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Franz Gall proposed that _______ could reveal a person’s mental abilities and character traits |
Phrenology |
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What do phrenology and biological psychology have in common? |
They share a focus on the links between the brain and behaviour. Phrenology faded because it had no scientific basis — skill bumps don’t reveal mental traits and abilities |
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Plasticity is the brain’s ability to____ |
Change, especially during childhood, by building new pathways based on experience |
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A neutron is |
A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system |
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Cell body is the cells life support centre and contains the _____ |
Nucleus |
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Cell body is the cells life support centre and contains the _____ |
Nucleus |
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Dendrites are bushy branching extensions that ____ |
Receive and integrate messages |
They are like antennas |
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Axon is a neutron extension that_____ |
Passes messages through it’s branches to other neurons or muscles or glands. |
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A fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons if some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next. Developed until we are around 25 |
Myelin sheath |
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These cells support nourish and protect neurons. They also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory |
Glia / Glial Cells |
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These cells support nourish and protect neurons. They also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory |
Glia / Glial Cells |
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The action potential is when a neuron____ |
Fires an impulse / sends a message |
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Action potential is triggered when___ |
Excitatory signals exceed the inhibitory signals by the threshold |
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The gap between the axon terminal or neurons and a receiving neuron is called the ____ gap. |
Synapse |
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The gap between the axon terminal or neurons and a receiving neuron is called the ____ gap. |
Synapse |
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These chemical agents cross the synaptic gap and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron. |
Neurotransmitters |
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The gap between the axon terminal or neurons and a receiving neuron is called the ____ gap. |
Synapse |
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These chemical agents cross the synaptic gap and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron. |
Neurotransmitters |
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This process is when neurotransmitters re-enter the sending neuron. |
Reuptake |
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Agonist (increase/decrease) neurotransmitters actions. Antagonists ____ neurotransmitter actions. |
Increase/Decrease |
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Central nervous system is the body’s ____ and consists of the _____ and ______ |
Decision Maker Brain Spinal Cord |
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Central nervous system is the body’s ____ and consists of the _____ and ______ |
Decision Maker Brain Spinal Cord |
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_____ is responsible for gathering information and sends messages to the rest of the body for CNS |
PNS |
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Inter neurons are afferent or efferent? |
Afferent (inwards) |
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The base of the brainstem is the |
Medulla |
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The endocrine system have glands that secrete _____ |
Hormones |
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____ is the brain’s sensory control centre located on top of the brain stem. It directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla |
Thalamus |
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Association areas are |
Areas in the brain involved in higher mental functions. |
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Visual information is processed in the _________ lobe |
Occipital |
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Association areas are |
Areas in the brain involved in higher mental functions. |
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Visual information is processed in the _________ lobe |
Occipital |
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The band of neural fibers that connects the two brain hemispheres is known as the |
Corpus Callosum |
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Acetylcholine is associated with a) learning, memory b) Alzheimer’s disease c) depression D) hunger |
AB |
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Oversupply of dopamine is linked to _ and under supply is linked to _ |
Schizophrenia, Parkinson’s |
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Oversupply of dopamine is linked to _ and under supply is linked to _ |
Schizophrenia, Parkinson’s |
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The pituitary gland is under the influence of the
A) adrenal gland B) hypothalamus C) endocrine system D) parasympathetic nervous system |
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