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Decks in this class (20)

Week 1 - Building Blocks of Life
What are the 6 most important che...,
5 important elements in the envir...,
____ are elements bound together ...
20  cards
Week 2-Cells of the neuvous system
___ contact other cells through s...,
____ produce the myelin sheeth 2,
___ contact blood vessels and is ...
31  cards
week 2-receptors
All dopamine receptors are ___ __...,
____ receptors are controlled by ...,
____ receptors require chemical a...
12  cards
week 2-neurons and action potential
All living cells have an electric...,
The ___ __ is caused by a differe...,
At the resting potential voltage ...
10  cards
week 3-functional neuroanatomy
How do you determine the function...,
How do you determine the function...,
How do you determine the function...
46  cards
week 3 - The genetic code of life
Heritability 1,
Phenotype 2,
Variation 3
6  cards
Week 4-How genes affect personality
2 main dopamine projections in th...,
There are 5 types of dopamines th...,
The gene for d__ receptor is high...
5  cards
Week 5-Chemical Neurotransmission
Neurotransmitter ___ __ that brea...,
Types of neurotransmitters involv...,
___ is a major neurotransmitter s...
42  cards
Week 5-Psychoactive drugs
___ ___ is a chemical that alters...,
____ mimic neurotransmitter 2,
____ block receptors 3
25  cards
Week 6-Drug addiction: biological definition
___ is the most abused drug in th...,
Drug use is highest among people ...,
___ __ is a chronically relapsing...
12  cards
Week 6-The natural reward circuit
In general things that are ___ fo...,
Where are the pleasure centers of...,
Experiences that produce pleasure...
12  cards
week 7-Craving - PET/fMRI study
The biggest barrier to treating d...,
In the cocaine craving study the ...,
___ __ ___ is done by injecting a...
6  cards
week 7-Individual differences in addiction liability
People who are ___ susceptible to...,
Not everyone who takes drugs beco...,
The amount of receptors is determ...
9  cards
week 7-Treatment approaches for drug addiction
General approaches to support who...,
Substitution therapies for opioid...,
___ is a mu opioid ___ one that i...
13  cards
Week 8-Stress
___ is the physiological response...,
Forms of physical stress include 2,
Stress can be divided into ___ st...
13  cards
Week 9-Impact of stress on cardiovascular and digestive systems
____ is a hormone secreted by the...,
Type _ diabetes is a congenital a...,
Type _ diabetes is characterized ...
9  cards
Week 9-Effects of stress on growth
___ prolonged stress during child...,
Severe chronic stress during chil...,
What was the significance of the ...
11  cards
Week 9-Effects of stress on the immune system and cancer
___ and ___ are white blood cells...,
____ are white blood cells that r...,
____ is an innate immune response...
10  cards
week 10-stress and memory
___ __ __ is remembered for secon...,
___ ___ is a biochemical change i...,
___ is the sabilization of memory...
11  cards
Week 10-Exercise
How exercise works 1 exercise is ...
1  cards

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