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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Sign
Bruce effect
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
sleep attack
sign stimulus
2. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
autolytic
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
antagonist
association areas; projection areas
3. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
anterior hypothalamus
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
Vomeronasal Organ
sign stimulus
4. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Cranial Nerve I
sensitivity
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
homeostasis
5. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
suspensory ligament
umami
osmoregulation
6. Has neurons for reflexes
acetylcholine
spinal cord
relative refractory period
parathyroid
7. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
pineal gland
Bruce effect
spinal cord
midbrain
8. Made from within - natural
endogenous
cerebellum
noncompetitive binding
Thompson & Spencer
9. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
alpha activity
tectum
biological etiology of schizophrenia
subarachnoid space
10. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
superior colliculi
Frontal lobe
inferior colliculi
temporal summation
11. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
noncompetitive binding
behavioral regulation
Vomeronasal Organ
zygote
12. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain
tyrosine
All-or-None Law
mammillary bodies
basal forebrain
13. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
antagonist
occipital lobes
mesencephalon
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
14. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
receptive field
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve IV
15. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
association areas; projection areas
anterograde
16. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
osmoregulation
nystagmus
Cranial Nerve III
amygdala
17. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
triggers of behavior
Thompson & Spencer
tegmentum
endogenous
18. 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
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
tectum
menstrual cycle
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
19. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
aphasia
tritanopia
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
reciprocal innervation
20. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
prefrontal hypoactivity
mammillary bodies
endorphin & enkephalin
monoamine neurotransmitters
21. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
basal ganglia
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
vitreous humor
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
22. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
spinal cord
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
subdural space
reaction time
23. 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)
nigrostriatal system
indirect antagonists
pituitary gland
cerebral cortex
24. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
subarachnoid space
nucleotides
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve II
25. Projects to ventral tegmental area
Cranial Nerve XI
tegmentum
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
prefrontal cortex
26. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
lens
Hobson & McCarley
ipsilateral
27. Self-dissolving
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
thyroid
absolute refractory periods
autolytic
28. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
REM sleep
Mesolimbic System
Cranial Nerve XII
extirpation
29. 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)
indirect antagonists
pituitary gland
receptor blockers
Whitten effect
30. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
effects of repeated administration
cerebrospinal fluid
subdural space
31. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
norepinephrine
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
tectum
corpus callosum
32. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
myelin sheath
non-competitive binding
behavioral regulation
Cranial Nerve X
33. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
inferior colliculi
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
lesions in the reticular activating system
34. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
phenotype
tegmentum
hindbrain
projection areas
35. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
nystagmus
aphasia
prefrontal cortex
path of lightwaves entering eye
36. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
equipotentiality
brainstem
cingulate gyrus
non-competitive binding
37. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
aphasia
hypothalamus + thalamus
HPA Axis
All-or-None Law
38. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
monoamine neurotransmitters
Cranial Nerves
projection area
39. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
diencephalon
anterior hypothalamus
monoamines
species- specific reactions
40. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
hypnagogic activity
alpha activity
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
41. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
fornix
relative refractory period
law of specific nerve energies
adrenal cortex
42. Controls sexual activity
REM rebound
supernormal stimulus
anterior hypothalamus
sleep paralysis
43. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
Cranial Nerves
reaction time
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
ipsilateral
44. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
cerebellum
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Cranial Nerve III
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
45. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
substantia nigra
delta activity
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
endocrine system
46. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine
behavioral regulation
subdural space
tardive dyskinesia
All-or-None Law
47. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
monozygotic twins
hypothalamus
effects of repeated administration
contralateral
48. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
projection areas
sleep attack
progesterone
tardive dyskinesia
49. 'little brain'
subarachnoid space
cerebellum
basic rest-activity cycle
polysomnograms
50. 'little net'
reticulum
REM rebound
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
H.M