AP Psychology practice

  1. Perpheral - Below Nervous System, Network of nerves that branch out from Brain and Spinal Cord

  2. Central - Brain and Spinal Cord

  3. Automatic - Below Perpheral Nervous System, Controls self-regulating internal organs

  4. Somatic - Below Perpheral Nervous System, controls voluntary movements

  5. Sympathetic - Below Automatic Nervous System, arousal

  6. Parasympathetic - Calming

  7. Steps of Action Potential - Dendrites receive neurotransmitters across synapse, reaches threshold (all or nothing response), opens up portal in axon, letting more Na out closing original portal, Terminal Buttons turn electro-charge into chemical and shoots across Synapse.

  8. Doplomanine - Learning, Movement, Emotion, Attention, Oversupply leads to schzophrenia, undersupply leads to Parkinson’s diseas

  9. Actelylcholine - Learning, Memory, Muscle Action, Malfunctions leads to Alzheimers

  10. Serotonin - Affects mood, hunger sleep, and arousal, undersupply leads to depression

  11. Nonphrenine - Alertness and Arousal, undersupply leads to depression

  12. Depressants - alcohol, barbiturates/tranquilizers, opiates, heroin, stop brain from producing endorphins

  13. Stimulants - amphetamines, nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, caffeine, Speeds up brain activity and function

  14. Hallocinogens - LSD, Marijuana

  15. Cerebellum - Coordination, balance, and movement

  16. Medulla - heartbeat and breathing

  17. Pons - Unconcious movement

  18. Reticular formation - Alertness/Arousal

  19. Thalamus - Sensory Switchboard

  20. Hippocampus - Learning/Memory

  21. Hypothalamus - Controls Body Temperature/Sleep/Emotional activity

  22. Broca’s Area - Speech production

  23. Webber’s Area - Speech comprehension