Biological Psych
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| 1687704586 | Biological Psych | Brian and body relate to behavior | 0 | |
| 1687704587 | Neurons | cells that transmit and receive throughout the nervous system Linked with other neurons or tissues | 1 | |
| 1687704588 | Soma | the neuron's cell body contain nucleus | 2 | |
| 1687704589 | Dendrites | receive chemical signals form other neurons | 3 | |
| 1687704590 | Axon | Carries electrical signals from soma to terminals | 4 | |
| 1687704591 | Myelin Sheath | Insulating cover surrounding axon | 5 | |
| 1687704592 | Terminal Buttons | release neurotransmitters | 6 | |
| 1687704593 | Glial Cells | Support and protect neurons Astrocytes, Oligodendrocytes, Microgila, Schwann Cells | 7 | |
| 1687704594 | Ions in neuron at rest | k+, Cl-, A- | 8 | |
| 1687704595 | Ions outside neuron at rest | Cl-,Na+ | 9 | |
| 1687704596 | The Action Potential | when stimulated, opens Na+ channels K+ channels open, push K+ out | 10 | |
| 1687704597 | All or None Law | Neurons either do or do not fire | 11 | |
| 1687704598 | Sodium-Potassium Pump | restores balance by pushing sodium out and potassium into the cell | 12 | |
| 1687704599 | Synaptic Cleft | gap between terminal button and dendrite | 13 | |
| 1687704600 | Vesicles | cellular sacs that hold neurotransmitters | 14 | |
| 1687704601 | Postsynaptic Potential | when neurotransmitters bind with the receptor sites the postsynaptic cell changes its electrical potential | 15 | |
| 1687704602 | Inhibitory | the cell becomes more negative and less likely to fire | 16 | |
| 1687704603 | Excitatory | the cell becomes more positive and more likely to fire | 17 | |
| 1687704604 | Acetylcholine | Neurotransmitter. sustained attention, arousal, memory | 18 | |
| 1687704605 | Dopamine | Neurotransmitter. motor control, focused attention, "reward" | 19 | |
| 1687704606 | Norepinephrine | Neurotransmitter. mood, activity, arousal, alertness | 20 | |
| 1687704607 | Serotonin | Neurotransmitter. mood, social dominance, sleep and wakefulness, self-regulation/ control | 21 | |
| 1687704608 | Central Nervous System | Brain and Spinal cord | 22 | |
| 1687704609 | Peripheral Nervous System | Outside brain and spinal cord somatic and autonomic | 23 | |
| 1687704610 | Somatic Nervous System | connects to skin. Voluntary muscles and joints | 24 | |
| 1687704611 | Afferent Nerves | touch and pain Arrive to the brain | 25 | |
| 1687704612 | Efferent Nerves | control muscle exit from the brain | 26 | |
| 1687704613 | Autonomic Nervous System | Connects to heart, smooth muscle, involuntary functions | 27 | |
| 1687704614 | Hindbrain | Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum | 28 | |
| 1687704615 | Medulla | Breath, Cardiac function (life support) | 29 | |
| 1687704616 | Cerebellum | Balance and motor coordination | 30 | |
| 1687704617 | Pons | Bridge. Spinal cord to cerebrum | 31 | |
| 1687704618 | Midbrain | superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, ventral tegmentum, substantia nigra | 32 | |
| 1687704619 | Forebrain | Hypothalamus, Thalamus, Limbic System, Cerebral Cortex | 33 | |
| 1687704620 | Hypothalamus | primary hormonal processes. 4 F's: Food, Fornication, Fear, Fight | 34 | |
| 1687704621 | Thalamus | relay sensory info to the cerebral cortex | 35 | |
| 1687704622 | Limbic System | hippocampus, amygdala, nucleus accumbens | 36 | |
| 1687704623 | Hippocampus | new memories and spacial location. can be damaged by stress | 37 | |
| 1687704624 | Amygdala | Emotional learning (fear) | 38 | |
| 1687704625 | Nucleus Accumbens | Important in reward approach motivation | 39 | |
| 1687704626 | Cerebral Cortex | occipital, temporal, parietal, frontal | 40 | |
| 1687704627 | Occipital Cortex | Visual Cortex dorsal stream-where or how? (parietal) ventral stream-what is the object? (temporal) | 41 | |
| 1687704628 | Parietal Cortex | somatosensory cortex | 42 | |
| 1687704629 | Temporal Cortex | Auditory cortex | 43 | |
| 1687704630 | Frontal Cortex | motor planning and execution decision making | 44 | |
| 1687720703 | Primary inhibitory neurotransmitter | gaba | 45 | |
| 1691572019 | Primary Excitatory Neurotransmitter | glutamate | 46 |
