Biopsychology

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What does the autonomic nervous system consist of?
Organs + Organ systems
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What does the central nervous system consist of?
Brain + Spinal cord
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What does the nervous system consist of?
Contains the PNS and CNS
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What does the peripheral nervous system consist of?
Receptors
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What does the somatic nervous system consist of?
Muscles
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What does the autonomic nervous system consist of?
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
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What does the endocrine system consist of?
Glands that release chemicals
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What is a gland?
An organ that produces chemicals
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What is a hormone?
Chemicals released by glands
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What's the name of the 'main gland'?
Pituitary Gland
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What section of the brain is involved in fight/flight?
Hypothalamus
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Where is adrenaline released from?
Adrenal Medulla
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What system returns the heart to normal resting rate?
Parasympathetic nervous system
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What does the sympathetic state do to the body?
Dilates Pupils
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What's the structure of the sensory neuron?
Long dendrites and short axons
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What's the function of the sensory neuron?
Conduct impulse to the spinal cord
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What's the structure of the relay neuron?
Short dendrites and short/long axons
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What's the function of the relay neuron?
To interconnect the sensory neuron with the appropriate motor neuron
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Structure of the motor neuron?
Short dendrites and long axons
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Function of the motor neuron?
Conducts impulses to an effector
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What carries the nerve impulse away from the cell body?
Axons
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Groups of neurons are called?
Neural networks
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Example of a neurotransmitter?
Serotonin
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What's excitation?
Causes postsynpatic neuron to fire more by increasing it's positive charge
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What's inhibition?
Makes the neuron more negatively charged and less likely to fire
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Example of an inhibiting neurotransmitter?
Serotonin
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One fact about the cerebral cortex?
3mm thick
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Activity on the right hand side of the body is controlled by?
Left hand side of the brain
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What's the function of the frontal lobe?
Controls movement
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What happens when the frontal lobe gets damaged?
Loss of fine movements
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What's the function of the parietal lobe?
Receiving sensory information from the skin
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