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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
Cranial Nerve XII
suspensory ligament
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
2. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
cutaneous senses
nucleotides
amygdala
noncompetitive binding
3. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
lipid soluble drugs/medications
indirect antagonists
hypocretin
spinal cord
4. Colored part of the eye
homeostasis
midbrain
iris
Farber et al. (1995)
5. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
meninges
REM sleep
pituitary gland
graded potentials
6. Supernormal
noncompetitive binding
Hobson & McCarley
supernormal stimulus
ultimate biological considerations
7. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
monozygotic twins
biological etiology of schizophrenia
mesencephalon
All-or-None Law
8. Links the nervous system and endocrine system; comprised of involuntary efferent neurons and divided into the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic branches: Sympathetic Nervous System is involved in the 'fight or flight' response and the Parasympathetic N
bregma
dopaminergic systems
endorphin
autonomic nervous system
9. The maintenance of water balance in the body
Hebb rule
osmoregulation
fusiform face area
Coolidge effect
10. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
brainstem
locus coeruleus
collateral sprouting
accommodation (bodily)
11. 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
Cranial Nerve VII
amacrine cells
Cranial Nerve X
hypnagogic activity
12. 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)
hippocampus
spinal cord
path of cerebrospinal fluid
fusiform face area
13. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
ethology
path of lightwaves entering eye
Hebb rule
Ketamine
14. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
the adrenal medulla
cingulate gyrus
Coolidge effect
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
15. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
hindbrain
Whitten effect
hypothalamus
parathyroid
16. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
HPA Axis
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
red nucleus + substantia nigra
non-competitive binding
17. Has neurons for reflexes
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
absolute refractory periods
spinal cord
non-REM sleep
18. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
sleep paralysis
tegmentum
Cranial Nerve III
19. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
Cranial Nerve XII
proximate biological considerations
monoamines
Vomeronasal Organ
20. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
hypothalamus
basal ganglia
Cranial Nerve IX
pheromone
21. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
hypothalamus
synthesis-activation hypothesis
hindbrain
REM rebound
22. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
indirect antagonists
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
meninges
temporal lobes
23. 'little net'
reticulum
Cranial Nerve X
subarachnoid space
norepinephrine
24. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
cerebral cortex
projection area
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
direct antagonist
25. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
mesencephalon
bregma
occipital lobes
Hebb rule
26. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
ipsilateral
Whitten effect
HPA Axis
Cranial Nerve XI
27. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
H.M
nystagmus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
projection fiber
28. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
hypothalamus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
hypothalamus + thalamus
sleep
29. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
suspensory ligament
diencephalon
subcortical structures
norepinephrine
30. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
biological foundations
equipotentiality
Mesocortical system
nystagmus
31. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
mammillary bodies
non-competitive binding
antagonist
Coolidge effect
32. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
noncompetitive binding
Cranial Nerve II
REM rebound
hypnagogic activity
33. 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
melatonin
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
cataplexy
cerebellum
34. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
medial nucleus of the amygdala
extirpation
zygosity
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
35. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
homeostasis
tegmentum
direct antagonist
GABA
36. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
thyroid
L-Dopa
pheromone
endocrine system
37. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
prefrontal hypoactivity
Glial cells
Cranial Nerve VI
Cranial Nerve XII
38. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
projection areas
projection fiber
sexual dimorphic behavior
tectum
39. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin
autolytic
ultimate biological considerations
Cranial Nerve III
the 7 major neurotransmitters
40. Optic Nerve - sight
retinal ganglion cells
hindbrain
Cranial Nerve II
Vomeronasal Organ
41. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
cerebellum
locus coeruleus
osmoreceptors
tegmentum
42. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
projection fiber
relative refractory period
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
tolerance
43. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
prefrontal cortex
galvanic skin response (GSR)
dirty medications; clean medications
gonad
44. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
thyroid
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
projection fiber
locus coeruleus
45. Choroid Plexus > Ventricle 1 & 2 > Foramen of Monro > Ventricle 3 > Aqueduct of Sylvius > Ventricle 4 > Foramen of Magendie lateral aperture) > Foramina of Luschka (lateral aperture) - subarachnoid space (outside of brain) and spinal cord > re-absorp
path of cerebrospinal fluid
diploid
indirect antagonists
myelin sheath
46. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
sexual dimorphic behavior
tritanopia
autolytic
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
47. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
anterior hypothalamus
pheromone
nigrostriatal system
hair cells
48. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
cerebellum
efferent neurons
projection fiber
49. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
Hebb rule
ventricles
non-competitive binding
50. 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)
reaction time
norepinephrine
slow-wave sleep