Higher Human Biology Unit 3 Neurobiology & Communication

Type of neuron which connects other neurons

Type of neuron which connects a

Type of neuron that connects to an effector (ie skeletal muscle or gland)

Name 3 roles of Glial cells

Direction of travel of impulse in neuron

Affect of incomplete myelination in early years

Type of neural pathway from senses to CNS

Type of pathway from CNS to effectors

Type of pathway which allows impulse to be recycled

Function of myelin sheath

The nervous system can be split into what two sub-systems

The peripheral Nervous System contains which 2 sub-systems?

What is function of autonomic nervous system

What is function of somatic nervous system

which term describes the relationship between the 2 pathways of the autonomic nervous system

Which part of the brain controls the autonomic system?

Which part of the brain controls balance, posture and movement

Which part of the brain is the centre for conscious thought, recall of memories and alteration of behaviour due to experince

What is the role of the corpus callosum

Name 3 areas of localized brain functions in the cerebral cortex

Which system process information for memories and influences emotional and motivational states

What is increased and decreased by the para-sympathetic pathway?

What is increased and decreased by the Sympathetic pathway?

Segregation of objects

Perception of distance

recognition of objects

3 factors of perpetual set which influence way in which stimuli is percieved

say 4 things about memory span

stages of making a memory

what is the term called for access information stored in the long term memory

what is working memory

Name 3 methods for transfer information from STM to LTM

Describe rehearsal

organisation

elaboration

Where is spatial memory found

Which 2 types of memory are found in the cerebral cortex

What type of memories are linked to the motor cortex?

Emotional memories link which 2 systems

describe how an impulse is transferred from one neuron to the next

explain filtering out of weak stimuli

Explain summation

What is plasticity of response

What 3 things can cause plasticity of repsonse

descibe what is meant by minor plasticity

what neurotransmitter is involved in the reward pathway

what neurotransmitter is involved in the para-sympathetic pathway

what neurotransmitter is involved in the Sympathetic pathway

what neurotransmitter is involved in the reduction of pain intensity

Explain the affect of antagonist drugs (2marks)

Explain the affect of agonist drugs (2marks)

Name 4 affects of recreational drugs on neural pathways

What is important for future stable relationships in the early years of life?

Human behaviour may be learned by

Reinforcement is

Shaping is

What is term for same response to different but similar stimuli

explain the term social facilitation

Explain extinction

explain the term de-individuation

what is term for being able to distinguish between different but related stimuli so that different responses can be made

What term describes a changing of beliefs as a result of persuasion

what term describes the changing of beliefs to be more like an admired, influencing person