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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
indirect antagonists
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
Cranial Nerve V
2. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
endorphin & enkephalin
aphasia
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
sexual dimorphic behavior
3. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
hypothalamus
receptor blockers
basic rest-activity cycle
reciprocal innervation
4. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
biological foundations
tectum
spinal cord
endocrine system
5. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
sign stimulus
Cranial Nerve XII
aqueous humor
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
6. 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
prefrontal hypoactivity
Mesocortical system
Vandenbergh effect
tolerance
7. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
L-Dopa
species- specific reactions
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Coolidge effect
8. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
suspensory ligament
indirect antagonists
alpha activity
9. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
zygote
cutaneous senses
non-competitive binding
direct antagonist
10. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
hypothalamus
association areas; projection areas
hypocretin
11. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
homeostatic regulation
antimanics
Yerkes-Dodson Law
gonad
12. 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
dopaminergic systems
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
progesterone
Frontal lobe
13. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
lesions in the reticular activating system
receptive field
monoamines
endocrine system
14. Regulates body temperature
spatial summation
hypothalamus
graded potentials
K Complexes
15. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
noncompetitive binding
association area
hippocampus
parathyroid
16. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
red nucleus + substantia nigra
triggers of behavior
Cranial Nerve IX
ovaries/testes
17. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
sleep paralysis
locus coeruleus
superior colliculi
prefrontal hypoactivity
18. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
proximal image
triggers of behavior
effects of repeated administration
Korsakoff'S amnesia
19. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
hypothalamus
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
extirpation
20. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
Glial cells
galvanic skin response (GSR)
endorphin
subdural space
21. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
sleep
Korsakoff'S amnesia
superior colliculi
noncompetitive binding
22. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
myelin sheath
tolerance
projection area
mesencephalon
23. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
efferent neurons
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
amygdala
indirect antagonists
24. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
delta activity
Cranial Nerve III
biological foundations
red nucleus + substantia nigra
25. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
gonad
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
melatonin
26. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
association areas; projection areas
GABA
pheromone
homeostasis
27. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
Hebb rule
fornix
noncompetitive binding
dopaminergic systems
28. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
ethology
effects of repeated administration
thyroid
hypothalamus + thalamus
29. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
slow-wave sleep
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
diencephalon
endorphin
30. 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)
cerebral cortex
zygosity
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
Cranial Nerve I
31. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
monoamines
Cranial Nerve V
agonist
hypothalamus + thalamus
32. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
All-or-None Law
subarachnoid space
consummatory stimulus
indirect antagonists
33. Transparent substance between lens and retina
dirty medications; clean medications
delta activity
vitreous humor
hypothalamus + thalamus
34. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
absolute refractory periods
the adrenal medulla
effects of repeated administration
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
35. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
reciprocal innervation
spinal cord
Mesocortical system
suprachiasmatic nucleus
36. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
hippocampus
dirty medications; clean medications
pineal gland
affinity
37. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods
umami
Ketamine
gonad
spinal cord
38. The visual image of the world on the retina
REM rebound
dopaminergic systems
subdural space
proximal image
39. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
pineal gland
Cranial Nerve IV
ultimate biological considerations
40. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
norepinephrine
progesterone
non-REM sleep
41. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
association area
hypothalamus
motor cortex
42. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
endocrine system
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
septum
pheromone
43. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
bregma
reciprocal innervation
REM rebound
44. Norepinephrine and serotonin
septum
Farber et al. (1995)
monoamine neurotransmitters
ethology
45. 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)
phenotype
tardive dyskinesia
indirect antagonists
Cranial Nerve X
46. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
homeostasis
association area
endorphin & enkephalin
antimanics
47. 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)
fusiform face area
superior colliculi
hypothalamus
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
48. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
Bem'S Androgyny studies
projection fiber
locus coeruleus
thalamus
49. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
supernormal stimulus
the 7 major neurotransmitters
tritanopia
Cranial Nerve VI
50. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
endorphin
HPA Axis
Yerkes-Dodson Law
tardive dyskinesia