Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Biology
ib test
16
Psychology
12th Grade
05/05/2009

Additional Psychology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Adrenalin is a type of
Definition
Hormone
Term
Most of the visual cortex is devoted to which part of the eye
Definition
The retina
Term
Which part of the nervous system receives information directly from the outside world
Definition
The peripheral nervous system
Term
Fight or flight is associated with which part of the nervous system
Definition
The sympathetic division
Term
Information travels through a neuron in what order
Definition
Dendrite, soma, axon, terminal button
Term
What kind of signals does the nervous system use to process and transmit information
Definition
Electrochemical
Term
Your Psychological identity of who you are is the result of
Definition
An interaction of how people react to your biological makeup
Term
Primarily associated with maintaining basic life functions
Definition
Central core
Term
Small part of the brain that is important for motivation and drives
Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
The cerebellum is to _ as the medulla is to_
Definition
Balance;Breathing
Term
Structures of the limbic system include
Definition
Hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus
Term
The endocrine system is connected to the nervous system through connections which run from the _ to the _
Definition
Pituitary gland; adrenal gland
Term
The order in which neurons conduct a signal from
Definition
dendrite to soma to axon to synapse
Term
A result of having a myelin sheath around an axon is the increase of a neuron's
Definition
Speed of neural conduction
Term
If ions are more easily able to flow across a neurons membrane, the
Definition
Inside f the cell will be negative relative to the outside
Term
Volume transmission
Definition
Has longer lasting affects
Supporting users have an ad free experience!