Biology Blockbusters

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D

Back 1

this neurotransmitter is associated with rewards

dopamine

Front 2

A (Hard)

Back 2

this section of the brain is subdivided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches

autonomic nervous system

Front 3

R

Back 3

these are on the post synaptic dendrite and are stimulated by neurotransmitters

receptors

Front 4

M

Back 4

this adrenal gland is responsible for initial fight or flight mechanisms

medulla

Front 5

E

Back 5

the body can no longer maintain normal functioning

exhaustion

Front 6

F

Back 6

responsible for fine motor skills

frontal lobe

Front 7

B

Back 7

these can be explained in terms of structure of the brain and neurotransmitters

Front 8

H

Back 8

boys have testosterone, girls have oestrogen

Front 9

H

Back 9

triggers the production of adrenaline from adrenal glands

hypothalamus

Front 10

P (Hard)

Back 10

this gland precipitates the release of cortisol by releasing ACTH

pituitary

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T

Back 11

method poularised by Walter Freeman in the USA

transorbital

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R

Back 12

cosgrove and __________ reported that cingulotomy was less effective in 56% of OCD patients

Front 13

O

Back 13

we can say the biological approach is this because it uses observeable and quantifiable evidence

objective

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M

Back 14

uses a field that causes the atoms of the brain to change alignment

MRI

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G

Back 15

this neurotransmitter decreases anxiety

GABA

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S

Back 16

prefrontal lobotomies were less successful on these patients

schizophrenics

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N

Back 17

where you only focus if you consider just biology

nature

Front 18

C

Back 18

uses a series of x-rays

CAT scans

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I

Back 19

because the biological approach is nomothetic, it tends to ignore these differences

individual differences

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A

Back 20

one component you should include in nearly explanation on the exam

assumptions