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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
hippocampus
osmoregulation
myelin sheath
diploid
2. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)
tritanopia
menstrual cycle
fusiform face area
cerebral cortex
3. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
tectum
HPA Axis
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
ipsilateral
4. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
nigrostriatal system
Cranial Nerve III
melatonin
graded potentials
5. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
efferent neurons
endorphin & enkephalin
cerebellum
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
6. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice
temporal summation
Bruce effect
ventricles
REM rebound
7. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
monoamine neurotransmitters
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Lee-Boot effect
8. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells
lesions in the reticular activating system
amacrine cells
adrenal cortex
path of cerebrospinal fluid
9. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
pupil
Cranial Nerve VI
monozygotic twins
10. The female reproductive cycle of most primates - including humans; recognized by growth of the lining of the uterus - ovulation - development of a corpus luteum - and (if pregnancy does not occur) menstration
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
menstrual cycle
amygdala
11. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
projection areas
non-competitive bonding
behavioral regulation
nigrostriatal system
12. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
myelin sheath
endorphin & enkephalin
cerebellum
effects of repeated administration
13. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic
non-REM sleep
reticular formation
equipotentiality
retinal ganglion cells
14. Has neurons for reflexes
contralateral
spinal cord
consummatory stimulus
cataplexy
15. Controls sexual activity
anterior hypothalamus
HPA Axis
sensitivity
monoamines
16. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
effects of repeated administration
superior colliculi
zygosity
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
17. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
parietal lobes
lens
Mesolimbic System
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
18. Holds the lens in place
Vomeronasal Organ
suspensory ligament
association areas; projection areas
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
19. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
biological etiology of schizophrenia
behavioral regulation
homeostatic regulation
efferent neurons
20. 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
Whitten effect
tegmentum
cerebellum
septal rage
21. Norepinephrine and serotonin
monoamine neurotransmitters
reciprocal innervation
vitreous humor
endorphin & enkephalin
22. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
extirpation
endocrine system
sensitivity
fornix
23. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
receptive field
superior colliculi
Bruce effect
hair cells
24. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
trichromatic levels of color vision
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
cerebellum
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
25. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
HPA Axis
agonist
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
occipital lobes
26. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
cutaneous senses
prefrontal hypoactivity
slow-wave sleep
mesencephalon
27. 'Roof'
cerebrospinal fluid
H.M
affinity
tectum
28. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve IX
REM rebound
Cranial Nerve XII
29. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
proximate biological considerations
substantia nigra
dopaminergic systems
red nucleus + substantia nigra
30. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
sleep
non-competitive binding
fusiform face area
lesions in the reticular activating system
31. 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)
Lee-Boot effect
subarachnoid space
osmoreceptors
anterior hypothalamus
32. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)
fusiform face area
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Whitten effect
33. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
parietal lobes
synthesis-activation hypothesis
suspensory ligament
acetylcholine
34. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
Cranial Nerve II
basal ganglia
ethology
receptor blockers
35. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
homeostasis
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
Korsakoff'S amnesia
36. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
graded potentials
GABA
Cranial Nerve III
non-REM sleep
37. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
aphasia
All-or-None Law
spinal cord
cataplexy
38. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
Hebb rule
lipid soluble drugs/medications
Vandenbergh effect
tritanopia
39. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
gonad
Cranial Nerve X
monoamines
beta activity
40. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
reticulum
noncompetitive binding
antagonist
myelin sheath
41. Optic Nerve - sight
Cranial Nerve II
REM rebound
estrous cycle
myelin sheath
42. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
Cranial Nerve V
Yerkes-Dodson Law
sensorimotor cortex
Lee-Boot effect
43. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
sign stimulus
hindbrain
H.M
effects of repeated administration
44. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
indirect antagonists
Cranial Nerve X
medulla & pons
tectum
45. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
endogenous
noncompetitive binding
Glial cells
nigrostriatal system
46. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve IV
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
lesions in the reticular activating system
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
47. 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
equipotentiality
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
cerebral cortex
48. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
substantia nigra
reticulum
projection fiber
Cranial Nerve VI
49. 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)
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
amygdala
indirect antagonists
50. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
basic rest-activity cycle
projection areas
scotopic vision
effects of repeated administration