AP Psychology – Unit 2 – ‘BioPsych’ Terms

The Nervous & Endocrine Systems 28.Endocrine System 54. Aphasia

1. Biological Psychology 29. Hormones – messengers carried in 55. Broca's Area
2. Neuron (DSAT) bloodstream 56. Wernicke's Area
3. Sensory Neurons 30.Adrenal Glands – secretes fight or 57. Brain Plasticity
4. Motor Neurons flight hormones, adrenaline 58.Corpus Callosum
5. Dendrite 31. Pineal Gland – ‘zzzzzzzz’ 59. Contralaterization
6. Soma / Cell Body a. Melatonin 60. Split Brain / Split Brain Research
7. Axon 32. Pituitary Gland – master gland
8. Myelin Sheath a. Oxytocin Brain Examination Methods
9. Terminal Branches / Buttons b. HGH 61. MRI – shows structures
10. Resting Potential 62. CAT - shows structures
11. Action Potential The Brain 63. EEG – shows changes in activity
12. Firing Threshold 33. Specificity 64.PET – uses shot of radioactive
13. Synapse 34. Lesion substance, highlights glucose, and
14. Reuptake 35. Brainstem provides colorful images of brain
15. Refractory Period 36. Medulla activity/specificity
16. Glial Cells 37. Pons (sleep, dreaming) 65. fMRI – newest, shows both structure
17. Neurotransmitters (can be excitatory 38.Reticular Formation (filters out and activity
or inhibitory) irrelevant information…vast majority
a. Acetylcholine of unimportant ‘stuff’ does not get Genetics
b. Dopamine sent to higher brain…also ALERTS 66.Genetic Determinism
c. Endorphins YOU TO INCOMING STIMULI) a. Down Syndrome, Turner
d. Epinephrine 39. Thalamus Syndrome, Williams Syndrome,
e. G.A.B.A. 40. Cerebellum Phenylketonuria
f. Glutamate 41. Limbic System 67. Genetic Disposition
g. Seratonin 42. Amygdala 68. Heritability
h. Substance B 43. Hypothalamus
18. Agonist – amplifies NT action 44.Hippocampus
19. Antagonist – inhibits NT action 45. Cerebrum
20.Nervous System 46.Cerebral Cortex (FPOT)
21. Central Nervous System (CNS) 47. Frontal Lobes
22. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) 48. Parietal Lobes Mnemonics
 FPOT (for lobes of brain)
23. Somatic Nervous System 49.Occipital Lobes
 DSAT (for parts of neuron)
24. Autonomic Nervous System 50.Temporal Lobes  WHAT ABOUT YOUR OWN…? YOURS ARE
25. Sympathetic Nervous System 51. Motor Cortex BETTER THAN MINE.
Analogies
26. Parasympathetic Nervous System 52. Sensory Cortex  Lock & Key (for communication of neurons)
27. Reflex 53. Association Cortex ?  Gun (for firing of neuron)
  Toilet (for firing of neuron)
Name Hall of Fame
Phineas Gage
Roger Sperry – Split Brain Research
Wildner Penfield – Mapping the motor and sensory
areas of the cortex

What else…?