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Psych Chapter 3

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Term
Definition
Limbic System   Important for learning and emotional behavior. Contains Hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus  
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Corpus Callosum   part that connects the hemispheres of the brain  
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Occipital Lobe   vision  
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Parietal Lobe   receives tough and body position  
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Temporal Lobe   auditory areas  
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Frontal Lobe   speaking muscles moving , plans and judgement  
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Association Areas   higher functions like memory, thinking, speaking.  
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Hypothalamus   pleasure center and controls hunger and body temp  
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Cereberal Cortex   Ultimate control and information processing center  
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Sympathetic Nervous system   fight or flight  
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Parasympathetic Nervous System   calming of the body  
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Thalamus   transfers information from sensory recpetors to the brain  
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Brain Stem   where spinal cord meets the brain  
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Cerebellum   coordinates the body's movements  
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Pons   sleep wake cycle  
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medulla   controls heart rate breathing and blood pressure  
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plasticity   the idea that the brain can be changed structurally and chemically via experiences  
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peripheral nervous sytem   Consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic. connects the central nervous to brain/spinal cord  
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receptor site   locations on receptor neuron for specific neurotransmitters  
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neurotransmitters   chemicals released by synaptic vescicles  
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synaptic vesicles   sacs in terminal button that release the chemicals  
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all or none law   a neuron either fires or it does not  
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terminal button   enlarged area at the end of an axon  
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synapse   contains terminal buttons of one neuron, the synaptic space and the dendrites of the cell body of the receiving neurons  
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polarization   when the neuron is at rest  
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relative refractory period   when the neuron fires with strong stimulus  
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absolute refractory period   period were the neuron will and cannot send another message  
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ions   charged particles  
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glial cells   Creates the myelin sheath  
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myelin sheath   fatty stuff around axon that speeds up the neuron impulse  
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sensory neurons   carries information from sensory system to the brain  
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interneurons   Carrys information between other neurons  
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motor neurons   carry information from brain to muscles and glands  
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axon   sender  
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dendrite   receiver  
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nerve   Sends and receives information. Contains axon and dendrites  
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