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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults






2. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.






3. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






4. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell






5. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates






6. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






7. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior






8. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)






9. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz






10. 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






11. 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)






12. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.






13. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)






14. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






15. 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






16. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice






17. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red






18. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






19. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






20. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing






21. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system






22. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






23. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex






24. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






25. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






26. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum






27. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)






28. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine






29. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)






30. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia






31. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system






32. Choroid Plexus > Ventricle 1 & 2 > Foramen of Monro > Ventricle 3 > Aqueduct of Sylvius > Ventricle 4 > Foramen of Magendie lateral aperture) > Foramina of Luschka (lateral aperture) - subarachnoid space (outside of brain) and spinal cord > re-absorp






33. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery






34. Expression of traits






35. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






36. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration






37. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands






38. 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






39. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies






40. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia






41. Transparent substance between lens and retina






42. 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






43. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






44. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei






45. 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






46. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia






47. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum






48. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)






49. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning






50. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit

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