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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Links the nervous system and endocrine system; comprised of involuntary efferent neurons and divided into the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic branches: Sympathetic Nervous System is involved in the 'fight or flight' response and the Parasympathetic N
autonomic nervous system
endorphin
cutaneous senses
receptor blockers
2. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice
mesencephalon
Lee-Boot effect
ventricles
retinal ganglion cells
3. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
HPA Axis
noncompetitive binding
norepinephrine
beta activity
4. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
dirty medications; clean medications
amygdala
ultimate biological considerations
association area
5. 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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6. Norepinephrine and serotonin
Cranial Nerve XII
monoamine neurotransmitters
projection areas
non-competitive binding
7. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)
amygdala
thalamus
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
superior colliculi
8. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
consummatory stimulus
effects of repeated administration
scotopic vision
Lee-Boot effect
9. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
dirty medications; clean medications
pheromone
autonomic nervous system
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
10. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
thalamus
GABA
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
HPA Axis
11. There are 12 add more
Cranial Nerves
red nucleus + substantia nigra
path of cerebrospinal fluid
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
12. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
medulla & pons
bregma
hair cells
anterior hypothalamus
13. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
Cranial Nerve V
Cranial Nerve VI
agonist
Cranial Nerve VIII
14. 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)
ethology
tegmentum
sleep spindles
affinity
15. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
GABA
homeostasis
suprachiasmatic nucleus
affinity
16. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
endocrine system
trichromatic levels of color vision
inferior colliculi
hypothalamus
17. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
pineal gland
consummatory stimulus
subdural space
18. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
thalamus
hypothalamus
collateral sprouting
path of cerebrospinal fluid
19. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
sensorimotor cortex
theta activity
tyrosine
20. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
beta activity
zygote
endorphin
hair cells
21. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
hypothalamus
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
autolytic
22. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
basal ganglia
homeostatic regulation
temporal lobes
amygdala
23. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
delta activity
sleep paralysis
lesions in the reticular activating system
diploid
24. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
tyrosine
REM rebound
norepinephrine
amygdala
25. hormone - secreted by the pituitary gland -signals the adrenal gland to secrete corticosteroid hormones -ACTH is a critical component of the HPA Axis that controls the stress response
vitreous humor
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
spatial summation
dirty medications; clean medications
26. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
septum
alpha activity
biological etiology of schizophrenia
species- specific reactions
27. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
cerebellum
mesencephalon
projection area
path of lightwaves entering eye
28. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain
affinity
Cranial Nerve IX
sleep paralysis
basal forebrain
29. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
fusiform face area
endorphin
association area
hypothalamus
30. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
ovaries/testes
synthesis-activation hypothesis
thalamus
norepinephrine
31. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Thompson & Spencer
behavioral regulation
superior colliculi
32. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
noncompetitive binding
midbrain
prefrontal hypoactivity
antimanics
33. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)
path of cerebrospinal fluid
spinal cord
meninges
progesterone
34. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
path of cerebrospinal fluid
projection fiber
Bem'S Androgyny studies
35. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
sign stimulus
dirty medications; clean medications
hypothalamus
temporal lobes
36. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
noncompetitive binding
noncompetitive binding
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
medulla & pons
37. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic
retinal ganglion cells
cerebrospinal fluid
melatonin
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
38. Controls sexual activity
tolerance
projection fiber
spatial summation
anterior hypothalamus
39. 'little net'
REM sleep
proximate biological considerations
reticulum
Cranial Nerve XI
40. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)
cerebral cortex
Frontal lobe
proximal image
cingulate gyrus
41. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
antagonist
Mesolimbic System
biological foundations
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
42. Important to motor system
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
acetylcholine
neostriatum
red nucleus + substantia nigra
43. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
autolytic
trichromatic levels of color vision
absolute refractory periods
pupil
44. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
Hebb rule
Vomeronasal Organ
Cranial Nerve XII
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
45. 'Roof'
tectum
beta activity
cerebellum
indirect antagonists
46. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
Mesolimbic System
Bem'S Androgyny studies
locus coeruleus
adrenal cortex
47. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
septum
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
pituitary gland
menstrual cycle
48. Made from within - natural
ethology
ventricles
endogenous
GABA
49. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
corpus callosum
ipsilateral
Cranial Nerve VIII
50. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
hypothalamus
endorphin
thalamus