Psychology Quiz 2 Review

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Biological Perspectives

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looks at the body and the influences of hormones, genes, brain, and cns on how we think, feel, and act.

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Biological Psychology

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study of physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience

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Sensory Neurons

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input from sensory organs to the brain and spinal cord

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Motor Neurons

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output from the brain and spinal cord to the muscle and glands

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Interneurons

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carry information between to other neurons only found in the brain and spinal cord (relay neurons)

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Most Numerous Neurons

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Interneurons

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Cell Body (Soma)

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provides energy for the neuron

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Nucleus

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contains the cells genetic material

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Dendrites

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receives information from other neurons

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Axon

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carries neuron's information to other body areas

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Myelin Sheath

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provides insulation to the axon

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Neuron to Neuron

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1. axons branch out and end near dendrites of near cells.

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Axon Terminal (terminal button)

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are the tips of the axon's branches

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Synapse

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gap that seperates the axon terminals from dendrites

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Synaptic Vesicle

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located inside the terminal buttons; they house our neuro transmitter

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Vesicles

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each houses on kind (type) of neurotransmitter

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Reuptake

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is when the vesicle reclaims any unused neurotransmitter for later use

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Acetylcholine

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Important; keeps heart from beating too fast; causes skeletal muscle fibers to contract; involved in learining and memory

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Alzheimer's disease

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deficiency of acetylcholine

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Dopamine

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involved in movement; attention and learing

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Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Disease

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deficiency of dopamine

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Serotonin

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plays role in appetitie, sleep, regulating mood, aggression, and impulsivity

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GABA

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the main inhibitory neurotransmitter

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Huntington's Disease

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deficiency of GABA

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Glutamate

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the main excitatory neurotransmitter

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Norepinephrine

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plays role in alertness, sleep, eating, arousal, flight or fight

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Hypothalamus

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control center of the endocrine system

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CNS

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consists of brain and spinal cord

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Spinal Cord

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connects brain and PNS

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PNS

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carris messages to and from CNS

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PNS Subdivision

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Somatic Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System

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SNS

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controls voluntary muscle and transmits sensory info to CNS

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ANS

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controls involuntary movements

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ANS Subdivisions

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Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Sympathetic NS

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arouses body for action

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Parasympathetic NS

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calms body to conserve and maintain energy

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Brain

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headquaters of your behavior

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Cerebral Cortex

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makes up 2/3 of brain; is the wrinkles of the brain; highly developed brain; thinking, perceiving, producing, and understanding language

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Left Cerebral Hemisphere

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language, logic, and calculations

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Right Cerebral Hemisphere

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visual patterns and spatial relationships

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Corpus Callusum

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huge bundle of fibers that connect the 2 hemisphere and allows to communicate

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Frontal Lobe

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front and center; executive (planning, decision making, motor movements, personality regulation, and seeking goals)

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Primary Motor Cortex

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Boca's Area (plays role in speech production)

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Broca's Aphasia

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prevents producing speech, but able to understand language

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Parietal Lobe

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sits at the top of head; process sensory info (touch, pain, locations of limbs, and temperature). somatosensory cortex

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Temporal Lobe

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sits directly behind ears; primary job to make sense of what you hear

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Auditory Cortex

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wernicke's area; plays understanding meaningful speech.

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Wernike's Aphasia

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loss of ability to understand language; word salad

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Occipital Lobe

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located behind head; proccess visiual info; damage to this area will cause blindness

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EEG

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records brain wave activity
Beta (mental and physical)
Alpha (deep relaxation)
Delta (deep sleep)

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CT

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cross sectional images (using radiation)

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MRI

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high-resolution images (non radiation)

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PET-scan

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maps blood flow, oxygen, glucose consuption.

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Cerebellum

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coordinates movements, balance, and posture

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Brainstem

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very important; internal physiological state of the body

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Medulla

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regulates breating, beating of heart, swallowing, coughing, vomitting, and sneezing

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Pons

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regulates brain activity during sleep; helps coordinate movements

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Reticular Formation

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regulates attention and alertness

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Thalmus

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relay station; proccess most information to and from higher brain centers

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Limbic System

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regulates motives, drives, feelings

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Hippocampus

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key player in memory

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Amygdala

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plays role in aggression, emotion, and memory

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Hypothalamus

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regulates eating, drinking, sexual arousal, and body temperature