophrenia; not enough can exist in Parkinson's disease
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Serotonin
plays a role in depression; too much can cause manic states
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GABA
stabilizes neural activity in the brain (similar to glycine)
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Glycine
inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS, increases chloride influx into the neuron
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Glutamate
excitatory neurotransmitter in CNS
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adrenal glands
adrenal medulla (releases epinephrine and norephinerine) & adrenal cortex (makes corticosteroids)
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adrenal medulla
releases epinephrine and norepinephrine
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adrenal cortex
makes corticosteroids, cortisol; sex hormones (testosterone and estrogen)
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innate behavior
result of evolution, genetically programmed
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learned behavior
based on experience and environment
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adaptive value
extent to which a trait or behavior positively benefits a species by influencing the evolutionary fitness of the species
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neuralation
ectoderm overlying the notochord begins to furrow
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alar plate
differentiates into sensory neurons
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basal plate
differentiates into motor neurons
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reflex
behavior that occurs in response to a given stimulus without higher cognitive input
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rooting reflex
automatic turning fo the head in a direction of stimulus that touches the cheek
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Moro reflex
infants abruptly move heads by flinging out their arms
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Babinksi reflex
causes toes to spread apart automatically when the sole of the foot is stimulated
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stranger anxiety
fear and apprehension of unfamiliar individuals
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separation anxiety
fear of being separated from the parental figure
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parallel play
when children will play alongside each other without influencing each other's behavior

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