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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
endorphin
subcortical structures
retinal ganglion cells
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
2. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
sleep
extirpation
prefrontal hypoactivity
reciprocal innervation
3. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
tectum
amygdala
projection fiber
equipotentiality
4. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
temporal lobes
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
reticulum
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
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)
Hobson & McCarley
meninges
locus coeruleus
tyrosine
6. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
zygosity
diencephalon
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Cranial Nerves
7. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
zygote
ethology
subcortical structures
nystagmus
8. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
relative refractory period
spinal cord
affinity
9. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
projection fiber
graded potentials
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
Cranial Nerve IX
10. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
11. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
beta activity
motor cortex
osmoreceptors
prefrontal cortex
12. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
zygosity
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
triggers of behavior
motor cortex
13. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
temporal lobes
adrenal cortex
non-competitive binding
anterograde
14. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
sleep spindles
subarachnoid space
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
Vomeronasal Organ
15. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
association areas; projection areas
mammillary bodies
monoamines
cerebellum
16. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
Cranial Nerve IX
cerebellum
tectum
diencephalon
17. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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18. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
scotopic vision
Vomeronasal Organ
association areas; projection areas
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
19. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
septum
phenotype
efferent neurons
20. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
superior colliculi
Frontal lobe
REM rebound
Cranial Nerve IX
21. Colored part of the eye
iris
non-competitive bonding
Glial cells
antagonist
22. 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
Cranial Nerve XII
basic rest-activity cycle
homeostatic regulation
the adrenal medulla
23. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
aqueous humor
tectum
projection fiber
Coolidge effect
24. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
endogenous
Cranial Nerve VI
nigrostriatal system
mesencephalon
25. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
Cranial Nerve I
sleep
red nucleus + substantia nigra
septal rage
26. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
antagonist
synthesis-activation hypothesis
species- specific reactions
subcortical structures
27. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
nucleotides
occipital lobes
pituitary gland
umami
28. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
autonomic nervous system
cerebellum
cingulate gyrus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
29. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
hippocampus
Mesocortical system
bregma
melatonin
30. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
progesterone
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
spatial summation
31. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
amacrine cells
association area
superior colliculi
non-competitive binding
32. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
zygosity
Cranial Nerve IV
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
receptor blockers
33. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
diploid
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
mesencephalon
iris
34. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
relative refractory period
prefrontal cortex
nigrostriatal system
dopaminergic systems
35. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
hindbrain
substantia nigra
H.M
gonad
36. 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)
osmoreceptors
hypocretin
indirect antagonists
nucleotides
37. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
non-competitive binding
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
sexual dimorphic behavior
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
38. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
reticular formation
non-REM sleep
the adrenal medulla
reciprocal innervation
39. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
tolerance
Cranial Nerve VII
Glial cells
subcortical structures
40. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
Cranial Nerve IX
amacrine cells
Cranial Nerve XII
Farber et al. (1995)
41. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
nucleotides
K Complexes
monoamines
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
42. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
ventricles
corpus callosum
antimanics
sleep paralysis
43. Made from within - natural
spinal cord
non-REM sleep
amygdala
endogenous
44. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
Vandenbergh effect
anterior hypothalamus
delta activity
45. 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)
Cranial Nerve III
fusiform face area
reciprocal innervation
hypothalamus
46. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
hypothalamus + thalamus
sexual dimorphic behavior
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
phenotype
47. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
endorphin & enkephalin
tegmentum
extirpation
direct antagonist
48. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
Lee-Boot effect
Bruce effect
Mesocortical system
amacrine cells
49. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
amygdala
umami
Cranial Nerve IV
the adrenal medulla
50. 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
alpha activity
Whitten effect
retinal ganglion cells
medulla & pons