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Biological Bases of Behavior
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/27/2013
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Glia
 Definition
Structural support and insulation
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Neurons
 Definition
Communication
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Soma
 Definition
cell body
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Dendrites
 Definition
Receives (tree like)
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Axon
 Definition
transmit away
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Serotonin
 Definition
Chemical , sero- blood, tonin- constrict
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M-S
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allowing axon to come off
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Myelin Sheath
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speeds up transmission
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Terminal Buttons
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end of axon; secret neurotransmitter
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Neurotransmitters
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Chemical Messengers
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Synapse
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point in which neurons interconnect, place where signal changes from eletrical to chemical
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All-or-None Law
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shift in electrical change travels along neurons
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Positive Shift
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excitatory PSP - send signal
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Negative Shift
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Inhibitory- rest
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Agonist
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mimics neurotransmitter action
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Antagonist
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opposes action of the neurotrans
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