Biological Basis Of Behavior

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What are the sensory nerves?

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The ones that perceive sensations

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What are the motor nerves?

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The ones that react towards the sensantion perceived (reaction to the perception)

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What is the function of the CNS?

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It interprets and stores information. Issues orders to muscles and glands.

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What is the CNS made up of?

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Brain and spinal cord

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Function of the Peripheral NS

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Indicates you how to act and it takes the inforation received to the CNS

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What is the PNS Somatic?

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is the voluntaty movements that you do. [If you want to open a can, then the pns somatic will realize the action]

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What is the PNS Autonomic?

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Is the involuntary action done by our body such as blinking, breathing, pumping blood, etc.

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Divisions of the Autonomic PNS

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Sympathetic NS and Parasympathetic NS

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What is the sympathetic NS?

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The ns that increases the output of energy during stress and emotion [arouses the body] [fight or flight]

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What is the parasympathetic NS?

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The ns that relaxes the body and conserves energy [calms after arousal]

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Parts of a neuron

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-dendrites

-axon

-myelin sheath

-synaptic cleft

-axon terminal

-cell body

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Function of the Dendrites

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Receives information from other neurons and transmits it to the cell body

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Function of the axon

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Transmits neural signals from the cell body to the terminal endings

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What is the myelin sheath?

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Is a protein that surrounds the axon and facilitates conduction of electrical impulses.

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What is the cell body (neurons) ame up of?

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Is made up of synaptic information that is then transmitted to other cells.

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What is the nucleus (neurons)?

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The one that contains genetic material in chromosomes

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What are the axon terminals?

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Where the chemical from one neuron is converted into another chemical that is transmitted to a dif. neuron

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What can the axon terminal lie near?

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Dendrites of neighboring neurons

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What are neurotransmitters?

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Chem. subtance released from one neuron that alters the activity of the receiving neuron.

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How do neurotransmitters function?

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They allow signals to pass across the synapse from axon to dendrite.

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What is a synapse?

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Junction between two neurons where transmission of a nerve impulse take place.

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In how many parts is the brain divided and what are their names?

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In two: left and right hemisphere.

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Cerebral cortex's lobes' names

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Frontal lobe

Temporal Lobe

Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

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What is the function of the brain stem? and its parts

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It helps with basic life functions such as heartbeat, breathing blood pressuting etc.

[Made up of medulla, midbrain and pons]

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Function of the Cerebellum

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Helps with balance, posture and coordination.

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Thalamus's function

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Controls incoming and outgoing signals

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Whta is the function of the Hypothalamus?

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Set of glands that control hormonal processes.

[Regulates mood, thirst, hunger, temp, etc]

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Function of the Pituitary gland

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Endrocine gland that regulates other endrocine glands and releases hormones

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What is the cerebrum for?

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Is the largest part of the brain and in charge of most cognitive processes

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What is the Hypocampus for?

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Used for learning memory, helps analyzaze. [converts temp. memories into permanent ones]

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Function of the Amygdala

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Involved in arousal and stimulation of emotion. [Helps to store memory in dif. senses]

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What is the cerebral cortex?

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Thin layers of cell covering the cerebrum; responsible for thinking metal functions. [sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciueness, etc]

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What is the corpus callosum?

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Bridge of nerve fibers that connect the two hemispheres.

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What is the medulla?

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Structure in the brain stem responsible for certain autonomic pns function such as heart beating, breathinf, circulation, etc.

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Function fo the FRONTAL LOBE

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Controls creative thought, problem solving, behavior, attention, smell, personality among others.

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Function of the TEMPORAL LOBE

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Controls visual and auditory memories.

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Funtion of the PARIETAL LOBE

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Focuses on comprehension, language, reading.

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Function of the OCCIPITAL LOBE

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Helps to control vision.

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What is the Electroencephalogram for (EEC)?

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To record neural activity detected by electrodes

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What is lateralization?

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Specialization of the two hemispheres for part. operations [left hand/right leg; right hand/left leg (crawling)]

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What is MELATONIN?

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Hormone involved in regulation of daily biological rythyms.

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What is the PET SCAN?

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Method for analyzing biochem activity by injecting a radioactive element.

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What is the cerebral hemisphere?

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The two halves of the cerebrum

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What is a MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE (MRI) ?

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Method for studying body and brain using ganteic fields and special radio receivers.

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What are endorhins?

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Chem. subtances released for pain reduction, pleasure and memory.

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What are hormones?

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Chem sub secreted by glands that affect other glands

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What are adrenal hormones?

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Hormones produced byt he adrenal glands, involved in stress and emotion

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What is Neuropsychology?

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Field of psych concerced with the neural and biochem bases of behavior and mental health

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What are endocrine glands?

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Internal organs that produce hormones and release them into the bloodstream