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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
agonist
pupil
nigrostriatal system
2. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
substantia nigra
ultimate biological considerations
ipsilateral
3. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
scotopic vision
noncompetitive binding
hindbrain
noncompetitive binding
4. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
extirpation
hypothalamus
neostriatum
autonomic nervous system
5. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
Frontal lobe
anterograde
subcortical structures
Cranial Nerve II
6. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
hypothalamus
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
cerebellum
receptor blockers
7. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
Cranial Nerve III
direct antagonist
locus coeruleus
hypothalamus
8. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
iris
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
hindbrain
tectum
9. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
K Complexes
substantia nigra
spatial summation
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
10. Supernormal
substantia nigra
Frontal lobe
tyrosine
supernormal stimulus
11. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)
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12. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
receptor blockers
dirty medications; clean medications
nucleotides
hypnagogic activity
13. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
diploid
tectum
theta activity
14. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
reciprocal innervation
parathyroid
tectum
15. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
hypocretin
beta activity
homeostasis
16. Expression of traits
phenotype
tectum
REM sleep
lesions in the reticular activating system
17. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
Bem'S Androgyny studies
anterior hypothalamus
thyroid
Hebb rule
18. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
cingulate gyrus
basic rest-activity cycle
inferior colliculi
19. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
Cranial Nerve XI
septum
hippocampus
norepinephrine
20. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
spinal cord
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
noncompetitive binding
sexual dimorphic behavior
21. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
prefrontal hypoactivity
monoamines
sensitivity
22. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
superior colliculi
trichromatic levels of color vision
indirect antagonists
non-REM sleep
23. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
stages of sleep
cerebellum
diencephalon
iris
24. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
reciprocal innervation
graded potentials
dopaminergic systems
bregma
25. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
projection area
temporal summation
projection fiber
ventricles
26. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
Bruce effect
L-Dopa
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
graded potentials
27. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
hypothalamus
motor cortex
reaction time
28. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
association area
Bem'S Androgyny studies
brainstem
zygosity
29. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
pineal gland
GABA
Vandenbergh effect
hindbrain
30. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
REM rebound
diploid
anterograde
cutaneous senses
31. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
monoamine neurotransmitters
Cranial Nerve III
reaction time
tolerance
32. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
Glial cells
hippocampus
menstrual cycle
ultimate biological considerations
33. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
mesencephalon
suspensory ligament
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
homeostatic regulation
34. Important to motor system
endocrine system
parietal lobes
acetylcholine
red nucleus + substantia nigra
35. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
monoamines
endogenous
non-competitive bonding
Hebb rule
36. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
Thompson & Spencer
polysomnograms
parietal lobes
L-Dopa
37. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
zygote
Cranial Nerve IV
Cranial Nerve XII
indirect antagonists
38. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
sign stimulus
ethology
association areas; projection areas
39. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
cataplexy
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
progesterone
substantia nigra
40. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
lesions in the reticular activating system
hypocretin
dirty medications; clean medications
scotopic vision
41. Is a loss of dopamine cells in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia; these cells are usually dark (nigra) but in Parkinson'S - the substantia nigra appears white due to cell death
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42. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
sensorimotor cortex
Cranial Nerve VI
Thompson & Spencer
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
43. 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
retinal ganglion cells
sexual dimorphic behavior
hair cells
Whitten effect
44. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
vitreous humor
projection fiber
cerebrospinal fluid
path of lightwaves entering eye
45. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
nucleotides
association area
relative refractory period
hypothalamus
46. Are found in the diencephalon
tolerance
subdural space
hypothalamus + thalamus
alpha activity
47. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
superior colliculi
indirect antagonists
endorphin & enkephalin
Cranial Nerve V
48. There are 12 add more
Cranial Nerves
HPA Axis
amygdala
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
49. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
behavioral regulation
noncompetitive binding
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
relative refractory period
50. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
behavioral regulation
ultimate biological considerations
Cranial Nerve XI
temporal lobes