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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
ionotropic receptors
locus coeruleus
lipid soluble drugs/medications
motor cortex
2. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
reaction time
association areas; projection areas
nucleotides
3. 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
trichromatic levels of color vision
parathyroid
receptor blockers
4. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
substantia nigra
reticulum
melatonin
Cranial Nerve XII
5. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
pituitary gland
ionotropic receptors
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
6. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
tectum
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
contralateral
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
7. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
septal rage
effects of repeated administration
Thompson & Spencer
trichromatic levels of color vision
8. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
aphasia
hair cells
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
spatial summation
9. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
proximate biological considerations
H.M
estrous cycle
prefrontal cortex
10. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
superior colliculi
reticular formation
projection area
spatial summation
11. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
subcortical structures
nystagmus
temporal summation
progesterone
12. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
adrenal cortex
sleep spindles
amygdala
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
13. 'Roof'
subdural space
tegmentum
tectum
tolerance
14. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
substantia nigra
zygosity
biological etiology of schizophrenia
monoamines
15. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
hypothalamus
tolerance
bregma
ventricles
16. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
diencephalon
path of lightwaves entering eye
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Cranial Nerve X
17. Regulates body temperature
hypothalamus
mesencephalon
pituitary gland
locus coeruleus
18. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
thalamus
midbrain
temporal lobes
consummatory stimulus
19. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
cerebellum
hair cells
accommodation (bodily)
locus coeruleus
20. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
alpha activity
ultimate biological considerations
galvanic skin response (GSR)
21. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2
Korsakoff'S amnesia
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
sleep spindles
22. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
aphasia
zygote
noncompetitive binding
inferior colliculi
23. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
REM rebound
triggers of behavior
endogenous
Cranial Nerve IV
24. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
tritanopia
suspensory ligament
collateral sprouting
estrous cycle
25. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
Yerkes-Dodson Law
parathyroid
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
monozygotic twins
26. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
homeostatic regulation
the 7 major neurotransmitters
prefrontal cortex
beta activity
27. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
parathyroid
biological etiology of schizophrenia
amacrine cells
tardive dyskinesia
28. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
adrenal cortex
Cranial Nerve IX
hair cells
29. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
monoamines
tectum
cutaneous senses
sleep
30. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
occipital lobes
antagonist
Thompson & Spencer
31. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
non-competitive bonding
sensitivity
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
32. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
thalamus
alpha activity
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
myelin sheath
33. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
motor cortex
retinal ganglion cells
hippocampus
polysomnograms
34. Norepinephrine and serotonin
septal rage
monoamine neurotransmitters
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
sensitivity
35. Is a loss of dopamine cells in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia; these cells are usually dark (nigra) but in Parkinson'S - the substantia nigra appears white due to cell death
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36. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
mammillary bodies
aphasia
trichromatic levels of color vision
tritanopia
37. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
Glial cells
REM rebound
Hebb rule
relative refractory period
38. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
consummatory stimulus
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
association areas; projection areas
midbrain
39. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
association areas; projection areas
receptive field
projection areas
projection area
40. Is found between the arachnoid mater and Pia mater; this is where CSF cushions (and bathes) the brain - giving it the floating quality (and keeping it moist/circulating)
subarachnoid space
brainstem
Lee-Boot effect
locus coeruleus
41. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
pheromone
fornix
monoamine neurotransmitters
non-REM sleep
42. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
hypothalamus
hindbrain
umami
prefrontal hypoactivity
43. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
scotopic vision
anterior hypothalamus
corpus callosum
the adrenal medulla
44. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
melatonin
lipid soluble drugs/medications
receptive field
effects of repeated administration
45. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
theta activity
aphasia
zygote
46. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
pheromone
proximal image
relative refractory period
non-competitive bonding
47. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
direct antagonist
REM sleep
antimanics
sleep paralysis
48. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
thalamus
menstrual cycle
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Glial cells
49. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
relative refractory period
Vomeronasal Organ
tectum
galvanic skin response (GSR)
50. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
Glial cells
superior colliculi
noncompetitive binding
thalamus