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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
GABA
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
tectum
norepinephrine
2. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
diploid
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
endorphin & enkephalin
fusiform face area
3. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
Hobson & McCarley
anterior hypothalamus
Frontal lobe
umami
4. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
projection areas
sleep attack
endocrine system
amygdala
5. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior
amygdala
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
behavioral regulation
motor cortex
6. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
spinal cord
ipsilateral
cingulate gyrus
substantia nigra
7. Colored part of the eye
septum
iris
Cranial Nerve V
reticular formation
8. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
tolerance
neostriatum
cataplexy
osmoregulation
9. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
pheromone
subdural space
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
ovaries/testes
10. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
antagonist
Vomeronasal Organ
spinal cord
anterior hypothalamus
11. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
receptor blockers
path of lightwaves entering eye
collateral sprouting
neostriatum
12. ...
ventricles
parathyroid
law of specific nerve energies
receptive field
13. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
scotopic vision
cerebrospinal fluid
ionotropic receptors
Cranial Nerve VI
14. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
nucleotides
hypocretin
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
polysomnograms
15. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
norepinephrine
non-competitive binding
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
Korsakoff'S amnesia
16. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
tectum
Mesolimbic System
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
sleep paralysis
17. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
Mesolimbic System
hypothalamus
affinity
equipotentiality
18. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
reciprocal innervation
supernormal stimulus
anterior hypothalamus
progesterone
19. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
basal ganglia
cutaneous senses
cingulate gyrus
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
20. Self-dissolving
Cranial Nerve XI
autolytic
tritanopia
agonist
21. 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
lipid soluble drugs/medications
sign stimulus
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
L-Dopa
22. 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
septum
hypothalamus
cerebral cortex
law of specific nerve energies
23. Sign
ipsilateral
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
sign stimulus
graded potentials
24. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
reticulum
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
anterior hypothalamus
H.M
25. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
occipital lobes
relative refractory period
REM sleep
behavioral regulation
26. 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)
subarachnoid space
noncompetitive binding
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
tritanopia
27. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
cutaneous senses
collateral sprouting
cerebellum
antimanics
28. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
melatonin
behavioral regulation
cerebellum
norepinephrine
29. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
projection area
hair cells
progesterone
aphasia
30. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
bregma
hypnagogic activity
the adrenal medulla
affinity
31. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
amygdala
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
tolerance
lipid soluble drugs/medications
32. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
tectum
biological etiology of schizophrenia
Ketamine
receptor blockers
33. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
sexual dimorphic behavior
norepinephrine
monoamines
34. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
accommodation (bodily)
Cranial Nerve I
Ketamine
endocrine system
35. 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
hindbrain
cerebellum
Farber et al. (1995)
Cranial Nerve IV
36. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
ethology
nucleotides
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
biological foundations
37. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
occipital lobes
aphasia
temporal lobes
Cranial Nerve VII
38. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
midbrain
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
norepinephrine
mammillary bodies
39. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
ethology
Cranial Nerve VIII
trichromatic levels of color vision
tardive dyskinesia
40. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
inferior colliculi
acetylcholine
H.M
receptive field
41. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
basic rest-activity cycle
theta activity
Frontal lobe
42. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
monozygotic twins
autonomic nervous system
Cranial Nerve XII
43. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
sensorimotor cortex
reciprocal innervation
diencephalon
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
44. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
medial nucleus of the amygdala
projection fiber
septum
H.M
45. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity
GABA
basic rest-activity cycle
temporal summation
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
46. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
sensitivity
biological etiology of schizophrenia
Ketamine
hair cells
47. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Cranial Nerve II
dopaminergic systems
zygosity
48. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
antimanics
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
sleep
49. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
Thompson & Spencer
thalamus
Cranial Nerve VI
Ketamine
50. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
reaction time
antagonist
Cranial Nerve VI
accommodation (bodily)
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