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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
lesions in the reticular activating system
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
non-competitive binding
temporal lobes
2. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
cataplexy
monoamines
Hebb rule
cutaneous senses
3. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles
progesterone
Cranial Nerve VII
parathyroid
scotopic vision
4. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
lipid soluble drugs/medications
tritanopia
tegmentum
non-competitive bonding
5. Is found between the arachnoid mater and Pia mater; this is where CSF cushions (and bathes) the brain - giving it the floating quality (and keeping it moist/circulating)
norepinephrine
Glial cells
subarachnoid space
Cranial Nerve VII
6. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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7. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
spinal cord
REM sleep
sensitivity
pupil
8. Moving forward
anterograde
biological etiology of schizophrenia
occipital lobes
indirect antagonists
9. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
sleep paralysis
nystagmus
spinal cord
subdural space
10. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
hypothalamus
sleep spindles
Cranial Nerve V
superior colliculi
11. 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
cutaneous senses
cerebrospinal fluid
hypnagogic activity
menstrual cycle
12. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
pupil
menstrual cycle
direct antagonist
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
13. 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)
sleep attack
efferent neurons
galvanic skin response (GSR)
indirect antagonists
14. 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
parietal lobes
Vandenbergh effect
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
monoamines
15. 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
locus coeruleus
acetylcholine
association areas; projection areas
16. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
H.M
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
17. Supernormal
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
affinity
supernormal stimulus
path of lightwaves entering eye
18. Expression of traits
phenotype
occipital lobes
Mesocortical system
consummatory stimulus
19. Hormones that reduce pain
endorphin & enkephalin
Glial cells
projection areas
scotopic vision
20. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
Cranial Nerve II
pituitary gland
spinal cord
parietal lobes
21. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
corpus callosum
brainstem
behavioral regulation
subdural space
22. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
nystagmus
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
theta activity
cerebrospinal fluid
23. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)
spinal cord
GABA
All-or-None Law
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
24. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
mesencephalon
scotopic vision
agonist
biological etiology of schizophrenia
25. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
noncompetitive binding
cutaneous senses
hypocretin
zygosity
26. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
hindbrain
Farber et al. (1995)
triggers of behavior
27. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress
amacrine cells
basal forebrain
nigrostriatal system
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
28. 'covering'
tegmentum
Cranial Nerve I
corpus callosum
tectum
29. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
tolerance
hippocampus
relative refractory period
midbrain
30. Regulates body temperature
autolytic
hypothalamus
trichromatic levels of color vision
L-Dopa
31. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve III
Cranial Nerve VI
reciprocal innervation
path of cerebrospinal fluid
32. 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
homeostatic regulation
autonomic nervous system
thyroid
K Complexes
33. Norepinephrine and serotonin
Bruce effect
parathyroid
monoamine neurotransmitters
hypnagogic activity
34. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
medulla & pons
theta activity
corpus callosum
association areas; projection areas
35. Self-dissolving
autolytic
temporal lobes
diencephalon
thyroid
36. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
Glial cells
amygdala
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
subarachnoid space
37. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
menstrual cycle
basal forebrain
H.M
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
38. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
medulla & pons
zygosity
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
projection areas
39. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
occipital lobes
receptor blockers
Hobson & McCarley
slow-wave sleep
40. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
anterior hypothalamus
association areas; projection areas
aphasia
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
41. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
ovaries/testes
nucleotides
sexual dimorphic behavior
spatial summation
42. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
substantia nigra
consummatory stimulus
Hobson & McCarley
locus coeruleus
43. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
effects of repeated administration
autolytic
GABA
receptor blockers
44. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
Cranial Nerve XII
sensorimotor cortex
reciprocal innervation
Cranial Nerve VI
45. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
osmoregulation
hypothalamus
sensitivity
association area
46. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
pupil
sensitivity
subarachnoid space
motor cortex
47. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
H.M
projection areas
REM sleep
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
48. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
Mesolimbic System
contralateral
zygote
dirty medications; clean medications
49. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
endorphin
theta activity
sensorimotor cortex
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
50. Fluid filled cavities in the middle of the brain - linking to the spinal canal that runs down the middle of the spinal cord; this fluid is cerebrospinal fluid
antimanics
Hobson & McCarley
ventricles
monoamine neurotransmitters