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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)






2. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems






3. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)






4. 'Roof'






5. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)






6. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. The maintenance of water balance in the body






11. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






12. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine






13. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system






14. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






15. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)






16. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress






17. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function






18. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron






19. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology






20. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles






21. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






22. 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






23. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






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






25. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females






26. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad






27. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus






28. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






29. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






30. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres






31. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






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






33. 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)






34. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






35. Consummatory stimulus






36. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation






37. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm






38. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)






39. An ovary or teste






40. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body






41. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system






42. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction






43. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important






44. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors






45. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal






46. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier






47. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)






48. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






49. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil






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