Term
|
Definition
recieve, integrate and transmit information.
COMMUNICATION |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
contains cell nucleus.
CELL BODY. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specialized in recieving information. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
long, thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma.
TRANSMIT AWAY. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
insulating material encasing axons.
SPEEDS UP TRANSMISSION. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| small knobs that secrete neurotransmitters. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
chemical messengers that activate neighboring neurons.
work at specific synapes.
LOCK AND KEY. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
junction where information is transmitted between neurons.
GAP BETWEEN TWO NEURONS. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
experimented on a giant squid.
learned that the neural impluse is a complex electrochemical reaction.
found fluids inside & outside neuron. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| neuron sending message to the next. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| release neurotransmitters |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
excitatory postsynaptic potential.
COCAINE. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
inhibitory postsynaptic potential.
SLEEPING PILLS. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
patterns of neural activity
interconnected neurons that fire together. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| mimics neurotransmitters action. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| opposes action of a neurotransmitter. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
towards the CNS.
ARRIVING. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
away from the CNS.
EXITING. |
|
|
Term
| peripheral nervous system |
|
Definition
| all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. |
|
|
Term
autonomic nervous system
ANS |
|
Definition
| nerves that connect to the heart, blood vessels, muscles and glands. |
|
|
Term
central nervous system
CNS |
|
Definition
| nerves in the brain and spinal cord. |
|
|
Term
Electroenceohalography
EEG. |
|
Definition
| sending electrical signals into the brain to see. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| destroying a piece of the brain and seeing what happens after the accident. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sending a weak electric current into the brain to activate it. |
|
|
Term
computerized tomography
CAT |
|
Definition
| computer enhanced x-ray shot from many angles. |
|
|
Term
position emission tomography
PET |
|
Definition
| radioactive markers to map chemical activity in the brain over time. |
|
|
Term
magnetic resonance imaging
MRI |
|
Definition
| uses magnetic fields, radio waves, and computerized enhancement to map out brain structure. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
vital functions
medulla, pons, and cerebellum.
SURVIVAL. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
sensory functions
dopaminegic projections.
SENSES. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
emotions and complex thinking.
thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, cerebrum, cerebral cortex.
COMPLEXITY. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
two halves connected by the corpus sollosum.
left hemisphere; verbal processing-language, speech, writing.
right hemisphere; nonverbal processing-musical, visual. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
occiptal; vision
parietal; somatosensory
temporal; auditory
frontal; movement, thinking. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| associated with language. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| chemical messengers in the bloodstream |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| several times a day in short bursts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| after reaching a certain point, secretion stops. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
metabolic rate
WEIGHT PROBLEMS. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| salt and carbohydrate metabolism. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| study of biochemical bases of genetic inheritance |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| "we inherite dispositions, not destines." |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
based on Darwins idea of natural selection
REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS KEY. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
fight-or-flight response
taste preferences
parental investment & mating (females invest more) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
important sex differences in desired characteristics
males look for fertile partners
females look for males with resources and power. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| examining blood relatives to see whats resembled |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| compare resemblence of identical & fraternal twins |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| examine resemblence between adopted children and their biological & adoptive parents. |
|
|
