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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
amygdala
hypothalamus
noncompetitive binding
extirpation
2. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
thyroid
subcortical structures
Cranial Nerves
cerebrospinal fluid
3. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
estrous cycle
synthesis-activation hypothesis
Cranial Nerve II
Cranial Nerve IX
4. Has neurons for reflexes
suspensory ligament
spinal cord
Cranial Nerve IV
cataplexy
5. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
polysomnograms
prefrontal cortex
sensitivity
Farber et al. (1995)
6. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
monozygotic twins
substantia nigra
behavioral regulation
scotopic vision
7. Sign
hippocampus
sleep attack
sign stimulus
reciprocal innervation
8. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep
endorphin & enkephalin
temporal lobes
basic rest-activity cycle
zygote
9. Moving forward
anterograde
accommodation (bodily)
Bem'S Androgyny studies
myelin sheath
10. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
scotopic vision
lipid soluble drugs/medications
reciprocal innervation
basal forebrain
11. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
biological foundations
sleep
All-or-None Law
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
12. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
All-or-None Law
cataplexy
thyroid
13. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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14. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
fusiform face area
proximate biological considerations
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
polysomnograms
15. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
mammillary bodies
brainstem
ventricles
prefrontal hypoactivity
16. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
reaction time
reticular formation
phenotype
the adrenal medulla
17. Fluid filled cavities in the middle of the brain - linking to the spinal canal that runs down the middle of the spinal cord; this fluid is cerebrospinal fluid
red nucleus + substantia nigra
association area
ventricles
dirty medications; clean medications
18. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
parietal lobes
neostriatum
adrenal cortex
tectum
19. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
hypothalamus
Hobson & McCarley
amygdala
cerebellum
20. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
triggers of behavior
estrous cycle
subcortical structures
cerebral cortex
21. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
indirect antagonists
contralateral
osmoreceptors
stages of sleep
22. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
accommodation (bodily)
cataplexy
suprachiasmatic nucleus
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
23. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
scotopic vision
cingulate gyrus
Thompson & Spencer
24. 'covering'
spatial summation
tegmentum
sleep spindles
medial nucleus of the amygdala
25. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
trichromatic levels of color vision
homeostasis
cerebellum
slow-wave sleep
26. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
Lee-Boot effect
GABA
red nucleus + substantia nigra
Coolidge effect
27. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice
Vandenbergh effect
reciprocal innervation
amacrine cells
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
28. 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
affinity
basic rest-activity cycle
Cranial Nerve IX
retinal ganglion cells
29. 'little brain'
cerebellum
noncompetitive binding
HPA Axis
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
30. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods
fornix
prefrontal cortex
umami
sensitivity
31. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
lesions in the reticular activating system
association area
receptive field
Cranial Nerve XI
32. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
acetylcholine
Hebb rule
zygosity
33. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
species- specific reactions
substantia nigra
homeostatic regulation
diploid
34. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
sleep spindles
ethology
sleep paralysis
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
35. 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
Whitten effect
contralateral
Lee-Boot effect
triggers of behavior
36. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
nucleotides
direct antagonist
reaction time
hypothalamus
37. 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
diencephalon
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
38. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
sleep paralysis
superior colliculi
anterior hypothalamus
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
39. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)
fusiform face area
All-or-None Law
projection fiber
non-competitive bonding
40. Regulates body temperature
Farber et al. (1995)
lipid soluble drugs/medications
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
hypothalamus
41. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
phenotype
septal rage
inferior colliculi
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
42. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
GABA
Cranial Nerve VI
mesencephalon
inferior colliculi
43. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
the adrenal medulla
diploid
inferior colliculi
Glial cells
44. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
dirty medications; clean medications
menstrual cycle
septum
antagonist
45. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
receptive field
Vandenbergh effect
species- specific reactions
estrous cycle
46. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles
tolerance
substantia nigra
K Complexes
suprachiasmatic nucleus
47. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells
amacrine cells
dirty medications; clean medications
indirect antagonists
galvanic skin response (GSR)
48. The visual image of the world on the retina
proximal image
cerebellum
nigrostriatal system
projection area
49. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
proximal image
reciprocal innervation
Lee-Boot effect
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
50. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
hypocretin
hypothalamus + thalamus
nystagmus