Biological Psychology

Question 1

Autonomic nervous system

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Division of the PNS that controls glands & muscles of internal organs

Question 2

Peripheral nervous system

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Sensory & motor neurons connect the CNS to the rest of the body

Question 3

Parasympathetic nervous system

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Division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body

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Occipital lobes

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Back of the head

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Corpus callosum

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Neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres & carrying messages between them

Question 6

MRI

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Use of magnetic fields & radio waves to produce computer generated images

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Wernicke’s Area

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Language reception; left temporal lobe

Question 8

PET

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A visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task

Question 9

cerebellum

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Processes sensory input & coordinating movement output & balance

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neuron

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A nerve cell

Question 11

amygdala

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Component of the limbic system linked to emotion

Question 12

endorphins

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Opiate like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure

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Frontal lobes

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The portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead

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electroencephalogram

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Amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain�s surface

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Motor cortex

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Rear of frontal lobes

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Neural networks

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Interconnected neural cells

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Parietal lobes

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Top of the head towards the rear

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myelin

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Layer of fatty tissue segment ally encasing the fibers of many neurons

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Sensory neurons

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Neurons that carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the CNS

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Somatic nervous system

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The division of the PNS that controls the body�s skeletal muscles

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brainstem

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Responsible for automatic survival functions

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synapse

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Junction between axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite of the receiving neuron

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Glial cells

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Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish and protect neurons

Question 24

Biological psychology

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A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology & behavior

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Split brain

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Two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers

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Adrenal glands

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Glands that release epinephrine & norepinephrine

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Action potential

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Brief electrical charge that travels down the axon

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Association areas

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Areas not involved in primary motor or sensory functions

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lesion

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Tissue destruction

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hypothalamus

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Directs several maintenance activities, governs endocrine system via pituitary gland & is linking to emotion

Question 31

medulla

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Base of the brainstem

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Pituitary gland

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Regulates growth & controls other endocrine glands

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cerebral

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Interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres

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Reticular formation

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A nerve network in the brainstem

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plasticity

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Brain�s capacity for modification

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Motor neurons

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Neurons that carry outgoing information from the CNS to the muscles & glands

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Temporal lobes

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Above the ears

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acetylcholine

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A neurotransmitter that enables learning & memory & triggers muscle contraction

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Endocrine system

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The body�s chemical communication

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body in stressful situations

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neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers that traverse the gap

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axon

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Extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers

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threshold

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The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

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aphasia

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Impairment of language

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dendrite

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Branching extensions of a neuron that receives messages

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Limbic system

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Associated with emotions such as fear, aggression & drives for sex

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nerves

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Neural �cables� containing many axons

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reflex

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A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus

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interneurons

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CNS neurons that internally communicate and intervene between the sensory & motor neurons

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Sensory cortex

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Front of the partial lobes

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hormones

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Chemical messengers produced in one tissue that affect another

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Nervous system

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The body�s electrochemical communication network

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thalamus

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Directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex & transmits replies to the cerebellum & medulla

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Central nervous system

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The brain and the spinal chord

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Broca's Area

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Controls language expression; frontal lobe: left hemisphere

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fMRI

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A technique for revealing blood flow