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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. 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
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
ionotropic receptors
cataplexy
umami
2. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
myelin sheath
receptor blockers
scotopic vision
3. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve III
theta activity
slow-wave sleep
4. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
proximal image
reaction time
hypothalamus
Coolidge effect
5. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
spinal cord
ionotropic receptors
homeostasis
vitreous humor
6. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
Cranial Nerve VIII
acetylcholine
vitreous humor
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
7. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
indirect antagonists
lesions in the reticular activating system
thalamus
vitreous humor
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
superior colliculi
Hebb rule
progesterone
theta activity
9. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
K Complexes
melatonin
spinal cord
thyroid
10. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
theta activity
zygote
diploid
cutaneous senses
11. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
subdural space
Whitten effect
dopaminergic systems
12. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
amygdala
Cranial Nerve V
aqueous humor
stages of sleep
13. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
relative refractory period
zygote
association area
effects of repeated administration
14. Caudate nucleus and putamen
galvanic skin response (GSR)
thalamus
synthesis-activation hypothesis
neostriatum
15. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
endorphin & enkephalin
REM rebound
H.M
16. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
ethology
Cranial Nerve XII
endogenous
Cranial Nerve VI
17. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
antimanics
autonomic nervous system
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
motor cortex
18. 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
progesterone
reticulum
autonomic nervous system
nucleotides
19. Optic Nerve - sight
Cranial Nerve II
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve VII
osmoregulation
20. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
prefrontal hypoactivity
cerebrospinal fluid
biological foundations
effects of repeated administration
21. Controls sexual activity
zygote
neostriatum
Cranial Nerve V
anterior hypothalamus
22. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
ultimate biological considerations
ventricles
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
L-Dopa
23. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
meninges
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
L-Dopa
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
24. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
locus coeruleus
proximate biological considerations
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
cataplexy
25. Made from within - natural
projection fiber
medial nucleus of the amygdala
antagonist
endogenous
26. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
norepinephrine
anterograde
spinal cord
27. 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
scotopic vision
basic rest-activity cycle
receptive field
autolytic
28. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
anterior hypothalamus
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
hypocretin
Hobson & McCarley
29. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
extirpation
aphasia
tectum
consummatory stimulus
30. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Cranial Nerve I
anterior hypothalamus
hypothalamus
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
31. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
Cranial Nerve IX
monoamines
basal ganglia
accommodation (bodily)
32. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
osmoreceptors
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
sleep
Farber et al. (1995)
33. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)
red nucleus + substantia nigra
path of cerebrospinal fluid
behavioral regulation
sleep spindles
34. 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
bregma
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
Lee-Boot effect
35. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
monoamine neurotransmitters
extirpation
Cranial Nerve V
retinal ganglion cells
36. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
autonomic nervous system
receptor blockers
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
tolerance
37. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
association area
tardive dyskinesia
path of cerebrospinal fluid
polysomnograms
38. ...
graded potentials
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
law of specific nerve energies
lens
39. Are found in the diencephalon
sleep attack
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve XI
hypothalamus + thalamus
40. Sign
sign stimulus
hypnagogic activity
Mesocortical system
alpha activity
41. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
prefrontal hypoactivity
zygote
42. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
non-competitive bonding
lesions in the reticular activating system
mammillary bodies
law of specific nerve energies
43. Expression of traits
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
Cranial Nerves
biological etiology of schizophrenia
phenotype
44. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
tegmentum
anterior hypothalamus
Glial cells
non-REM sleep
45. 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
nigrostriatal system
Vandenbergh effect
dirty medications; clean medications
antagonist
46. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
Mesocortical system
association area
tegmentum
sensorimotor cortex
47. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges
subarachnoid space
osmoregulation
subdural space
mesencephalon
48. There are 12 add more
Cranial Nerves
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
spatial summation
noncompetitive binding
49. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
anterograde
hippocampus
triggers of behavior
50. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
medulla & pons
slow-wave sleep
septum
ovaries/testes