Ch 1 Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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Dualism

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Mind Separate from body

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2
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Material Monist

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Brain Causes Mind (Most Scientists Today)

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3
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Pineal Gland

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Only One
Secretes Hormones
Descartes thought thats where mind and body connected

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4
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Phrenology

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Franz Joseph Gall
Feeling lumps of head for mental faculties
First to say different parts of brain for diff abilities

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5
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Animal Electricity

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Luigi Galvani
Frankenstein
Movement thru electricity
Electricity from ATP

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6
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Neuron

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10 Parts
Dendrites, Cell Body, Receptor Sites, Axon Hillick, Axon, Nodes of Ronvier, Myelin, Synaptic Terminals, Presynaptic Neuron, Neuro Transmitter

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7
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Dendrites

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Receive chemicals (neurotransmitter)
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8
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Cell Body (Soma)

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Water and nutrients processed

DNA Location

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9
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Receptor Sites

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Different shapes that receive certain chemicals

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10
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Axon Hillick

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“trigger on a gun”
can only fire if it gets a lot of electricity
“all or none principle”

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11
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Axon

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Wire that sends charge
not smooth
charge jumps

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12
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Nodes of Ronvier

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In axon for electrical jumps

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13
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Myelin

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Coating for cover of axon

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14
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Synaptic Terminals

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End of the line

sends charge to symastic vesicles

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15
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Presynaptic Neuron

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receives neurotransmitters

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16
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Neurotransmitters

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Acitylcholine
Norepenephrine
Dopamine
Serotonin

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17
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How do Drugs Work?

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Mimic neurotransmitter to make neuron fire

block other transmitters

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18
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Resting Potential

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small negative charge when not being fired
Lot of Potassium on inside and Sodium out
Flips when fired

19
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Ion Gates

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Only allows Sodium and Potassium
Flips them when neuron fired
Temporarily turn neuron +

20
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Action Potential

21
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Threshold Potential

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before action potential

22
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Refractory Period

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can fire Potassium and Sodium switching and setting again for another fire

23
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Glial Cells

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1/2 of brain
4 Types
Actrocyte
Oligodendrocyte
Microglia
Ependymal Cells
24
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Actrocyte

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attached to vascular tissue
largest amt of g cells
nutrients for neurons
scaffolding for brain

25
Oligrodendrocyte
make myelin scheath
26
Microglia
Brain immune system
27
Ependymal Cells
Lining of Ventricles | "Packing Peanuts"
28
Hypothalmus
Motivation
29
Central Nervous Stem
Brain and Spinal Cord
30
Cerebellum
coordinating smooth motor movements
31
Superior Colliculis
Mid Brain | Track Movements
32
Thalmus
Relay for senses
33
Reticular Activating System
changes levels of arousal | helps sleep
34
Limbic System
Emotional Processor
35
Amygdala
fear
36
Hippocampus
encoding episodic memories | fearful memories
37
Fornix
Basic emotional Processing | connected to basil ganglia
38
Cingulate Gyrus
Attention
39
Cerebral Cortex
Formal Thought | 4 areas F Lobe Sylvian fissure parital lob occipital lobe temporal
40
Frontal Lobe
executive planning | regulate emotion
41
Parietal Cortex
Touch, pressure, pain
42
Occipital Lobe
Vision
43
Temporal
Hearing and long-term memory