Download OUTLINE FORMAT-Unit 3A Biological Basis of Behavior Directions

OUTLINE FORMAT-Unit 3A Biological Basis of Behavior
Directions: Include all underlined headings and subheadings that appear in this guide.
Number and answer questions one 1 through 12. Define numbers 1 through 44, being sure to
highlight and number the terms.
Neural Processing and the Endocrine System
1. Biological psychologist
Neural Communication-Neurons
1. Answer this: What are neurons, and how do they transmit information? Within this answer
include the following term with their functions and their definitions. Number and highlight all
terms:
2.
3.
4.
5.
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7.
8.
9.
Neurons
Sensory neurons
motor neurons
interneurons
cell body (also know by the name of soma)
dendrite (info in)
axon (convey info. out-“axons away”)
myelin sheath
include what happens when myelin sheath degenerates
10. action potential/neural impulse
11. resting potential
12. refractory period
13. excitatory signals
14. inhibitory signals
15. threshold
How Neurons Communicate
Within this answer include the following terms with their functions and their definitions.
Number and highlight the terms:
2. Answer this: How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells?
16. synapse
17. synaptic gap/synaptic cleft
18. neurotransmitters
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19. reuptake
20. all or none principle
How Neurotransmitters Influence Us
Within these answer include the following terms and their definitions. For numbers 20 to 25
include the function and example of malfunction. Number and highlight the terms:
3. Answer this: How do neurotransmitters influence behavior?
21. Acetylcholine (Ach)
22. Dopamine
23. Serotonin
24. Nor epinephrine
25. GABA
26. Glutamate
27. Endorphins
4. How do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmitters?
28. Agonist
29. Antagonist
The Nervous System
Within these answers include the following terms with their functions and their definitions.
Number and highlight the terms:
5.What are the functions of the nervous systems main divisions:
30. Nervous system
31. Central nervous system (CNS)
32. Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
33. Nerves
6.How does our peripheral nervous system work?
34. Somatic nervous system
35. Autonomic nervous system
36. Sympathetic nervous system
37. Parasympathetic nervous system
7. How does the Central nervous system work?
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8. How does it work with pain?
38. Spinal cord
39. Reflexes
The Endocrine System
Within this answer include the following terms with their functions and their definitions.
Number and highlight the terms:
9. How does the endocrine system-the bodies slower information system-transmit its messages?
10. How are the endocrine system and nervous system close relatives?
11. Why is the pituitary gland the master gland?
12. What is the pituitary glands master?
40. Endocrine system
41. Hormones
42. Adrenal glands
43. Epinephrine (include its other name)
44. Norepinephrine (include its other name)
45. Pituitary gland
OUTLINE FORMAT-Unit 3B-Biological Basis of Behavior
Directions: Include all underlined headings and subheadings that appear in this guide.
Number and answer questions 1 through 12. Define numbers 47 through 91, being sure to
highlight and number the terms.
The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Heads Examined
1. What are lesions and how are they used to study the brain?
46. Lesion
2. How are the brain’s electrical activity’s recorded using the following?
47. EEG
48. CT scan
49. PET scan
50. MRI scan
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51. fMRI scan
Older Brain Structures
Include the definitions, functions, shape and locations of each of the following. Highlight each
term:
52. brainstem
53. medulla
54. reticular formation
55. thalamus
56. cerebellum “little brain”
The Limbic system:
57. limbic system
58. hippocampus
59. amygdala
3. What were the results of the 1939 study on the rhesus monkey?
60. Hypothalamus
4. What were the results of the Olds and Milner experiments?
The Cerebral Cortex
Include the definitions, functions, shape (when noted) and locations (when applicable) of each
of the terms. Highlight each term:
5. Answer this: What functions are served by the various cerebral cortex regions?
Structure of the Cortex:
6. Describe the “look” of the vertebral cortex.
61. Glial cells
62. Frontal lobes
63. Parietal lobes
64. Occipital lobes
65. Temporal lobes
Functions of the Cortex:
Motor Functions:
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66. Motor cortex
6. Why can the brain of wide awake patients be stimulated?
Sensory Functions:
67. Sensory cortex
7. what role does the sensory cortex play in more or less sensitive body areas, such as the lips?
68. Temporal lobe and auditory hallucinations
69. Ringing sound and people with hearing loss
Association Areas:
8. Summarize the Phineas Cage case and its implication with frontal lobe damage.
70. Association Areas
71. Know that Parietal lobe responsible for math and spatial reasoning
Language:
72. Aphasia
73. Paul Broca’s finding
74. Broca’s area-include damage to area
75. Carl Wernicke’s discovery
76. Wernicke’s area-include damage to area
77. Angular gyrus and reading
78. Five steps to using language (p. 80-Geschwing-do not need to write or know this name)
The Brain’s Plasticity:
79. Plasticity
80. Plasticity and the blind
81. Plasticity and the deaf
82. Plasticity and children
83. Constraint induces therapy
84. Neurogenesis
Brain lateralization:
Include the definition and significance of the concepts. Number and highlight the concepts.
Number and answer the questions:
85. Left hemisphere damage
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Splitting the Brain:
9. What is the cause of epileptic seizures?
86. corpus callosum
87. All Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga experiment results, pps. 84-86
88. split brain and results of split brain surgery
The Brain and Consciousness:
Cognitive Neuroscience:
89. cognitive neuroscience
Duel Processing:
90. duel processing (also provide an example)
Two Track Mind:
91. parallel processing (also provide an example).
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