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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
gonad
antagonist
substantia nigra
dirty medications; clean medications
2. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
umami
osmoreceptors
septum
delta activity
3. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
reciprocal innervation
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
effects of repeated administration
cerebellum
4. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
iris
law of specific nerve energies
tectum
mesencephalon
5. 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)
ventricles
subarachnoid space
consummatory stimulus
vitreous humor
6. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
temporal summation
homeostasis
collateral sprouting
endogenous
7. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
extirpation
amacrine cells
association area
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
8. 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
autonomic nervous system
umami
zygosity
hypocretin
9. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
gonad
fornix
tardive dyskinesia
Thompson & Spencer
10. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
graded potentials
Cranial Nerve IX
collateral sprouting
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
11. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
ethology
thyroid
supernormal stimulus
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
12. 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
anterograde
retinal ganglion cells
HPA Axis
Vomeronasal Organ
13. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
parietal lobes
trichromatic levels of color vision
law of specific nerve energies
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
14. Absolute; relative
monoamines
pituitary gland
Cranial Nerve IX
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
15. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
K Complexes
reticular formation
indirect antagonists
dirty medications; clean medications
16. Projects to ventral tegmental area
thyroid
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
prefrontal cortex
tyrosine
17. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
HPA Axis
endocrine system
sensorimotor cortex
spinal cord
18. Transparent substance between lens and retina
vitreous humor
hypothalamus
norepinephrine
noncompetitive binding
19. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
polysomnograms
Hebb rule
Frontal lobe
estrous cycle
20. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
spinal cord
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
temporal lobes
association area
21. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
parietal lobes
cerebellum
zygosity
Hebb rule
22. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
amygdala
myelin sheath
REM rebound
sleep paralysis
23. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
hair cells
bregma
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
24. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
noncompetitive binding
Ketamine
gonad
umami
25. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
nucleotides
medulla & pons
tegmentum
iris
26. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
tritanopia
Lee-Boot effect
gonad
suspensory ligament
27. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
pineal gland
subarachnoid space
temporal summation
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
28. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
pheromone
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
sensorimotor cortex
motor cortex
29. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
suprachiasmatic nucleus
projection area
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
triggers of behavior
30. 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
parathyroid
vitreous humor
hippocampus
31. 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
Lee-Boot effect
projection fiber
hypothalamus
sleep paralysis
32. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
sleep
medulla & pons
aqueous humor
cataplexy
33. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
L-Dopa
Mesocortical system
osmoregulation
endorphin
34. Caudate nucleus and putamen
neostriatum
agonist
vitreous humor
anterior hypothalamus
35. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
lipid soluble drugs/medications
norepinephrine
diploid
spatial summation
36. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
direct antagonist
Cranial Nerve VII
the adrenal medulla
37. 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)
inferior colliculi
subdural space
aphasia
menstrual cycle
38. 'little net'
Ketamine
reticulum
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
alpha activity
39. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)
receptive field
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
REM rebound
norepinephrine
40. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
inferior colliculi
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
sleep spindles
diencephalon
41. Moving forward
tectum
Bem'S Androgyny studies
anterograde
nucleotides
42. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
reticulum
biological etiology of schizophrenia
K Complexes
myelin sheath
43. ...
osmoreceptors
zygote
All-or-None Law
law of specific nerve energies
44. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
cingulate gyrus
pheromone
agonist
lipid soluble drugs/medications
45. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
REM sleep
Vomeronasal Organ
spinal cord
monoamines
46. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
lesions in the reticular activating system
endogenous
pituitary gland
the 7 major neurotransmitters
47. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
Mesolimbic System
medulla & pons
Cranial Nerve II
cutaneous senses
48. Olfactory Nerve - smell
antagonist
accommodation (bodily)
temporal lobes
Cranial Nerve I
49. 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
pheromone
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
sleep
basic rest-activity cycle
50. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
temporal summation
melatonin
gonad
tolerance