Mcat nervous system - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MCAT Psych AAMC FL1 Exam 2024 primacy effect -Answer-phenomenon that we are more likely to recall information at the beginning state-dependent effect -Answer-phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the SAME state of consciousness as when the memory was formed misinformation effect -Answer-errors in memory that occur when new information influences existing memories dual-coding theory -Answer-*Paivio* attempts to give equal weight to semantic an...

MCAT Prep Quicksheet (2023 A+) Organization of the nervous system - ANS-There are three types of neurons in the nervous system: Motor (efferent), interneurons, and sensory (afferent) Parasympathetic Branch - ANS-The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system is focused on "rest-and-digest" responses Sympathetic Branch - ANS-The sympathetic branch is focused on "fight-or-flight" Functions of the Parasympathetic Branch - ANS-Constricts Pupils Stimulates flow of saliva Constricts ...

MCAT Prep Quicksheet (2023 A+) Organization of the nervous system - ANS-There are three types of neurons in the nervous system: Motor (efferent), interneurons, and sensory (afferent) Parasympathetic Branch - ANS-The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system is focused on "rest-and-digest" responses Sympathetic Branch - ANS-The sympathetic branch is focused on "fight-or-flight" Functions of the Parasympathetic Branch - ANS-Constricts Pupils Stimulates flow of saliva Constricts ...

1 MCAT - BIO/BIOCHEM EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ defunct mRNA translation in bacteria would... Correct Answer: prevent cells from replicating. lysogenic cycle Correct Answer: a viral reproductive cycle in which the viral DNA is added to the host cell's DNA and is copied along with the host cell's DNA Lytic phase or lytic cycle Correct Answer: phage replicates immediately, destroying the host cell (All phages carry out this life cycle) prote...

MCAT Psychology: Biology and Behavior Exam Questions And Correct Answers Contributors to Neuropsychology - answer1. Franz Gall 2. Pierre Flourens 3. William James 4. John Dewey 5. Paul Broca 6. Hermann von Helmholtz 7. Sir Charles Sherrington Franz Gall - answerDeveloped concept of phrenology. Phrenology - answerDisproven theory that brain anatomy is linked to specific behavior, intellect, and personality. Pierre Flourens - answerFirst person to study the major functions of the brain...

MCAT Biology -Exam 2023 Abductor - Answer-a muscle that moves a limb away from the center of the body Absorption - Answer-the process by which substances are taken up intro or across tissues Acetylcholine - Answer-a neurotransmitter found thought the nervous system (somatic motor neurons, preganglionic parasympathetic, and sympathetic neurons); metabolized by acetylcholinesterase Acrosome - Answer-the large vesicle at the head of a sperm cell containing enzymes that degrade the ovum ...

Soma - Answer-neuron cell body Oligodendrocytes - Answer-cells that produce MYELIN in CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Schwann Cells - Answer-cells that produce MYELIN in the PERIPHERY Resting Membrane Potential - Answer-about -70mV inside of neuron is negative relative to outside Discuss ion concentrations inside neuron. - Answer-[K+] is high inside neuron [Na+] is low inside neuron Discuss ion concentrations outside neuron - Answer-[K+] is low inside neuron [Na+] is high inside n...

MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review 2023-2024 franz gall - behavior, intellect, and personality linked to brain anatomy Phrenology- if trait well developed, then part of brain responsible for that trait would expand, one could measure physiological attributes based off feeling or measuring skull pierre flourens - extirpation/ablation; concluded that different brain regions have specific functions, surgically removed parts of brain, removal of one part of brain weakens whole thing william ...

MCAT Behavioral Sciences Review 2023-2024 franz gall - behavior, intellect, and personality linked to brain anatomy Phrenology- if trait well developed, then part of brain responsible for that trait would expand, one could measure physiological attributes based off feeling or measuring skull pierre flourens - extirpation/ablation; concluded that different brain regions have specific functions, surgically removed parts of brain, removal of one part of brain weakens whole thing william ...