Biological Psychology
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TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
linked to emotions, specifically
rage and fear
amygdala
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
processes explicit memories for
storage
hippocampus
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
linked to emotion and reward, this
structure directs maintenance
activities such as eating and body
temperature and helps govern the
hypothalamus pituitary gland
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION themaster, it is
the most influential of its kind and
regulates growth by controlling
endocrine glands
pituitary gland
, a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels
action potential
down an axon.
a layer of fatty tissue that insulates the
axon and speeds up impulses.
myelin sheath
axon passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons,
muscles or glands
synapse the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and
the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
neurotransmitters chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps
between neurons, influencing whether a neuron will
generate a neural impulse
multiple sclerosis the degeneration of the myelin sheath could cause
________
endorphins Morphine elevates mood and eases pain, and is most similar to
what neurotransmitter
central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
autonomic nervous system system that controls self regulation of internal organs and
glands
somatic nervous system system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
motor neurons carry instructions from the central nervous system out to the
body's muscles and glands
sympathetic nervous system system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful
situations
practice test
questions correctly
defined a+
guaranteed
Terms in this set (62)
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
linked to emotions, specifically
rage and fear
amygdala
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
processes explicit memories for
storage
hippocampus
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
linked to emotion and reward, this
structure directs maintenance
activities such as eating and body
temperature and helps govern the
hypothalamus pituitary gland
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION themaster, it is
the most influential of its kind and
regulates growth by controlling
endocrine glands
pituitary gland
, a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels
action potential
down an axon.
a layer of fatty tissue that insulates the
axon and speeds up impulses.
myelin sheath
axon passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons,
muscles or glands
synapse the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and
the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
neurotransmitters chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps
between neurons, influencing whether a neuron will
generate a neural impulse
multiple sclerosis the degeneration of the myelin sheath could cause
________
endorphins Morphine elevates mood and eases pain, and is most similar to
what neurotransmitter
central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
autonomic nervous system system that controls self regulation of internal organs and
glands
somatic nervous system system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
motor neurons carry instructions from the central nervous system out to the
body's muscles and glands
sympathetic nervous system system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful
situations
