Psychology Ch.3
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| neuron | show 🗑
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| show | portion of neuron that receives signals
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| synaptic vesicle | show 🗑
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| show | chemical messenger specialized for communication from neuron to neuron
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| show | space between two connecting neurons through which messages are transmitted chemically
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| show | a gap into which neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal
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| show | cell in nervous system that plays a role in the formation of myelin and the blood-brain barrier, responds to injury, removes debris and enhances learning and memory
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| show | glial cells wrapped around axons that act as insulators of the neuron's signal
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| resting potential | show 🗑
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| show | membrane potential necessary to trigger an action potential
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| action potential | show 🗑
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| show | time during which another action potential is impossible; limits maximal firing rate
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| show | location that uniquely recognizes a neurotransmitter
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| show | means of recycling neurotransmitters
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| endorphin | show 🗑
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| plasticity | show 🗑
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| stem cell | show 🗑
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| show | creation of new neurons in the adult brain
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| central nervous system (CNS) | show 🗑
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| peripheral nervous system (PNS) | show 🗑
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| cerebral ventricles | show 🗑
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| forebrain (cerebrum) | show 🗑
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| cerebral hemispheres | show 🗑
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| corpus callosum | show 🗑
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| cerebral cortex | show 🗑
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| show | forward part of the cerebral cortex responsible for motor function, language, memory, and planning
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| show | part of frontal lobe responsible for body movement
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| show | part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and language
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| Broca's area | show 🗑
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| show | upper middle part of the cerebral cortex lying behind the frontal lobe that is specialized for touch and perception
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| temporal lobe | show 🗑
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| show | part of the temporal lobe involved in understanding speech
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| occipital lobe | show 🗑
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| primary sensory cortex | show 🗑
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| association cortex | show 🗑
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| basal ganglia | show 🗑
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| show | emotional center of brain that also plays roles in smell, motivation, and memory
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| show | gateway from the sense organs to the primary sensory cortex
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| hypothalamus | show 🗑
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| amygdala | show 🗑
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| hippocampus | show 🗑
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| brain stem | show 🗑
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| show | part of the brain stem that contributes to movement, tracking of visual stimuli, and reflexes triggered by sound
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| show | brain area that plays a key role in arousal
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| show | region below the midbrain that contains the cerebellum, pons, and medulla
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| cerebellum | show 🗑
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| pons | show 🗑
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| medulla | show 🗑
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| spinal cord | show 🗑
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| show | neuron that sends messages to other neurons nearby
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| show | an automatic motor response to a sensory stimulus
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| somatic nervous system | show 🗑
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| show | part of the nervous system controlling involuntary actions of our internal organs and glands, which (along with limbic system) participates in emotion regulation
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| sympathetic nervous system | show 🗑
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| parasympathetic nervous system | show 🗑
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| endocrine system | show 🗑
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| hormone | show 🗑
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| show | master gland that, under the control of the hypothalamus, directs the other glands of the body
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| EEG | show 🗑
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| CT | show 🗑
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| MRI | show 🗑
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| PET | show 🗑
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| show | technique that uses magnetic fields to visualize brain activity using the BOLD response (blood oxygenation)
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| show | technique that applies strong and quickly changing magnetic fields to the surface of the skull that can either enhance or interrupt brain function
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| show | technique that measures brain activity by detecting tiny magnetic fields generated by the brain
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| lateralization | show 🗑
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| show | slender thread inside a cell's nucleus that carries genes
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| show | genetic material composed of deoxyribonucleic acid
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| genotype | show 🗑
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| phenotype | show 🗑
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| show | percentage of the variability in a trait across individuals that is due to genes
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