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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Self-dissolving
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
pituitary gland
contralateral
autolytic
2. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
thyroid
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
amygdala
3. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
Korsakoff'S amnesia
cataplexy
Cranial Nerve III
Cranial Nerve IV
4. Are found in the diencephalon
Bruce effect
collateral sprouting
hypothalamus + thalamus
equipotentiality
5. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
Cranial Nerve XII
sensorimotor cortex
red nucleus + substantia nigra
Hobson & McCarley
6. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
locus coeruleus
trichromatic levels of color vision
HPA Axis
cerebellum
7. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
projection area
tritanopia
melatonin
ultimate biological considerations
8. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
hindbrain
monoamine neurotransmitters
lipid soluble drugs/medications
parietal lobes
9. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
tectum
Korsakoff'S amnesia
tegmentum
Cranial Nerve XII
10. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
Cranial Nerve II
vitreous humor
reaction time
contralateral
11. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
cerebrospinal fluid
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
receptor blockers
Cranial Nerves
12. Hormones that reduce pain
effects of repeated administration
Cranial Nerve IV
endorphin & enkephalin
suspensory ligament
13. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
proximate biological considerations
projection areas
noncompetitive binding
14. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
the adrenal medulla
medulla & pons
mesencephalon
hypothalamus
15. 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
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Cranial Nerve VIII
substantia nigra
acetylcholine
16. Regulates body temperature
hypothalamus
tritanopia
progesterone
pituitary gland
17. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
lesions in the reticular activating system
phenotype
absolute refractory periods
endorphin
18. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
antagonist
melatonin
Bem'S Androgyny studies
projection fiber
19. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
sensorimotor cortex
Cranial Nerve VIII
direct antagonist
20. Controls sexual activity
polysomnograms
anterior hypothalamus
non-competitive bonding
cerebellum
21. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
Hebb rule
noncompetitive binding
endogenous
22. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
ventricles
pheromone
brainstem
23. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
temporal summation
estrous cycle
direct antagonist
non-competitive binding
24. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerve IV
occipital lobes
tyrosine
25. Projects to ventral tegmental area
cataplexy
Lee-Boot effect
prefrontal cortex
anterior hypothalamus
26. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
dopaminergic systems
bregma
HPA Axis
prefrontal hypoactivity
27. Moving forward
cerebral cortex
osmoregulation
basic rest-activity cycle
anterograde
28. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
septal rage
Bruce effect
midbrain
motor cortex
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)
sleep spindles
reciprocal innervation
aphasia
galvanic skin response (GSR)
30. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
Cranial Nerve VII
synthesis-activation hypothesis
sign stimulus
Bruce effect
31. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
cutaneous senses
endorphin
sensorimotor cortex
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
32. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
monoamines
spatial summation
K Complexes
delta activity
33. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
tyrosine
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Hobson & McCarley
34. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
norepinephrine
vitreous humor
anterior hypothalamus
mammillary bodies
35. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
relative refractory period
temporal lobes
path of lightwaves entering eye
lens
36. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
cataplexy
pituitary gland
zygote
monozygotic twins
37. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
receptor blockers
spatial summation
tritanopia
reticulum
38. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
pupil
H.M
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
medial nucleus of the amygdala
39. 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
amacrine cells
monoamines
medial nucleus of the amygdala
tolerance
40. 'little net'
monozygotic twins
reticulum
sleep
relative refractory period
41. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
suprachiasmatic nucleus
anterior hypothalamus
42. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
autonomic nervous system
hindbrain
dirty medications; clean medications
homeostatic regulation
43. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
endorphin
supernormal stimulus
mesencephalon
parathyroid
44. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
iris
affinity
projection area
fornix
45. Made from within - natural
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Cranial Nerve XI
behavioral regulation
endogenous
46. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
direct antagonist
sleep paralysis
cerebellum
47. 'covering'
hypothalamus
tegmentum
effects of repeated administration
hypnagogic activity
48. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
medial nucleus of the amygdala
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
agonist
noncompetitive binding
49. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice
Cranial Nerve III
reticular formation
equipotentiality
Vandenbergh effect
50. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
septal rage
reciprocal innervation
species- specific reactions
Cranial Nerve VIII