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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
theta activity
hypothalamus
association area
pheromone
2. Important to motor system
the adrenal medulla
direct antagonist
substantia nigra
red nucleus + substantia nigra
3. 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
beta activity
nigrostriatal system
menstrual cycle
agonist
4. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
Ketamine
Bem'S Androgyny studies
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
motor cortex
5. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
contralateral
slow-wave sleep
anterior hypothalamus
delta activity
6. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)
Bem'S Androgyny studies
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
meninges
retinal ganglion cells
7. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
projection fiber
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
proximate biological considerations
8. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
cerebellum
acetylcholine
thalamus
thyroid
9. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
receptor blockers
progesterone
indirect antagonists
umami
10. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
monozygotic twins
Cranial Nerve V
cingulate gyrus
phenotype
11. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
medulla & pons
monoamines
nystagmus
12. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
diencephalon
pineal gland
autonomic nervous system
sexual dimorphic behavior
13. Self-dissolving
autolytic
parietal lobes
affinity
sleep paralysis
14. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
K Complexes
Cranial Nerve VII
relative refractory period
homeostatic regulation
15. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
association areas; projection areas
thalamus
estrous cycle
absolute refractory periods
16. 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
hippocampus
umami
monoamines
species- specific reactions
17. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
noncompetitive binding
spinal cord
pineal gland
absolute refractory periods
18. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
accommodation (bodily)
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
thyroid
zygote
19. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
Frontal lobe
graded potentials
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
Farber et al. (1995)
20. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
parietal lobes
basal ganglia
galvanic skin response (GSR)
anterior hypothalamus
21. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
tolerance
sleep
collateral sprouting
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
22. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
hypocretin
Lee-Boot effect
norepinephrine
diploid
23. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
GABA
nystagmus
diencephalon
24. The visual image of the world on the retina
sleep attack
neostriatum
umami
proximal image
25. 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
Cranial Nerve II
Whitten effect
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
zygote
26. Are found in the diencephalon
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
hypothalamus + thalamus
sensitivity
osmoreceptors
27. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
Frontal lobe
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
Hobson & McCarley
28. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
corpus callosum
pituitary gland
bregma
29. Caudate nucleus and putamen
graded potentials
Farber et al. (1995)
homeostatic regulation
neostriatum
30. Absolute; relative
biological etiology of schizophrenia
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
dopaminergic systems
Whitten effect
31. 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
amygdala
mesencephalon
subdural space
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
Vomeronasal Organ
lens
Thompson & Spencer
myelin sheath
33. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
fusiform face area
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
basic rest-activity cycle
biological etiology of schizophrenia
34. 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
reaction time
subdural space
meninges
35. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
polysomnograms
Hebb rule
projection fiber
cingulate gyrus
36. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
Cranial Nerve VI
HPA Axis
collateral sprouting
locus coeruleus
37. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
ethology
Cranial Nerve VI
HPA Axis
path of lightwaves entering eye
38. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Whitten effect
amacrine cells
dopaminergic systems
39. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
melatonin
diencephalon
septum
scotopic vision
40. Sign
theta activity
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
sign stimulus
red nucleus + substantia nigra
41. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
substantia nigra
Mesocortical system
graded potentials
stages of sleep
42. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
autonomic nervous system
path of cerebrospinal fluid
efferent neurons
basal ganglia
43. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
hair cells
retinal ganglion cells
monoamines
Cranial Nerve VII
44. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
thalamus
Cranial Nerve IX
diploid
Vandenbergh effect
45. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
endogenous
hypothalamus
septal rage
46. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
reticular formation
tegmentum
spatial summation
brainstem
47. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
suprachiasmatic nucleus
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
umami
the adrenal medulla
48. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
tolerance
endocrine system
homeostasis
mammillary bodies
49. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
locus coeruleus
inferior colliculi
sleep attack
suspensory ligament
50. 'Roof'
tectum
proximate biological considerations
autonomic nervous system
agonist