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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. 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)
tectum
pituitary gland
cerebral cortex
association area
2. Self-dissolving
autolytic
indirect antagonists
tardive dyskinesia
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
3. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
hippocampus
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve VIII
spinal cord
4. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
amygdala
non-competitive bonding
septum
Cranial Nerve VIII
5. Expression of traits
phenotype
Cranial Nerve V
equipotentiality
diploid
6. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
hypothalamus
contralateral
meninges
Glial cells
7. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
L-Dopa
synthesis-activation hypothesis
HPA Axis
spatial summation
8. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
Cranial Nerve I
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
hypothalamus
affinity
9. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep
indirect antagonists
basic rest-activity cycle
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
10. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
Vomeronasal Organ
H.M
cerebellum
hindbrain
11. 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
graded potentials
substantia nigra
REM rebound
basal forebrain
12. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
hypocretin
diencephalon
diploid
spinal cord
13. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
Frontal lobe
indirect antagonists
Korsakoff'S amnesia
consummatory stimulus
14. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
monoamine neurotransmitters
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
polysomnograms
adrenal cortex
15. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
septal rage
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
Mesocortical system
suprachiasmatic nucleus
16. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
temporal summation
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
effects of repeated administration
adrenal cortex
17. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
hypothalamus
anterior hypothalamus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Mesolimbic System
18. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
superior colliculi
Mesolimbic System
beta activity
suspensory ligament
19. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
adrenal cortex
motor cortex
Cranial Nerve III
Vandenbergh effect
20. Norepinephrine and serotonin
monoamine neurotransmitters
hippocampus
autonomic nervous system
behavioral regulation
21. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
triggers of behavior
autolytic
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerve III
22. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
path of cerebrospinal fluid
agonist
diencephalon
myelin sheath
23. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
law of specific nerve energies
Bruce effect
umami
association area
24. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
indirect antagonists
Whitten effect
Korsakoff'S amnesia
25. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine
homeostatic regulation
the 7 major neurotransmitters
occipital lobes
tardive dyskinesia
26. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
hypothalamus
stages of sleep
direct antagonist
absolute refractory periods
27. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
Farber et al. (1995)
mammillary bodies
bregma
sleep attack
28. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
ethology
monoamines
Whitten effect
thyroid
29. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
sleep
nystagmus
trichromatic levels of color vision
Cranial Nerves
30. 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
Bruce effect
motor cortex
amygdala
temporal lobes
31. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
graded potentials
osmoregulation
All-or-None Law
suprachiasmatic nucleus
32. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
Vomeronasal Organ
medial nucleus of the amygdala
endorphin
supernormal stimulus
33. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
motor cortex
corpus callosum
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
monoamines
34. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
brainstem
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
hypothalamus
35. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
ionotropic receptors
inferior colliculi
Cranial Nerves
36. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
aphasia
nigrostriatal system
Mesocortical system
equipotentiality
37. Consummatory stimulus
Cranial Nerve III
medulla & pons
reaction time
consummatory stimulus
38. Olfactory Nerve - smell
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
antimanics
Cranial Nerve I
Coolidge effect
39. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
HPA Axis
sensitivity
red nucleus + substantia nigra
projection area
40. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
norepinephrine
medial nucleus of the amygdala
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
hypothalamus
41. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
theta activity
homeostatic regulation
Cranial Nerve VII
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
42. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
L-Dopa
retinal ganglion cells
melatonin
amacrine cells
43. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
endocrine system
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
path of lightwaves entering eye
ventricles
44. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
cerebellum
path of cerebrospinal fluid
parietal lobes
REM sleep
45. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
homeostatic regulation
zygote
biological foundations
collateral sprouting
46. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
monozygotic twins
subcortical structures
Vomeronasal Organ
pupil
47. 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
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
norepinephrine
basal ganglia
amygdala
48. The maintenance of water balance in the body
proximate biological considerations
Vandenbergh effect
osmoregulation
acetylcholine
49. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
scotopic vision
L-Dopa
gonad
hypothalamus
50. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
GABA
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
cingulate gyrus
myelin sheath
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