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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
hypothalamus
sleep attack
tolerance
noncompetitive binding
2. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
non-competitive bonding
endocrine system
Cranial Nerve II
sleep paralysis
3. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
tardive dyskinesia
dirty medications; clean medications
alpha activity
hair cells
4. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
subarachnoid space
beta activity
menstrual cycle
lipid soluble drugs/medications
5. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
indirect antagonists
subcortical structures
indirect antagonists
6. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
Korsakoff'S amnesia
noncompetitive binding
cerebellum
pheromone
7. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
receptor blockers
sensorimotor cortex
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
anterior hypothalamus
8. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
sleep
tritanopia
subdural space
pheromone
9. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
non-REM sleep
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
phenotype
aqueous humor
10. Made from within - natural
endogenous
association area
ethology
suspensory ligament
11. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
septum
prefrontal cortex
tegmentum
spinal cord
12. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
tyrosine
pheromone
beta activity
tegmentum
13. 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
Mesolimbic System
alpha activity
umami
septal rage
14. Projects to ventral tegmental area
hair cells
law of specific nerve energies
suspensory ligament
prefrontal cortex
15. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
pheromone
galvanic skin response (GSR)
accommodation (bodily)
monoamines
16. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
projection areas
Cranial Nerve VIII
synthesis-activation hypothesis
Farber et al. (1995)
17. Focuses light waves on the retina and is held in place by the suspensory ligament; aqueous humor on cornea side; vitreous humor on retina side
spinal cord
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
hippocampus
lens
18. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
zygote
REM sleep
agonist
reticulum
19. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Coolidge effect
norepinephrine
the 7 major neurotransmitters
delta activity
20. 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
projection areas
species- specific reactions
norepinephrine
menstrual cycle
21. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
antagonist
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve IX
midbrain
22. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
reticular formation
Korsakoff'S amnesia
meninges
thyroid
23. 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)
gonad
noncompetitive binding
sign stimulus
24. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
motor cortex
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
antagonist
osmoregulation
25. The visual image of the world on the retina
proximal image
law of specific nerve energies
Glial cells
Ketamine
26. Regulates body temperature
Coolidge effect
amygdala
hypothalamus
Yerkes-Dodson Law
27. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
Vomeronasal Organ
reciprocal innervation
red nucleus + substantia nigra
polysomnograms
28. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
aphasia
pineal gland
temporal lobes
septum
29. 'little net'
association area
efferent neurons
reticulum
sleep spindles
30. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
H.M
HPA Axis
31. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
hypocretin
prefrontal cortex
prefrontal hypoactivity
Cranial Nerve XII
32. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
sign stimulus
mammillary bodies
ultimate biological considerations
GABA
33. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
tritanopia
diploid
cerebrospinal fluid
substantia nigra
34. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
monozygotic twins
ipsilateral
anterograde
spinal cord
35. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
septal rage
substantia nigra
Cranial Nerve X
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
36. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
ionotropic receptors
triggers of behavior
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
37. Found that developmental changes occurring in puberty make the brain more susceptible to the psychotic effects of NDMA antagonist and therefore also related to the emergence of symptoms of schizophrenia
Farber et al. (1995)
sleep attack
norepinephrine
projection area
38. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
slow-wave sleep
efferent neurons
hypothalamus
cerebellum
39. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
pituitary gland
REM sleep
agonist
progesterone
40. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
nystagmus
Yerkes-Dodson Law
contralateral
sleep attack
41. 'covering'
Cranial Nerve V
Cranial Nerves
tegmentum
affinity
42. An ovary or teste
gonad
tolerance
accommodation (bodily)
hair cells
43. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
Frontal lobe
slow-wave sleep
endogenous
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
44. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
REM rebound
sleep spindles
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
meninges
45. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
proximate biological considerations
temporal summation
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
non-competitive binding
46. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
myelin sheath
amygdala
receptive field
ventricles
47. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
the adrenal medulla
amygdala
spatial summation
corpus callosum
48. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
theta activity
anterior hypothalamus
tegmentum
suprachiasmatic nucleus
49. Hormones that reduce pain
suprachiasmatic nucleus
endorphin & enkephalin
dirty medications; clean medications
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
50. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
hypothalamus
ovaries/testes
thalamus
theta activity