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Biological Psychology
Exam 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/11/2008

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monism 
Definition
the idea that there is only one underlying reality
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dualism
Definition
the idea that both mind and body exist
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proximate
Definition
how questions
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ultimate
Definition
why questions
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ontogeny
Definition
change over lifetime
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somatic intervention
Definition
manipulate the body in some way and see how behavior is affected
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behavioral intervention
Definition
observe somatic effects in certain behavioral situations
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correlational study
Definition
look for relationships between somatic and behavioral variables
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experimental ablation
Definition
the removal or destruction of a portion of the brain
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brain
Definition
primary system for analysis of info and control of responses
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cerebrospinal fluid
Definition
fills all ventricles, surrounds brain, cushions and protects brain, contains nutrients
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sympathetic nervous system
Definition
stress response
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parasympathetic nervous system
Definition
return to normal from stress response
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glia
Definition
support cells
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soma
Definition
cell body, contains organelles
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plasma membrane
Definition
boundary of the cell, lipid bilayer
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dendrites
Definition
radiate from soma, receive info from other nerve cells
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axon
Definition
extension of soma starting at axon hillock extending in one direction
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terminal bouton
Definition
forms the synapse, presynaptic cell
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bipolar neurons
Definition
1 axon and 1 dendrite
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unipolar neurons
Definition
1 projection from soma to both axon and dendrite
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multipolar neurons
Definition
1 axon and many dendrites (most common)
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interneurons
Definition
transmit information, join 2 neurons
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convergence
Definition
1 neuron receives info from many neurons
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divergence
Definition
1 neuron provides input to many other neurons
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astrocytes
Definition
type of glia, maintain chemical environment
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microglia
Definition
type of glia, get rid of waste
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schwann cells
Definition
type of glia, form myelin
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ligand gated channel
Definition
opens only in response to the binding of a certain particle
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mechanical gated channel
Definition
has stretch receptors
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voltage gated channel
Definition
opens/closes in response to a change in the membrane potential
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electochemical gradient
Definition
positive ions repel each other so they are pushed towards negative inside of cell
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hyperpolarization
Definition
neuron becomes more negative inside
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depolarization
Definition
neiruon becomes more positive inside, begins action potential
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refractory period
Definition
resists production of further action potentials
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absolute refractory period
Definition
cant produce another action potential regardless of stimulation
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relative refractory period
Definition
stronger than usual stimulus is necessary to produce an action potential
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absolute threshold
Definition
prevents accidental stimulation.  minimum stimulation needed to produce an action potential
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synapse
Definition
space b/w presynaptic and postsynaptic cells used for intercellular communication
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electrical synapse
Definition
gap junctions, ion current flows passively throughthe junction and pores form from one neuron to the other
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chemical synapse
Definition
neurotransmitters are released to transmit info
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axodendritic
Definition
terminal axon touching post synaptic dendrites
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axosomatic
Definition
axon terminal directly touches post synaptic body
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axoaxonic
Definition
2 axon terminals meet at synapse
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temporal summation
Definition
1 neuron sends info, stronger stimulation makes many quick signals
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spacial summation
Definition
even pos and neg signals from 2 neurons can equal each other out
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ionotropic receptors
Definition
fast on/off, need to be bound by NT to keep channel open, direct
Term
metabotropic receptors
Definition
where NT binds and biological signal is mediated are 2 different locations, indirect
Term
second messenger-coupled system
Definition
NT activates a messenger that does something somewhere else
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quantal transmission
Definition
neurotransmitters are released in quanta
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constitutive secretion
Definition
NTs are packaged and immediatly released
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Regulated secretion
Definition
vesicles wait for an action potential
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docking
Definition
vesicle comes in contact with plasma membrane
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priming
Definition
vesicle is closer and getting ready to release NT
Term
fusion
Definition
membrane of vesicle fuses w/ plasma membrane of terminal
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endocytosis
Definition
vesicle is broght back into the cell and more NT is put in
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glutamate
Definition
activates, excitatory, affects pain and memory
Term
GABA
Definition
terminates, inhibitory
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acytalcholine
Definition
memory and mediates motor activities and sympathetic arousal
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dopamine
Definition
can be excitatory or inhibitory, motor activity, reward system, cognition, and depression
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norepinephrine
Definition
fight or flight response
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pharmacokinetics
Definition
what the body does to the drug
Term
pharmacodynamics
Definition
what a drug does to the body
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elimination half life
Definition
how long it takes your body to get rid of half of the drug
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clearance
Definition
how long it takes to excrete the drug
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ED50
Definition
effective in 50%, optimal
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LD50
Definition
lethal in 50%
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agonist
Definition
drug binds and stimulates receptor just like NT
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antagonist
Definition
binds to receptor but just blocks NT from producing its effect
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competitive binding
Definition
both agonist and antagonist are trying for the same spot.  Only get half teh agonist effect
Term
noncompetitive binding
Definition
one will be more effective than the other so only one would have effect
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affinity
Definition
the attraction of a drug to its receptor
Term
efficacy
Definition
how effective the molecule is at the receptor
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partial agonist
Definition
effective on many receptors but not necessarily with full effect
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inverse agonist
Definition
produces opposite effect
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tolerance
Definition
a decrease in the effectiveness of a drug that is administered repeatedly
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sensitization
Definition
an increase in the effectiveness of a drug that is administered repeatedly
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upregulation
Definition
increased number of receptors
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downregulation
Definition
decreased number of receptors
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