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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Holds the lens in place
bregma
Frontal lobe
suspensory ligament
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
2. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
Frontal lobe
red nucleus + substantia nigra
endocrine system
Cranial Nerve I
3. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
ultimate biological considerations
ionotropic receptors
sensitivity
reaction time
4. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
adrenal cortex
parathyroid
anterior hypothalamus
receptor blockers
5. Transparent substance between lens and retina
polysomnograms
association areas; projection areas
vitreous humor
nucleotides
6. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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7. Absolute; relative
homeostatic regulation
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
dopaminergic systems
pupil
8. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
monoamine neurotransmitters
graded potentials
the adrenal medulla
norepinephrine
9. Moving forward
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
ultimate biological considerations
anterograde
cerebellum
10. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
delta activity
cerebellum
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
noncompetitive binding
11. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
non-competitive binding
relative refractory period
diploid
cerebellum
12. Has neurons for reflexes
midbrain
trichromatic levels of color vision
spinal cord
Vomeronasal Organ
13. Consummatory stimulus
biological foundations
consummatory stimulus
vitreous humor
affinity
14. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
noncompetitive binding
spatial summation
nystagmus
All-or-None Law
15. Fluid filled cavities in the middle of the brain - linking to the spinal canal that runs down the middle of the spinal cord; this fluid is cerebrospinal fluid
projection fiber
non-competitive bonding
delta activity
ventricles
16. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
graded potentials
homeostatic regulation
melatonin
antagonist
17. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
parietal lobes
slow-wave sleep
reticular formation
retinal ganglion cells
18. Self-dissolving
slow-wave sleep
extirpation
indirect antagonists
autolytic
19. 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)
stages of sleep
myelin sheath
sleep spindles
nigrostriatal system
20. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
temporal lobes
reciprocal innervation
homeostatic regulation
motor cortex
21. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
projection area
bregma
delta activity
antimanics
22. Made from within - natural
autolytic
norepinephrine
diencephalon
endogenous
23. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)
basal forebrain
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
efferent neurons
hypothalamus
24. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
Ketamine
amacrine cells
Bruce effect
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
25. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
GABA
myelin sheath
polysomnograms
inferior colliculi
26. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
temporal lobes
sleep attack
Cranial Nerve XI
Glial cells
27. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
autolytic
HPA Axis
non-competitive binding
amygdala
28. 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
osmoregulation
zygosity
Whitten effect
noncompetitive binding
29. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
acetylcholine
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
indirect antagonists
REM rebound
30. 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
Cranial Nerve XII
path of cerebrospinal fluid
hippocampus
monoamines
31. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
superior colliculi
the 7 major neurotransmitters
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Cranial Nerve X
32. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
cingulate gyrus
pupil
theta activity
temporal summation
33. 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
autolytic
hypothalamus
Bem'S Androgyny studies
34. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
effects of repeated administration
species- specific reactions
monoamines
sexual dimorphic behavior
35. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
tegmentum
zygote
proximate biological considerations
effects of repeated administration
36. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
HPA Axis
slow-wave sleep
ionotropic receptors
Thompson & Spencer
37. 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)
ionotropic receptors
spinal cord
indirect antagonists
non-competitive binding
38. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
absolute refractory periods
endorphin & enkephalin
biological foundations
thyroid
39. 'covering'
tegmentum
dopaminergic systems
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
sleep spindles
40. 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
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
hypothalamus
receptor blockers
autolytic
41. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine
triggers of behavior
spinal cord
tardive dyskinesia
ipsilateral
42. Are found in the diencephalon
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
hypothalamus + thalamus
non-competitive bonding
trichromatic levels of color vision
43. Hormones that reduce pain
spatial summation
monoamines
endorphin & enkephalin
cataplexy
44. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
red nucleus + substantia nigra
diencephalon
Coolidge effect
diploid
45. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
synthesis-activation hypothesis
amygdala
endocrine system
consummatory stimulus
46. 1. Stage I (non-REM sleep) 2. Stage II (non-REM sleep 3. Stage III (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 4. Stage IV (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 5. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM sleep) ~takes about 90 minutes for one full sleep cycle
bregma
hair cells
equipotentiality
stages of sleep
47. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
Cranial Nerve XI
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
nucleotides
association areas; projection areas
48. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
medulla & pons
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
ipsilateral
Thompson & Spencer
49. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
Thompson & Spencer
superior colliculi
receptive field
ovaries/testes
50. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
tectum
cerebellum
Frontal lobe
HPA Axis