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7b3a3710_ards_about_Edexcel_GCSE_RE_8_2__Definition | [Term] Infertility [Definition] | Not being able to have children | [] | Flashcards about Edexcel GCSE RE 8.2 | Definition | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1321553 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00142-ip-10-236-191-2_740908165_3.json |
7b3a3710_ards_about_Edexcel_GCSE_RE_8_2__Definition | [Term] In-vitro fertilisation [Definition] | the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube | [] | Flashcards about Edexcel GCSE RE 8.2 | Definition | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1321553 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00142-ip-10-236-191-2_740908165_3.json |
7b3a3710_ards_about_Edexcel_GCSE_RE_8_2__Definition | [Term] Natural Resources [Definition] | Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans | [] | Flashcards about Edexcel GCSE RE 8.2 | Definition | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1321553 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00142-ip-10-236-191-2_740908165_3.json |
7b3a3710_ards_about_Edexcel_GCSE_RE_8_2__Definition | [Term] Organ donation [Definition] | Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery | [] | Flashcards about Edexcel GCSE RE 8.2 | Definition | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1321553 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00142-ip-10-236-191-2_740908165_3.json |
7b3a3710_ards_about_Edexcel_GCSE_RE_8_2__Definition | [Term] Stewardship [Definition] | Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation | [] | Flashcards about Edexcel GCSE RE 8.2 | Definition | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1321553 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00142-ip-10-236-191-2_740908165_3.json |
7b3a3710_ards_about_Edexcel_GCSE_RE_8_2__Definition | [Term] Surrogacy [Definition] | An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman | [] | Flashcards about Edexcel GCSE RE 8.2 | Definition | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1321553 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00142-ip-10-236-191-2_740908165_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] zygote [Answer] | fertilized egg, formed by the union of sperm and egg | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] embryonic stage [Answer] | 3rd-8th week of prenatal development | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] neural tube [Answer] | tubular structure formed early in the embryonic stage from which the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) develops | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] fetal stage [Answer] | prenatal period, 9th week until birth | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] teratogens [Answer] | environmental factors that can disrupt healthy neural development (include lead, alcohol, and cigarette smoke) | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] fetal alcohol syndrome [Answer] | developmental disorder that affects children whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy (effects include range of psychological problems and physical abnormalities) | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] grasp reflex [Answer] | infantile reflex in which an infant closes her hand into a fist when her palm is touched | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] rooting reflex [Answer] | in an infant, the sucking elicited by stroking applied on or around the lips; reflex aids breast-feeding | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] sucking reflex [Answer] | an infantile reflex in which an infant sucks on whatever is placed in his mouth | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] sensorimotor period [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | period of cognitive development (birth-2 years) in which the child has not yet achieved object permanence | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] object permanence [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | conviction that an object exists even when it is out of sight. Piaget believed infants didn't develop this level of understanding until the age of at least eight months | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] A-not-B effect [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | tendency of infants to reach for a hidden object where it was previously hidden (place A), rather than where it was hidden most recently while the child watched (place B) | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] assimilation [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | developing child's process of interpreting the environment in terms of the schemas he already has | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] accommodation [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | developing child's process of changing his schemas based on his interactions with the environment | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] preoperational period [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | (age 2 to 7) child can think representationally, but can't yet relate these representations to each other or take a point of view other than her own | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] concrete operational period [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | (age 7 to 12) ch9ild is beginning to understand abstract ideas such as number and substance, but only as they apply to real, concrete events | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] habituation procedure [method of studying infant perception] [Answer] | After some exposure to a stimulus, infant becomes habituated and stops paying attention to it. If infant shows renewed interest when a new stimulus is presented, this reveals that the infant regards the new stimulus as different from the old one | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] theory of mind [Answer] | set of interrelated concepts we use to make sense of our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as well as those of others | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] social referencing [Answer] | process of using others' facial expressions as a cue about the situation | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] attachment [Answer] | strong, enduring, emotional bond between a child and its caregivers that some psychologists consider the basis for relationships later in life | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] secure base [John Bowlby] [Answer] | relationship in which the child feels safe and protected | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] imprinting [Answer] | in many species, the learned attachment that is formed at a particularly early period | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] strange situation [Answer] | experimental procedure for assessing attachment, in which the child is allowed to explore an unfamiliar room with the mother present before the mother leaves for a few minutes, and then returns | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] internal working model [Answer] | set of beliefs and expectations about how people behave in social relationships, and also guidelines for interpreting others' actions, and habitual responses to make in social settings | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] zone of proximal development [Answer] | range of accomplishments that are beyond what the child can do on her own, but that she can achieve with help or guidance | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] sociometric data [Answer] | data that describe how individuals in a group interact | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] aggressive-rejected [Answer] | social status of children who are not respected or liked by peers and become aggressive as a result | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] withdrawn-rejected [Answer] | social status of children who are not respected or liked by peers and become anxious as a result | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] preconventional reasoning [Lawrence Kohlberg) [Answer] | first and second stages of moral reasoning, which are focused on getting rewards and avoiding punishments | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] conventional reasoning [Lawrence Kohlberg) [Answer] | third and fourth stages of moral reasoning, which are focused on social relationships, conventions, and duties | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] postconventional reasoning [Lawrence Kohlberg) [Answer] | fifth and sixth stages of moral reasoning, which are focused on ideals and broad moral principles | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] puberty [Answer] | period of physical and sexual maturation in which the child's body begins to develop into its adult form | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] primary sexual characteristics [Answer] | bodily structures directly related to reproduction | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] secondary sexual characteristics [Answer] | bodily structures that change with sexual maturity but are not directly related to reproduction | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] formal operational period [PIAGET'S THEORY] [Answer] | (age 12+) child can think abstractly and consider hypothetical possibilities | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] identity versus role confusion [Erik Erikson] [Answer] | major developmental task of adolescence is developing a stable ego identity, or sense of who one is. Failure results in developing a negative identity or in role confusion | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] Alzheimer's disease [Answer] | degenerative brain disorder characterized by memory loss followed by increasing disorientation and culminating in physical and mental helplessness | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] intimacy versus isolation [Erik Erikson] [Answer] | (20s to early 40s) major developmental task of early adulthood is developing an intimate relationship. Failure to do so may lead to isolation | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] generativity versus stagnation [Answer] | (40s to 60s) developmental task of later adulthood is finding meaning in one's work, which produces a sense of generativity. Failure leads to sense of stagnation | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
e8ee9eb1_cards_about_PSYC001_Chapter_14__Answer | [Question] integrity versus despair [Answer] | (60s to death) major developmental task of older age is finding meaning in the life that one has led. Success gives rise to a sense of integrity, whereas failure leads to despair | [] | Flashcards about PSYC001 Chapter 14 | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-658912 | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00276-ip-10-236-191-2_718290258_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Biological psychology [DEFINITION] | A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior. (Some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, behavior geneticists, physiological psychologists, or biopsychologists.) | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Neuron [DEFINITION] | A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Dendrite [DEFINITION] | The bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Axon [DEFINITION] | The extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Myelin [MY-uh-lin] sheath [DEFINITION] | A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Action potential [DEFINITION] | A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. The action potential is generated by the movement of positively charged atoms in and out of channels in the axon's membrane. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Threshold [DEFINITION] | The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Synapse [SIN-aps] [DEFINITION] | The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron. The tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or cleft. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Neurotransmitters [DEFINITION] | Chemical messengers that traverse synaptic gaps between neurons. When released by the sending neuron, they travel across the synapse and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neurons, influencing whether that neuron will generate a neural impulse. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Acetylcholine [ah-seat-el-KO-leen] (ACh) [DEFINITION] | A neurotransmitter that, among its functions, triggers muscle contraction. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Endorphins [en-DOR-fins] [DEFINITION] | "Morphene within" - natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Nervous system [DEFINITION] | The body's speedy, electrochemical communication system, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Central nervous system (CNS) [DEFINITION] | The brain and spinal cord. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Peripheral nervous system (PNS) [DEFINITION] | The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Nerves [DEFINITION] | Neural "cables" containing many axons. These bundled axons, which are part of the peripheral nervous system, connect the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Sensory neurons [DEFINITION] | Neurons that carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the central nervous system. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Interneurons [DEFINITION] | Central nervous system neurons that internally communicate and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Motor neurons [DEFINITION] | Neurons that carry outgoing information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Somatic nervous system [DEFINITION] | The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. Also called the skeletal nervous system. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Autonomic [aw-tuh-NAHM-ik] nervous system [DEFINITION] | The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Sympathetic nervous system [DEFINITION] | The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Parasympathetic nervous system [DEFINITION] | The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Reflex [DEFINITION] | A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Neural networks [DEFINITION] | Interconnected neural cells. With experience, networks can learn, as feedback strengthens or inhibits connections that produce certain results. Computer simulations of neural networks show analogous learning. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Lesion [LEE-zhuhn] [DEFINITION] | Tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Electroencephalogram (EEG) [DEFINITION] | An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] CT (Computed Tomography) scan [DEFINITION] | A series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice through the body. Also called CAT scan. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] PET (positron emission tomography) scan [DEFINITION] | A visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) [DEFINITION] | A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of soft tissue; allows us to see structures within the brain. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Brainstem [DEFINITION] | The oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; The brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Medulla [muh-DUL-uh] [DEFINITION] | The base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Reticular formation [DEFINITION] | A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Thalamus [THAL-uh-muss] [DEFINITION] | The brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Cerebellum [sehr-uh-BELL-um] [DEFINITION] | The "little brain' attached to the rear of the brainstem; it helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Limbic system [DEFINITION] | A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and agression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Amygdala [uh-MIG-dul-la] [DEFINITION] | Two almond-shaped neural clusters that are components of the limbic systems and are linked to emotion. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Hypothalamus [hi-po-THAL-uh-muss] [DEFINITION] | A neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Cerebral [seh-REE-bruhl] cortex [DEFINITION] | The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Glial cells [DEFINITION] | Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Frontal lobes [DEFINITION] | The portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgements. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Parietal [puh-RYE-uh-tuhl] lobes [DEFINITION] | The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head toward the rear; includes the sensory cortex. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Occipital [ahk-SIP-uh-tuhl] lobes [DEFINITION] | The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes the visual areas, which receive visual information from the opposite visual field. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Temporal lobes [DEFINITION] | The portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each of which receives auditory information primarily from the opposite ear. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Motor cortex [DEFINITION] | An area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Sensory cortex [DEFINITION] | The area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Association areas [DEFINITION] | Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Aphasia [DEFINITION] | Impairment of langauge, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Broca's area [DEFINITION] | Controls the language expression - an area of the frontal lobe, usaully in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Wernicke's area [DEFINITION] | Controls langauge reception - a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression usually in the left temporal lobe. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Plasticity [DEFINITION] | The brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the effects of experience on brain development. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Corpus callosum [KOR-pus-kah-LOW-sum] [DEFINITION] | The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Split brain [DEFINITION] | A condition in which the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mainly those of corpus callosum) between them. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Endocrine [EN-duh-krin] system [DEFINITION] | The body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
471bd891_ards_about_Vocab_for_Chapter_2__DEFINITION | [TERM] Hormones [DEFINITION] | Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another. | [] | Flashcards about Vocab for Chapter 2 | DEFINITION | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-30810 | 1/1438042987127.36_20150728002307-00014-ip-10-236-191-2_743054439_3.json |
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