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AP Psych
chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter? | GABA |
| Too much dopamine? | Schitozfrenia |
| Where is Speech produced in? | Broca's Area, left, frontal lobe |
| What is the nervous system that includes everything outside of the spinal cord and brain? | Peripheral |
| Too little dopamine? | Parkinson's disease |
| Brain Structure balance? | Cerebellum |
| Allows one to see details in soft tissue? | MRI |
| places electrodes on scalp? | EEG |
| Allows you to see soft tissue and function? | fMRI |
| part of neuron that sends messages? | axon |
| sophisticated series of x-rays? | ct scan |
| recieves messages? | dendrites |
| to observe brain activity in detail? | PET scan |
| damage to this lobe can cause blindness? | occipital lobe |
| damage to this lobe can cause loss of sensation? | parietal |
| decision making takes place in this lobe? | frontal |
| this disorder is the inability to speak? | aphasia |
| neuron in brain and spinal cord? | interneuron |
| in neurotransmitters, ending of neuron? | terminal button |
| this structure is involved in forming memories? | hippocampus |
| this structure controls sexual behavior, sleep, thirst and hunger | hippothalamus |
| what is the brain's relay station? | thalamus |
| what is the master gland? | pituitary gland |
| broca's area is found in this lobe? | frontal lobe |
| anything happens in the back of the brain structue you die? | medulla |
| men and women both have what? | estrogen and testosterone |
| during an action potential, these ions move into the cell | sodium |
| what is a neuron? | a nerve cell |
| what is phrenology? | study of the bumps on your head |
| what is myelin sheath? | a layer of fatty cells, enables neural impulses |
| resting potential is at? | -70 |
| depolarization is at? | 30 |
| example of antagonists? | beta blockers, venom |
| example of agonists? | nicotine, heroine, morphine |
| involved in depression and sleep? | serotonin |
| ACH is found in all...? | motor neurons |
| ACH does what? | stimulates muscles to contract |
| what do endorphins control? | pain and pleasure |
| what does norepinephrine control? | arousal, flight or flight response |
| too much glutamate can relate to? | epileptic seizures |
| what is a reflex? | a simple, automatic response |
| what is a lesion? | tissue destruction |
| what do pons do? | helps coordinate movements on left and right sides of body; maintain balance |
| what is another phrase used for cerebellum? | little brain |
| temporal lobes include? | auditory areas |
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