| A | B |
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| dendrites | part of the cell that receives messages from neighboring cells |
| Inhibitory synapses | keep us still |
| Parkinson's disease | results from a shortage of dopamine |
| Anti-depression drugs | block uptake of seratonin |
| Noradrenaline | elevates heart rate within the sympathetic nervous system |
| Endorphins | Act as natural opiates in our brains |
| Cerebellum | Controls motor coordination |
| Hippocampus | Center of creation of new memories |
| Hypothalmus | Pleasure center |
| Autonomic Nervous System | Control center for heart rate and breathing |
| Occipital lobe | Vision Center |
| Pituitary gland | produces growth hormones |
| hypoglycemia | can cause dizziness and shakes |
| Monozygotic twins | Closest correlational grouping |
| Glial cells | Protect and clean cells in the CNS |
| Blue | Shortest wave lengths on the visual spectrum |
| Red | Longest wave lengths on the visual spectrum |
| Theory of color vision focusing on red, green and blue | Trichromatic theory |
| Helmholtz | Creator of the trichromatic theory |
| A classic example of perception as it relates to figure ground | Necker Cube |
| Closure | The Gestalt principal that finishes jokes, drawings, etc. |
| Pitch | Frequency of sound |
| Middle ear | location of vibrating bones that amplify sound |
| Smell and taste | Chemical senses |
| Taste cells on taste buds | Location of taste senses |
| Hair cells | Location of sensory receptors for touch |
| Tendons, muscles and joints | Location of sensory receptors for kinesthesis |
| Emotional center in brain | Reticular Activating system |
| Temporal Lobe | Receives information about touch, pain and pressure |
| Sensory adaptation | The body's adjustment to constant stimulus |
| Absolute Threshold | The smallest noticeable stimulus 50% of the time |
| Afferent Neurons | Carry sensations to the brain |
| Sensory neuron | Afferent |
| Motor neuron | Efferent |
| Acetylcholine | Blockage can cause paralysis |
| Nerves | Bundles of axons and dendrites |
| Central Nervous System | brain and spinal cord |
| Thalamus | Processes incoming sensory stimulation |
| Senses transmitted | Somatic nervous system |
| Location of auditory center | Temporal lobe |
| Negative adaptation | Mrs. Gardner can no longer smell the skunk |
| Binocular cues | Both eyes work together for depth perception |
| Loudness of sound | Amplitude |
| Auditory nerve | Carries sound to the cerebral cortex |
| High pitched sounds | Fire more often |
| Low pitched sounds | Fire less often |
| Olfactory nerve | center of sense of smell |
| Gate theory | Pain messages can be blocked |
| Heart rates and breathing increase | Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system |
| Synaptic vesicles | Where neurotransmitters are released |
