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AP Psych-BioBehavior
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Part of nervous system in which sensory and motor neurons connect the nervous system to the rest of the body | Peripheral Nervous System |
| Part of thr nervous system composed of the brain and spinal cord, which serve as an "info highway" | Central Nervous System |
| Part of the peripheral nervous system that usually operates on its own to influence internal functioning, like the glands and muscles of internal organs. (Ex: heartbeat, digestion) | Autonomic Nervous System |
| Part of the peripheral nervous system that reports to and carries back from the brain info on the current state of skeletal muscles to enable voluntary control of them. | Somatic Nervous System |
| Part of the Autonomic Nervous System that arouses the body in the event of alarm, enraging, or challenge. (Ex: produces sweat, accelerates heartbeat) | Sympathetic Nervous System |
| Part of the Autonomic Nervous System that conserves energy as it calms the body. (Ex: decreases heartbeat, lowers blood sugar) | Parasympathetic Nervous System |
| Chemical messengers of the endocrine system. | Hormones |
| Part of the endocrine system that releases hormones that influence growth. | Pituitary Gland |
| Parts of the endocrine system that release epinephrine and norepinephrine. | Adrenal Glands |
| A method of studying the brain that is an amplified reading out of neuron waves. | EEG |
| A method of studying the brain that depicts brain activity by showing the brain's consumption of chemical fuel (radioactive glucose). | PET Scan |
| A method of studying the brain that reveals the brain's structure and functioning. | fMRI |
| In a neuron, the electrical signal transmitting information travels in this order: | Dendrites -> cell body -> axon -> terminal buttons -> (synapse) |
| A neurotransmitter that affects muscle movement, learning, and memory. (Deteriorization Ex: Alzheimer's disease) | Acetylcholin (aCh) |
| A neurotransmitter that affects movement, learning, attention, and emotion. (Excess example: schizophrenia) (Starved example: Parkinson's disease) | Dopamine |
| A neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. (Undersupply example: depression, usually treated with Prozac) | Serotonin |
| A neurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal. (Undersupply can depress mood) | Norepinephrine |
| A neurotransmitter that is a major inhibitor. (Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia) | GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) |
| A neurotransmitter that is excitatory and is involved with memory. (Oversupply can produce migraines or seizures.) | Glutamate |
| Heroin, Marijuana, Alcohol, and Cocaine are all examples of substances with these molecules that block a neurotransmitter from functioning. | Antagonists |
| Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, and LSD are all examples of substances with these molecules that mimic a neurotransmitter's effects. | Agonists |
| The fatty coating of neurons that surrounds the axon and serves as insulation for electrical impulses and speeds up the rate at which electrical information travels down the axon. | Myelin Sheath |
| The small gaps between the "beads" of the myelin sheath that help speed up neural transmission. | Nodes of Ranvier |
| An association area dysfunction that leads to difficulty processing sensory input. | Agnosia |
| An association area dysfunction that leads to the inability to organize movement. | Apraxia |
| An association area dysfunction that leads to the inability to read. | Alexia |
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