Unit 2 KT

  • Neuron: ______________________________________________________________

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  • Glial Cells: ____________________________________________________________

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  • Dendrites: _____________________________________________________________

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  • Cell Body (also called the Soma): _________________________________________

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  • Axon: _________________________________________________________________

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  • Myelin Sheath: _________________________________________________________

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  • Terminal Buttons (also called End Buttons, Axon Terminal, Terminal Branches of Axon, and Synaptic Knobs): ______________________________________________

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  • Neurotransmitters: _____________________________________________________

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  • Synapse: ______________________________________________________________

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  • Receptor Sites: ________________________________________________________

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  • Threshold: ____________________________________________________________

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  • Action Potential: _______________________________________________________

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  • All-or-None Principle: ___________________________________________________

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  • Neural Firing: __________________________________________________________

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  • Excitatory Neurotransmitters: ____________________________________________

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  • Inhibitory Neurotransmitters: _____________________________________________

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  • Acetylcholine: _________________________________________________________

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  • Dopamine: ____________________________________________________________

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  • Endorphins: ___________________________________________________________

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  • Serotonin: _____________________________________________________________

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  • Afferent Neurons (or Sensory Neurons): ___________________________________

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  • Efferent Neurons (or Motor Neurons): ______________________________________

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  • Central Nervous System: ________________________________________________

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  • Spinal Cord: ___________________________________________________________

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  • Peripheral Nervous System: ______________________________________________

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  • Somatic Nervous System: _______________________________________________

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  • Autonomic Nervous System: _____________________________________________

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  • Sympathetic Nervous System: ____________________________________________

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  • Parasympathetic Nervous System: ________________________________________

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  • Accidents: ____________________________________________________________

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  • Lesions: ______________________________________________________________

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  • Electroencephalogram (EEG): ____________________________________________

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  • Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT or CT Scan): __________________________

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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI Scan): __________________________________

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  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan): ________________________________

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  • Functional MRI (fMRI): ___________________________________________________

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  • Hindbrain: _____________________________________________________________

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  • Medulla: ______________________________________________________________

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  • Pons: _________________________________________________________________

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  • Cerebellum: ___________________________________________________________

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  • Midbrain: ______________________________________________________________

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  • Reticular Formation (Reticular Activating System): ___________________________

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  • Forebrain: _____________________________________________________________

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  • Thalamus: _____________________________________________________________

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  • Hypothalamus: _________________________________________________________

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  • Amygdala: ____________________________________________________________

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  • Hippocampus: _________________________________________________________

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  • Limbic System: ________________________________________________________

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  • Cerebral Cortex: ________________________________________________________

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  • Hemispheres: __________________________________________________________

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  • Left Hemisphere: _______________________________________________________

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  • Right Hemisphere: ______________________________________________________

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  • Brain Lateralization (or Hemispheric Specialization): _________________________

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  • Corpus Callosum: ______________________________________________________

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  • Lobs: _________________________________________________________________

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  • Association Area: ______________________________________________________

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  • Frontal Lobes: _________________________________________________________

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  • Broca’s Area: __________________________________________________________

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  • Wernicke’s Area: _______________________________________________________

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  • Motor Cortex: __________________________________________________________

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  • Parietal Lobes: _________________________________________________________

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  • Sensory Cortex: ________________________________________________________

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  • Occipital Lobes: ________________________________________________________

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  • Temporal Lobes: _______________________________________________________

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  • Brain Plasticity: ________________________________________________________

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  • Endocrine System: _____________________________________________________

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  • Consciousness: _______________________________________________________

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  • Levels of Consciousness: _______________________________________________

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  • Sleep

  • Sleep Cycles

  • Sleep Stages

  • REM Sleep

  • Sleep Disorders

  • Insomnia

  • Narcolepsy

  • Sleep Apnea

  • Dreams

  • Freudian Dream Interpretation

  • Activation-Synthesis Dream Theory

  • Information-Processing Dream Theory

  • Psychoactive Drugs

  • Agonists

  • Antagonists

  • Tolerance

  • Dependence and Withdrawal

  • Stimulants

  • Depressants

  • Hallucinogens (also called Psychedelics)

  • Opiates