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Biological Foundations of Behavior

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show Nervous System  
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The brain's special capacity for modifications and change   show
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Sensory nerves that transport information to the brain   show
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show Efferent Nerves  
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Neural Networks   show
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show The brain and spiral chord.  
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PNS   show
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show The division of the PNS consisting of sensory nerves, whose function is to convey information tot he CNS, and motor nerves, whose function is to transmit information to the muscles  
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Automatic Nervous System   show
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Sympathetic NS   show
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show The division of the automatic NS that calms the body  
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show Nerves cells that are specialized for processing information. Neurons are the basic units of the NS  
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show Cells that provide support and nutritional benefits in the NS  
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Cell Body   show
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show Branches of a neuron that receive and orient information toward the cell body, most neurons have numerous dendrites  
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show The part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body to other cells.  
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show The layer of fat cells that encases and insulates most axons. The myelin sheath speeds up the transmission of the nerve impulses  
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show The stable, negative charge of an inactive neuron  
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show The brief waves of positive electrical charge that sweeps down the axon during transmission of a nerve impulse.  
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show The idea that once an electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity , it fires and moves all the way down the axon without losing any of its intensity.  
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show Tiny junctions between 2 neurons generally where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrites or cell body of another neuron  
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show Chemical substances that carry information across the synaptic gap from one neuron to the next  
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show A drug that mimics or increases a neurotransmitter's effects.  
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show A drug that blocks a neurontransmitter's effects.  
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show A midbrain system that consists of diffuse collection of neurons involved in stereotypical behaviors, such as walking, sleeping, breathing  
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show The region of the brain that includes much of the hindbrain (excluding the cerebellum) and the midbrain  
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Forebrain   show
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Limbic System   show
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show Sorts information and and sends it to appropriate areas in the fore brain for further integration and interpretation  
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show Controls and coordinate voluntary movements  
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show Regulates eating, drinking and sex.  
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Cerebral Cortex   show
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Occipital Lobe   show
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Temporal Lobe   show
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show Involved in voluntary muscles, intelligence and personality  
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show Involved in attention, motor control and registering spatial location  
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Somatosensory Cortex   show
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show Processes information about voluntary movement  
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show Includes thinking and problem solving  
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show The large bundle of axons that connects the brain's two hemispheres.  
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Endocrine System   show
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show Chemical messengers manufactured by the endocrine system  
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show An important endocrine gland at the base of the skull that controls growth and regulates other glands  
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show Important endocrine glands that are instrumental in regulating moods, energy levels and the ability to cope with stress.  
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show The response of individuals to change in circumstances and events that threaten their coping abilities  
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show Circumstances and events that threaten individuals and tax their coping abilities  
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