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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
GABA
adrenal cortex
nigrostriatal system
homeostatic regulation
2. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
cerebellum
Vandenbergh effect
path of lightwaves entering eye
absolute refractory periods
3. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
monoamines
synthesis-activation hypothesis
mesencephalon
4. Colored part of the eye
mesencephalon
association area
neostriatum
iris
5. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
collateral sprouting
cerebellum
pituitary gland
lens
6. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)
cerebellum
Cranial Nerve X
amygdala
ovaries/testes
7. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
pituitary gland
reticulum
relative refractory period
anterior hypothalamus
8. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
tegmentum
fornix
basal forebrain
9. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
trichromatic levels of color vision
biological etiology of schizophrenia
Ketamine
medial nucleus of the amygdala
10. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
collateral sprouting
All-or-None Law
agonist
endocrine system
11. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
parietal lobes
sleep spindles
mesencephalon
Cranial Nerve III
12. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
retinal ganglion cells
Vomeronasal Organ
medial nucleus of the amygdala
tolerance
13. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
endocrine system
homeostasis
proximate biological considerations
reaction time
14. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
REM sleep
affinity
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
15. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
sensorimotor cortex
pineal gland
Bem'S Androgyny studies
dopaminergic systems
16. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
midbrain
norepinephrine
ventricles
HPA Axis
17. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
triggers of behavior
noncompetitive binding
hypnagogic activity
galvanic skin response (GSR)
18. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
tectum
endorphin
collateral sprouting
thalamus
19. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
relative refractory period
cerebral cortex
hypothalamus
graded potentials
20. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
phenotype
hypothalamus
septum
supernormal stimulus
21. 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
umami
hypocretin
medial nucleus of the amygdala
anterior hypothalamus
22. Regulates body temperature
lens
projection areas
hippocampus
hypothalamus
23. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
association areas; projection areas
antagonist
pheromone
triggers of behavior
24. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
Cranial Nerve V
suspensory ligament
Mesolimbic System
trichromatic levels of color vision
25. The visual image of the world on the retina
proximal image
non-competitive bonding
septal rage
Cranial Nerve X
26. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
Bruce effect
proximate biological considerations
amygdala
hypothalamus
27. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
mesencephalon
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
lesions in the reticular activating system
occipital lobes
28. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
basic rest-activity cycle
medial nucleus of the amygdala
projection areas
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
29. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
amygdala
zygosity
anterograde
K Complexes
30. Self-dissolving
triggers of behavior
efferent neurons
autolytic
temporal lobes
31. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
mesencephalon
reciprocal innervation
Hebb rule
equipotentiality
32. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
reaction time
fusiform face area
phenotype
sensitivity
33. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
ultimate biological considerations
cerebrospinal fluid
dirty medications; clean medications
reticular formation
34. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain
basal forebrain
hair cells
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
35. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
hippocampus
REM sleep
lens
medulla & pons
36. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
spinal cord
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
cerebellum
cerebellum
37. Transparent substance between lens and retina
suprachiasmatic nucleus
basic rest-activity cycle
vitreous humor
antagonist
38. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
tardive dyskinesia
tectum
ethology
beta activity
39. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Vandenbergh effect
ventricles
cerebral cortex
40. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
GABA
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
adrenal cortex
hypothalamus
41. The maintenance of water balance in the body
indirect antagonists
corpus callosum
gonad
osmoregulation
42. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
affinity
dopaminergic systems
antagonist
zygote
43. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
projection area
umami
nucleotides
H.M
44. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
substantia nigra
ionotropic receptors
basal ganglia
slow-wave sleep
45. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
medial nucleus of the amygdala
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
theta activity
Cranial Nerve II
46. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
menstrual cycle
tolerance
proximate biological considerations
synthesis-activation hypothesis
47. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
anterior hypothalamus
H.M
Cranial Nerve XI
48. 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
affinity
bregma
basic rest-activity cycle
cataplexy
49. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
medial nucleus of the amygdala
zygosity
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
hindbrain
50. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
substantia nigra
cerebellum
non-competitive binding
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles