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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
zygote
equipotentiality
projection areas
anterior hypothalamus
2. 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
beta activity
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
dopaminergic systems
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
3. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
cerebrospinal fluid
scotopic vision
iris
aqueous humor
4. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
beta activity
law of specific nerve energies
inferior colliculi
behavioral regulation
5. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
non-competitive binding
hypothalamus
absolute refractory periods
6. 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
prefrontal hypoactivity
lesions in the reticular activating system
autonomic nervous system
hypocretin
7. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
Vandenbergh effect
endocrine system
K Complexes
bregma
8. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)
spinal cord
indirect antagonists
Cranial Nerve VI
cutaneous senses
9. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress
thyroid
Whitten effect
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
Cranial Nerve II
10. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
iris
path of cerebrospinal fluid
osmoreceptors
pituitary gland
11. There are 12 add more
basal forebrain
receptor blockers
Cranial Nerves
L-Dopa
12. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
melatonin
parathyroid
spinal cord
13. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit
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14. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
contralateral
effects of repeated administration
All-or-None Law
septal rage
15. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
dopaminergic systems
polysomnograms
All-or-None Law
spatial summation
16. Self-dissolving
graded potentials
ethology
hypnagogic activity
autolytic
17. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
thyroid
Bem'S Androgyny studies
projection area
affinity
18. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
All-or-None Law
projection area
amacrine cells
cerebellum
19. Expression of traits
phenotype
mesencephalon
tardive dyskinesia
Whitten effect
20. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
septal rage
tectum
tegmentum
Frontal lobe
21. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
spinal cord
zygote
adrenal cortex
receptor blockers
22. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles
progesterone
substantia nigra
noncompetitive binding
medial nucleus of the amygdala
23. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
nucleotides
pituitary gland
contralateral
indirect antagonists
24. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
temporal summation
ethology
nystagmus
neostriatum
25. 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)
amygdala
subarachnoid space
pineal gland
direct antagonist
26. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
ovaries/testes
myelin sheath
umami
superior colliculi
27. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
triggers of behavior
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
tegmentum
Vomeronasal Organ
28. Are found in the diencephalon
agonist
mesencephalon
hypothalamus + thalamus
monoamines
29. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
projection areas
noncompetitive binding
ionotropic receptors
affinity
30. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
noncompetitive binding
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Vomeronasal Organ
HPA Axis
31. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
tolerance
septum
projection area
alpha activity
32. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
reaction time
accommodation (bodily)
sensorimotor cortex
medulla & pons
33. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
Lee-Boot effect
midbrain
nigrostriatal system
motor cortex
34. Holds the lens in place
suspensory ligament
medial nucleus of the amygdala
spatial summation
behavioral regulation
35. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
dirty medications; clean medications
Bruce effect
Vandenbergh effect
Whitten effect
36. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
diploid
Cranial Nerve X
Hobson & McCarley
tectum
37. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
Farber et al. (1995)
theta activity
polysomnograms
osmoreceptors
38. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
receptor blockers
noncompetitive binding
nigrostriatal system
temporal summation
39. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
Glial cells
Thompson & Spencer
sleep attack
aqueous humor
40. 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
delta activity
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
basal forebrain
receptor blockers
41. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
antimanics
association areas; projection areas
corpus callosum
sleep
42. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
Cranial Nerve XI
acetylcholine
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
biological etiology of schizophrenia
43. The female reproductive cycle of most primates - including humans; recognized by growth of the lining of the uterus - ovulation - development of a corpus luteum - and (if pregnancy does not occur) menstration
non-competitive bonding
cataplexy
menstrual cycle
diploid
44. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
zygote
non-competitive bonding
All-or-None Law
45. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
monoamines
meninges
hypothalamus
46. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
H.M
Vandenbergh effect
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
indirect antagonists
47. Moving forward
extirpation
tectum
anterograde
affinity
48. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
anterior hypothalamus
projection area
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
49. Regulates body temperature
K Complexes
vitreous humor
hypothalamus
nucleotides
50. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
basal ganglia
subcortical structures
reticular formation
receptive field