Worksheetspsychology vocab quiz 2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins
Adrenaline is
a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands
created by organs
a substance your body creates
Afferent neurons
spinal cord
a neuron that carries information from the senses to the central nervous system
affects the spinal cord
central nervous system
Agonist
meant to destroy
chemical substances that increase the effects of a neurotransmitter
chemical substances
All-or-none
a tendency to believe
Nothing at all
a neuron fires all the way or not at all
Antagonists
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
annoys
A person who black mails
Someone who cannot be around others
Autonomic nervous system
nerves that control all muscles
consisting of nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, glands
nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, glands
Biological psychology
focuses on biological bases of psychological processes, behavior and learning
the way you learn, think, and process
focuses on the way you lose biological bases of psychological processes, behavior and learning
central nervous system
parts of nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
part of the nerve system
In the brain and spinal cord where the nervous system is located
Efferent neurons
carries messages from the central nervous system to the muscles of the body
Carries messages through all parts of the body
The ability to have visual memory for 30 seconds
Electroencephalics (EEG)
Record a person's behavior
a machine designed to record elctroencephalogram
observe from a far
watch a group of people
hormones
Bloodstream by endocrine glands
chemicals released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands
mood swings
sadness
Metabolism
the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life
the synthesis of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that form tissue and store energy
neuron
the basic cell that makes up the nervous system that sends and receives messages
sends and receives messages
the ability to change structure
nervous system
network of specialized cells
network of specialized cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body
specialized cells in all parts of the body
neurotransmitter
Chemicals found in the synaptic
Has on affect on every cell at one point
chemical found in the synaptic vesicles when released has an effect on the next cell
parasympathetic division
when you go from sleeping to being awake
when your sleeping
when you cant wake up
when your in a comma
receptor sites
certain, muscles and, glands shaped to fit only certain neurotransmitters
neurotransmitter cells shaped in a certain way
Cells that never move
Reflex arc
the connection resulting in afferent neurons
connection resulting in afferent neurons to the interneurons to the efferent neurons, resulting in a reflexive action
you automatically doing something out of habit
reuptake
Moves into a neurotransmitter
neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles
somatic nervous system
nerves that carry information from the senses to CNS
nerves that carry information from the senses to CNS from there to voluntary muscles to the body
Informational cells from the CNS
synapse
space between the axon
spaces between the axon terminal and the surface of the next cell
