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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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






2. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning






3. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)






4. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect






5. 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)






6. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults






7. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






8. 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






9. Supernormal






10. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei






11. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses






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)






13. Holds the lens in place






14. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.






15. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in






16. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system






17. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)






18. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei






19. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil






20. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods






21. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






22. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






23. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






24. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






25. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle






26. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz






27. 'little brain'






28. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)






29. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






30. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors






31. 'covering'






32. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones






33. 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)






34. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






35. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)






36. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red






37. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron






38. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation






39. Olfactory Nerve - smell






40. 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






41. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)






42. Controls sexual activity






43. Projects to ventral tegmental area






44. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






45. An ovary or teste






46. Regulates body temperature






47. 'Roof'






48. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system






49. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)






50. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)