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49 Cards in this Set
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Somatic Nervous System
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-the part of the peripheral nervous system that caries messages from the senses to the central nervous system and from the central nervous system to the muscles
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Autonomic Nervous System
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-the part of the peripheral nervous system that carries messages between the central nervous system and the internal organs
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Sympathetic Division
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-the branch of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for quick action in case of an emergency
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Parasympathecit Division
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-the branch of hte autonomic nervous system that calms and relaxes the body
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Endocrine Glands
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-glads of the endocrine system that release hormones into the blood stream
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Hormones
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-chemical substances released by the endocrine glands that help regulate bodily activities
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thyroid gland
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-an endocrine gland located below the voice box that produces the hormone thyroxin
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Parathyroids
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-four tiny glands that are embeded in the thyroid, they secrete parathormone
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Pineal Gland
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-a gland located roughly in hte center of the brain, it appears to regulate activity levels over the cours of a day
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Pancreas
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-the organ lying between the stomach and small intestine, secretes insulin nad glucagon to regulate blood sugar levels
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Pituitary Gland
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-the gland located on the underside of the brain that produces the largest number of hte body's hormones
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Adrenal Glands
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-are two endocrine glands located just above the kidneys
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Behavior Genetics
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-the study of the relationship between heredity and behavior
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Evolutionary Psychology
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-a subfield of psychology concerned with the origins of behaviors and mental processes, their adaptive value, and the purposes they continue to serve
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Genetics
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-study of the how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next
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Genes
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-elements that control hte transmisssion of traits, found in the chromosomes
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DNA
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-complex molecule in a double-helix configuration that is the main ingredient of chromosomes an dgenes
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Human Genome
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-the full complement of genes within a human cell
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Dominant Gene
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-member of a gene pair that controls the appearance of a certain trait
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Recessive Gene
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-member of a gene pair that can control a certain trait only if it is paired with another recessive gene
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Pituitary Gland
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-the gland located on the underside of the brain that produces the largest number of hte body's hormones
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Adrenal Glands
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-are two endocrine glands located just above the kidneys
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Behavior Genetics
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-the study of the relationship between heredity and behavior
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Evolutionary Psychology
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-a subfield of psychology concerned with the origins of behaviors and mental processes, their adaptive value, and the purposes they continue to serve
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Genetics
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-study of the how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next
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Genes
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-elements that control hte transmisssion of traits, found in the chromosomes
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DNA
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-complex molecule in a double-helix configuration that is the main ingredient of chromosomes an dgenes
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Human Genome
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-the full complement of genes within a human cell
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Dominant Gene
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-member of a gene pair that controls the appearance of a certain trait
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Recessive Gene
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-member of a gene pair that can control a certain trait only if it is paired with another recessive gene
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Pituitary Gland
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-the gland located on the underside of the brain that produces the largest number of hte body's hormones
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Adrenal Glands
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-are two endocrine glands located just above the kidneys
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Behavior Genetics
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-the study of the relationship between heredity and behavior
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Evolutionary Psychology
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-a subfield of psychology concerned with the origins of behaviors and mental processes, their adaptive value, and the purposes they continue to serve
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Genetics
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-study of the how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next
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Genes
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-elements that control hte transmisssion of traits, found in the chromosomes
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DNA
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-complex molecule in a double-helix configuration that is the main ingredient of chromosomes an dgenes
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Human Genome
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-the full complement of genes within a human cell
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Dominant Gene
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-member of a gene pair that controls the appearance of a certain trait
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Recessive Gene
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-member of a gene pair that can control a certain trait only if it is paired with another recessive gene
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Polygenic Inheritance
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-process by which several genes interact to produce a certain trait; responsible for our most important traits
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Strain Studies
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-studies of the heritability of behavioral traits using animals that have been inbred to produce strains that are genetically similar
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Selection studies
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-studies which estimate the heritability of a trait by breeding animals with other animals that have the same trait
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Family Studies
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-are based on the assumption that if genes influence a certain trait, close relatives should be more similar on that particular trait than distant relatives
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Twin Studies
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-are studies of identical and fraternal twins to determine the relative influence of heredity and environment
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Identical Twins
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-twins developed from a single fertilized ovum, and therefore identical in genetic makeup
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Fraternal Twins
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-twins developed from two ova, their genetic makeup is not identical
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Adoption Studies
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-studies on children that are adopted o see how much influence parents and different environments have on children
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Natural Selection
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-mechanism of evolution, only the strongest survive because the weakest don't reproduce or are killed and thus don't keep their genes in the gene pool
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