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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. ...
law of specific nerve energies
Mesolimbic System
Cranial Nerve IX
anterior hypothalamus
2. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
species- specific reactions
receptor blockers
REM sleep
the adrenal medulla
3. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
Lee-Boot effect
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
equipotentiality
osmoregulation
4. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
proximal image
galvanic skin response (GSR)
hypnagogic activity
cerebrospinal fluid
5. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
retinal ganglion cells
Cranial Nerve IX
Cranial Nerve VI
Cranial Nerve VII
6. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
Cranial Nerve IX
sleep attack
non-competitive bonding
aqueous humor
7. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
sensitivity
cerebral cortex
the adrenal medulla
Cranial Nerve V
8. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
theta activity
polysomnograms
homeostasis
hindbrain
9. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
basic rest-activity cycle
K Complexes
hypnagogic activity
spinal cord
10. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
diploid
basic rest-activity cycle
efferent neurons
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
11. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
dirty medications; clean medications
antimanics
polysomnograms
inferior colliculi
12. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
hypothalamus + thalamus
Farber et al. (1995)
scotopic vision
indirect antagonists
13. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
the 7 major neurotransmitters
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
non-competitive bonding
cerebellum
14. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
stages of sleep
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
tardive dyskinesia
15. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
medulla & pons
dirty medications; clean medications
cataplexy
ipsilateral
16. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
accommodation (bodily)
melatonin
hindbrain
neostriatum
17. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
mammillary bodies
antagonist
cerebellum
pupil
18. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
hair cells
endorphin & enkephalin
tectum
pituitary gland
19. Important to motor system
the 7 major neurotransmitters
cutaneous senses
fornix
red nucleus + substantia nigra
20. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
prefrontal cortex
Mesolimbic System
adrenal cortex
K Complexes
21. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
affinity
hippocampus
basic rest-activity cycle
22. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
hindbrain
vitreous humor
sensitivity
retinal ganglion cells
23. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
tyrosine
autolytic
norepinephrine
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
24. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
Coolidge effect
scotopic vision
medial nucleus of the amygdala
extirpation
25. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
Farber et al. (1995)
antimanics
triggers of behavior
Cranial Nerve III
26. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)
septum
affinity
subarachnoid space
sleep spindles
27. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
prefrontal hypoactivity
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Whitten effect
28. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
Cranial Nerve V
association areas; projection areas
pineal gland
locus coeruleus
29. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
gonad
trichromatic levels of color vision
autonomic nervous system
ethology
30. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
biological foundations
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
locus coeruleus
association area
31. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
substantia nigra
melatonin
inferior colliculi
amygdala
32. An ovary or teste
stages of sleep
cutaneous senses
projection areas
gonad
33. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)
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34. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
lipid soluble drugs/medications
K Complexes
scotopic vision
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
35. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
basal ganglia
nystagmus
Korsakoff'S amnesia
Cranial Nerve IX
36. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
dopaminergic systems
REM rebound
non-REM sleep
tectum
37. Hormones that reduce pain
endorphin & enkephalin
nucleotides
hypothalamus
ventricles
38. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
Hebb rule
antagonist
proximate biological considerations
sleep attack
39. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
ventricles
species- specific reactions
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
Coolidge effect
40. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice
reticular formation
medulla & pons
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
Bruce effect
41. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
projection fiber
Vandenbergh effect
ionotropic receptors
Yerkes-Dodson Law
42. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
norepinephrine
thalamus
All-or-None Law
phenotype
43. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
Coolidge effect
Cranial Nerve III
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
homeostatic regulation
44. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
cerebellum
Cranial Nerve XI
amygdala
45. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
nucleotides
sleep paralysis
Cranial Nerves
dopaminergic systems
46. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
lens
inferior colliculi
galvanic skin response (GSR)
REM rebound
47. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
aqueous humor
Lee-Boot effect
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
hypothalamus
48. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
Thompson & Spencer
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
projection areas
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
49. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
spinal cord
Mesocortical system
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
absolute refractory periods
50. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
spinal cord
Coolidge effect
norepinephrine
Bem'S Androgyny studies