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Psych test 2
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/18/2013

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What are the categories of transmitters?
Definition
-Excitatory messages
-Inhibitory messages
Term
Important transmitters:
Definition
-Dopamine
-Serotonin
-Endorphins
-Acetycholine
Term
Dopamine
Definition
Location: brain
Effect: Inhibitory and excitatory
Function: muscle and mental disorders, parkinson's disease
Term
Serotonin
Definition
Location: brain, spinal crd
Effect: Inhibitory
Function: sleeping, eating, mood, depression
Term
Endorphins
Definition
Location: brain, spinal cord
Effect: primarily inhibitory, except in hippocampus
Function: pain suppression, pleasurable feelings,appetites, placebos
Term
Acetycholine
Definition
Location: peripheral nerves, especially somatic and parasympathetic
Effect: primarily excitatory
Function: body movement, heart
Term
Types of neurons
Definition
Sensory
Motor
Interneurons
Term
Central nervous system consists of:
Definition
brain and spinal cord
Term
Lobes of the brain:
Definition
Temporal, frontal, parietal, occipital
Term
Parts of the brain:
Definition
spinal cord, cerebellum, brain stem, temporal lobe, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe
Term
Language area's of the brain
Definition
-Broca' area
-Primary motor cortex
-Arcuate fasciculus
-Primary auditory cortex
-Wernicke's area
-Angular gyrus
-Primary visual cortex
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