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06/09/2011

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Term
NEURON
Definition
CELLS THAT SPECIALIZE IN RECEPTION, CONDUCTION AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SIGNALS.
Term
NEUROTRANSMITTER
Definition
MOLECULES THAT ARE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE NEURONS AND INFLUENCE OTHER CELLS. FAST-ACTING, SHORT-LASTING.
Term
RIBSOMES
Definition
PROTEIN SYNTHESIZED IN THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM.
Term
GOLGI STAIN
Definition
ABILITY TO SEE THE OVERALL SHAPE OF A NEURON.
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)
Definition
BRAIN AND SKULL.
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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE SKULL AND SPINE.
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SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
INTERACTS WITH EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT. SKELETAL MUSCLES INPUT. SKIN, JOINTS, EYES, EARS.
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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
MESSAGES FROM ORGANS TO ORGANS. SMOOTH MUSCLES, LIPIDS, THYROID, LYMPNODES.
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SYMPATHETIC NERVES
Definition
SMALL OF BACK (LUMBAR) AND CHEST (THORACIC). STIMULATE, ORGANIZE, AND MOBILIZE. AROUSAL
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PARASYMPATHETIC NERVES
Definition
BRAIN AND SACRAL (LOWER BACK). ACT TO CONSERVE ENERGY. RELAXATION.
Term
DICHOTOMOUS TRAIT
Definition
TRAITS THAT OCCUR IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, NOT IN COMBINATION
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ALTERNATIVE SPLICING
Definition
STRANDS OF RNA BROKEN APART AND ULTIMATELY ABLE TO MAKE MORE THAN ONE PROTEIN.
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GENE EXPRESSION
Definition
DNA PARTIALLY UNRAVELS, MRNA TRANSCRIBES GENETIC CODE, RIBOSOME MOVES ALONG DNA INTO CODONS (3 AMINO ACIDS) CREATING A PROTEIN.
Term
HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
Definition
MAPPED SEQUENCE BASES OF HUMAN CHROMOSOMES.
Term
CEREBELLUM
Definition
ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CHANGE, MEMORY, SENSORIMOTOR CONTROL.
Term
BROCA'S AREA
Definition
LOCATION OF LANGUAGE.
Term
SPINAL CORD
Definition
MESSENGER AREA FOR RESPIRATORY, ORGANS, VITAL LIFE.
Term
MEDULLA
Definition
BRAIN STEM. CARRYING SIGNALS TO THE REST OF THE BRAIN.
Term
RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM
Definition
SLEEP, ATTENTION, MOVEMENT, MUSCLE TONE, CARDIAC, CIRCULATORY, RESPIRATORY.
Term
MESENCEPHALON
Definition
VISUAL AND AUDITORY FUNCTION.
Term
THALAMUS
Definition
VISUAL, AUDITORY, SOMATOSENSORY.
Term
HYPOTHALAMUS
Definition
PITUITARY GLAND RELEASES HORMONES FOR SLEEP EATING SEX.
Term
CEREBRAL CORTEX
Definition
GRAY MATTER.
Term
TEMPORAL
Definition
AUDITORY, LANGUAGE, COMPLEX VISUAL PATTERNS
Term
FRONTAL LOBE
Definition
COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS, MOTOR FUNCTIONS
Term
OCCIPITAL
Definition
VISUAL INPUT
Term
PARIETAL
Definition
SENSATIONS FROM BODY. TOUCH, PERCEPTION OF MOVEMENT OR OBJECTS.
Term
HIPPOCAMPUS
Definition
MEMORY
Term
LIMBIC SYSTEM
Definition
REGULATION OF MOTIVATED BEHAVIORS. FIGHT, FLEET, FEED, FUCK.
Term
AMYGDALA
Definition
NUCLEUS IN THE TEMPORAL LOBE.
Term
IONS
Definition
NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES. K+ POTASSIUM, C CHLORIDE, Na SODIUM, PROTEIN
Term
SODIUM-POTASSIUM PUMPS
Definition
3 Na IONS INSIDE NEURON FOR 2 K+ IONS OUTSIDE.
Term
RESTING POTENTIAL
Definition
POLARIZED NEUROTRANSMITTERS -70
Term
ACTION POTENTIAL
Definition
DEPOLARIZED NEUROTRANSMITTERS -60
"GO OR NO GO"
Term
EPSP
Definition
EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL. GRADED DECREMENTAL POTENTIAL INSIDE CELL THAT WILL INCREASE LIKELIHOOD NEURON WILL FIRE.
Term
IPSP
Definition
INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL. GRADED DECREMENTAL POTENTIAL INSIDE RECEIVING CELL THAT DECREASES OR STOPS THE LIKELIHOOD OF FIRING NEURON.
Term
SALTATORY CONDUCTION
Definition
NEURAL IMPULSES WHEN THERE IS MYELIN.
Term
NODES OF RANVIER
Definition
SPACES BETWEEN MYELIN TO REDUCE ERROR DURING TRANSMISSION DOWN THE AXON. IONS PASS THROUGH TO CELL.
Term
TWO DEACTIVATION IN SYNAPSES
Definition
REUPTAKE-ONCE NEUROTRANSMITTERS ARE RELEASED, AUTOMATICALLY TAKEN BACK INTO TERMINAL BUTTONS.
ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION- BROKEN APART AND RECYCLED BACK INTO CELL.
Term
DRUG INFLUENCE IN SYNAPSE(7)
Definition
1. SYNTHESIS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER
2. STORAGE IN VESICLES
3. BREAKING DOWN LEAKS FROM VESICLES.
4. EXOCYTOSIS
5. INHIBIT TRANSMITTER RELEASE
6. RELEASED NEUROTRANSMITTER BIND TO POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTORS.
7. RELEASED NEUROTRANSMITTERS REUPTAKE OR ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION.
Term
DRUG EFFECTS ON NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Definition
INCREASE OR BLOCKS SYNTHESIS
INCREASE OR DECREASES #
INCREASE OR BLOCKS RELEASE
BLOCK INHIBITORY EFFECT
BLOCKS REUPTAKE OR DEGRADATION
DESTROYS LEAKED VESICLES
Term
SCIENTIFIC INFERENCE
Definition
MAKING A LOGICAL PREDICTION FOR NONOBSERVABLE EVENTS BASED ON OBSERVABLE EVENTS.
Term
CONVERGING OPERATIONS
Definition
CONSIDERING DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO A SINGLE PROBLEM.
Term
EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
Definition
SOCIAL DOMINANCE AND COURTSHIP DISPLAYS.
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