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Psychology test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| functions of glial cells | surround neurons and hold them in place |
| denrite | receives information from other neurons |
| soma | cell body |
| axon | carries neural impulse down to terminal buttons |
| mylein sheath | fatty covering around axon |
| nodes of ranvier | gaps in the myelin sheath |
| acetylcholine | arousal, attention, memory |
| medulla | unconscious thought |
| pons | sleep and arousal |
| GABA | inhibitory NT |
| cerebellum | coordination thought, balance |
| frontal | association cortex |
| parietal | somatosensory |
| temporal | auditory |
| occipital | vision |
| thalamus | sensory relay |
| hypothalmus | controls autonomic nervous system |
| hippocampus | memory |
| amygdala | emotions |
| left side of brain | language, logic, analytic thought, science and math |
| right side of brain | creative, art and music, holistic thought |
| sensation | deduction of physical energy and convergence to neural signals |
| perception | organization and interpretation of sensations |
| transduction | physical energy or chemicals are translated into neural information |
| place theory | refers to location along the basilar membrane that is activated |
| frequency theory | higher frequency sounds produce greater neuron firing |
| taste | gustatory taste cells on taste buds |
| smell | olifactory, cilia can distinguish between 10,000 odors |
| basic tastes | sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami |
| vestibular sense | receptors in the semicircular canals of the inner ear respond to movement and acceleration and to changes in upright posture sense of balance |
| kinesthesia | the ability to sense the position and movement of one's body parts |
| monocular cues | clues about distance based on the image in one eye |
| binocular cues | each eye sees an object from slightly different positions |