Biopsychology Key Terms Flashcards
(43 cards)
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Adrenaline
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Governs the brains involuntary activities, like your heartbeat.
It is self-regulating.
It is divided into the sympathetic branch (fight or flight) and the parasympathetic branch (rest and digest)
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Axon
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Biological Structure
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Brain
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The part of the central nervous system that is responsible for coordinating sensitisation, intellectual and nervous activity.
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Cell Body
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Central Nervous System
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Comprises the brain and spinal cord. It receives information from the senses and controls the bodies responses.
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Chromosomes
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Concordance Rates
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Dendrites
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Dizygotic Twins
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DNA
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Endocrine Glands
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Endocrine System
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Evolution
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Excitation
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Fight or Flight Response
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Genes
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Genotype
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Gland
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Hormone
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Inhibition
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Monozygotic Twins
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Motor Neurones
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Myelin Sheath
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Negative Feedback
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Neurochemistry
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Neurotransmitter
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Nodes of Ranvier
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Peripheral Nervous System
The part of the nervous system that is outside the brain and the spinal cord.
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Phenotype
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Pituitary Gland
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Post Synaptic Neuron
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Relay Neurones
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Sensory Neurones
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Somatic Nervous System
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Sympathomedullary Pathway
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Synaptic Gap
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Synaptic Transmission
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Synaptic Vesicle
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Target Cells
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Terminal Buttons
