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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
endorphin & enkephalin
sleep
Hobson & McCarley
endogenous
2. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
amygdala
Cranial Nerve I
path of cerebrospinal fluid
efferent neurons
3. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
monoamines
hypothalamus
cerebral cortex
medulla & pons
4. 'Roof'
H.M
temporal summation
tectum
tegmentum
5. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
monoamines
aqueous humor
gonad
Coolidge effect
6. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
hypocretin
cerebellum
substantia nigra
tardive dyskinesia
7. 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
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
zygote
anterior hypothalamus
suspensory ligament
8. 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
REM rebound
Yerkes-Dodson Law
progesterone
suspensory ligament
9. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
hippocampus
stages of sleep
suspensory ligament
10. The maintenance of water balance in the body
Farber et al. (1995)
osmoregulation
homeostasis
autonomic nervous system
11. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
monoamines
triggers of behavior
law of specific nerve energies
non-competitive bonding
12. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
the adrenal medulla
Glial cells
contralateral
All-or-None Law
13. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
graded potentials
ultimate biological considerations
amygdala
pupil
14. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
mesencephalon
tectum
affinity
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
15. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
tyrosine
Bem'S Androgyny studies
amygdala
efferent neurons
16. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
monoamines
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
thyroid
17. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
path of lightwaves entering eye
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
pheromone
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
18. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
temporal summation
occipital lobes
substantia nigra
Cranial Nerve II
19. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
biological etiology of schizophrenia
diencephalon
parathyroid
ultimate biological considerations
20. 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
retinal ganglion cells
melatonin
suprachiasmatic nucleus
supernormal stimulus
21. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
REM sleep
L-Dopa
delta activity
pheromone
22. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine
polysomnograms
Whitten effect
lipid soluble drugs/medications
lesions in the reticular activating system
23. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
ionotropic receptors
basal forebrain
spatial summation
Cranial Nerve V
24. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
Vomeronasal Organ
projection areas
subcortical structures
endocrine system
25. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
supernormal stimulus
sexual dimorphic behavior
pheromone
monoamine neurotransmitters
26. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
sleep
efferent neurons
relative refractory period
homeostasis
27. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
Frontal lobe
nigrostriatal system
Glial cells
sign stimulus
28. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
meninges
proximal image
reticular formation
29. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Cranial Nerve IV
delta activity
reticulum
30. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
norepinephrine
diploid
corpus callosum
Bruce effect
31. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
the 7 major neurotransmitters
progesterone
midbrain
Cranial Nerve VI
32. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
bregma
non-REM sleep
corpus callosum
homeostatic regulation
33. 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)
hair cells
aphasia
cerebral cortex
Hebb rule
34. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve VI
behavioral regulation
tardive dyskinesia
35. Consummatory stimulus
direct antagonist
autonomic nervous system
hypothalamus
consummatory stimulus
36. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
antagonist
the adrenal medulla
All-or-None Law
norepinephrine
37. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
zygote
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
spatial summation
Thompson & Spencer
38. 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)
subcortical structures
indirect antagonists
Bem'S Androgyny studies
Yerkes-Dodson Law
39. An ovary or teste
estrous cycle
reaction time
autolytic
gonad
40. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
amygdala
thyroid
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
osmoreceptors
41. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
contralateral
locus coeruleus
Vomeronasal Organ
superior colliculi
42. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
subcortical structures
myelin sheath
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
nystagmus
43. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
Cranial Nerve VIII
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Cranial Nerve V
homeostatic regulation
44. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
Hobson & McCarley
Vomeronasal Organ
galvanic skin response (GSR)
ethology
45. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
tritanopia
basal ganglia
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebellum
46. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
triggers of behavior
lipid soluble drugs/medications
monoamines
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
47. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
substantia nigra
inferior colliculi
corpus callosum
proximate biological considerations
48. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
receptor blockers
hair cells
progesterone
Cranial Nerve III
49. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
Cranial Nerve III
Whitten effect
zygote
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
50. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
noncompetitive binding
cerebrospinal fluid
GABA
synthesis-activation hypothesis