Exam 1 Study Guide - Biology of Behavior PDF

**Exam 1 Study Guide** Lecture 2 -- The Biology of Behavior - Understand the function of neurons and the key components (dendrites, soma/cell body, axon, and axon terminals). In which direction does information flow in a neuron? - Understand the function of glial cells (only general,...

**Exam 1 Study Guide** Lecture 2 -- The Biology of Behavior - Understand the function of neurons and the key components (dendrites, soma/cell body, axon, and axon terminals). In which direction does information flow in a neuron? - Understand the function of glial cells (only general, you do not need to know the specific glial cells) - What is the electrical charge when a neuron is at rest? How does it change during the firing of a neuron? - Understand the forces that act on a neuron to produce an action potential (passive diffusion, electrostatic pressure, and sodium-potassium pump). You do not need to know exactly which ions are traveling across the cell membrane. - Identify the components of the synapse (synaptic vesicles, neurotransmitters, synaptic gap, and receptor sites) - Describe the process of reuptake. - Know the following neurotransmitters: endorphins, glutamate, and GABA. The others are still important, but these may potentially appear as questions or answers. - Generally, how do Lesioning, EEG, MRI/fMRI, and PET work? What do they measure? - Identify the function of the reticular formation, structures of the limbic system, and corpus callosum. - Describe the function of the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes. - Describe what association areas are. - Describe neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. What happened to Jody Miller? - Distinguish between the peripheral and central nervous systems, the somatic and autonomic nervous systems, and sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.