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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
projection areas
substantia nigra
slow-wave sleep
K Complexes
2. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
endorphin & enkephalin
collateral sprouting
sensitivity
mesencephalon
3. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
midbrain
amygdala
medulla & pons
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
4. Self-dissolving
species- specific reactions
hypnagogic activity
reciprocal innervation
autolytic
5. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in
cingulate gyrus
suspensory ligament
pupil
iris
6. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
Cranial Nerve XII
Cranial Nerve IX
anterograde
prefrontal cortex
7. 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)
tectum
cerebral cortex
Cranial Nerve I
suprachiasmatic nucleus
8. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
subcortical structures
tectum
dirty medications; clean medications
motor cortex
9. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
parietal lobes
ovaries/testes
hair cells
nigrostriatal system
10. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
accommodation (bodily)
Vomeronasal Organ
nucleotides
Lee-Boot effect
11. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
homeostatic regulation
septum
cerebral cortex
Farber et al. (1995)
12. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
sleep spindles
amacrine cells
tectum
13. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
aphasia
Mesolimbic System
hypnagogic activity
stages of sleep
14. ...
locus coeruleus
law of specific nerve energies
affinity
non-competitive bonding
15. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
Mesocortical system
reticular formation
osmoregulation
hypothalamus
16. An ovary or teste
hindbrain
parathyroid
gonad
hypothalamus
17. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
prefrontal hypoactivity
zygosity
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
the adrenal medulla
18. Attaches to a binding site on receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor without affecting the binding site for the principal ligand (noncompetitive binding)
hippocampus
subcortical structures
indirect antagonists
accommodation (bodily)
19. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
amacrine cells
equipotentiality
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
tritanopia
20. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
hypocretin
acetylcholine
motor cortex
sleep attack
21. Absolute; relative
pineal gland
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
osmoregulation
motor cortex
22. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
Korsakoff'S amnesia
spatial summation
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
endorphin & enkephalin
23. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
spatial summation
adrenal cortex
endocrine system
Ketamine
24. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
collateral sprouting
K Complexes
Cranial Nerve VIII
25. Controls sexual activity
graded potentials
anterior hypothalamus
law of specific nerve energies
tegmentum
26. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
cataplexy
indirect antagonists
parathyroid
thyroid
27. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
graded potentials
non-competitive bonding
Cranial Nerve VII
cataplexy
28. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
nigrostriatal system
brainstem
Lee-Boot effect
cerebellum
29. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
ionotropic receptors
galvanic skin response (GSR)
mesencephalon
species- specific reactions
30. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
hypnagogic activity
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
receptive field
31. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
beta activity
Cranial Nerve XII
tectum
thalamus
32. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
hypnagogic activity
spinal cord
Cranial Nerves
alpha activity
33. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
projection area
absolute refractory periods
cutaneous senses
projection fiber
34. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
tolerance
equipotentiality
nucleotides
alpha activity
35. Colored part of the eye
hypothalamus
suprachiasmatic nucleus
iris
ethology
36. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
noncompetitive binding
ionotropic receptors
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
37. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
osmoreceptors
medial nucleus of the amygdala
tegmentum
diploid
38. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
hypothalamus
the adrenal medulla
projection fiber
suspensory ligament
39. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
osmoreceptors
superior colliculi
effects of repeated administration
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
40. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
cutaneous senses
Cranial Nerve VI
amygdala
pituitary gland
41. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
Yerkes-Dodson Law
anterior hypothalamus
norepinephrine
antimanics
42. Norepinephrine and serotonin
Cranial Nerve V
Cranial Nerve X
monoamine neurotransmitters
tolerance
43. 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)
biological etiology of schizophrenia
subdural space
Hobson & McCarley
sleep spindles
44. Hormones that reduce pain
endorphin & enkephalin
Cranial Nerve II
Cranial Nerve XII
occipital lobes
45. 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
supernormal stimulus
zygote
autonomic nervous system
amygdala
46. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
lesions in the reticular activating system
basal ganglia
supernormal stimulus
superior colliculi
47. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
endogenous
reticular formation
Ketamine
monoamines
48. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
iris
Vandenbergh effect
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
subdural space
49. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
polysomnograms
substantia nigra
bregma
GABA
50. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
Coolidge effect
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
dopaminergic systems
zygosity