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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
cataplexy
contralateral
dirty medications; clean medications
mesencephalon
2. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
homeostatic regulation
triggers of behavior
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
3. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
temporal lobes
theta activity
endocrine system
HPA Axis
4. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
non-competitive binding
path of cerebrospinal fluid
synthesis-activation hypothesis
5. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
fornix
vitreous humor
gonad
biological foundations
6. 'covering'
tegmentum
septal rage
proximal image
tectum
7. 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
slow-wave sleep
Bruce effect
amacrine cells
amygdala
8. 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
hair cells
Bruce effect
projection fiber
path of cerebrospinal fluid
9. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
effects of repeated administration
Vomeronasal Organ
reciprocal innervation
thyroid
10. Controls sexual activity
estrous cycle
polysomnograms
Vandenbergh effect
anterior hypothalamus
11. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
law of specific nerve energies
delta activity
non-competitive binding
ionotropic receptors
12. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
melatonin
theta activity
meninges
monoamine neurotransmitters
13. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
reaction time
cataplexy
diploid
beta activity
14. 'Roof'
progesterone
tectum
cingulate gyrus
alpha activity
15. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
stages of sleep
consummatory stimulus
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
non-REM sleep
16. Sign
projection area
sleep paralysis
sensorimotor cortex
sign stimulus
17. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
red nucleus + substantia nigra
norepinephrine
anterior hypothalamus
hindbrain
18. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
parathyroid
ultimate biological considerations
19. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
the 7 major neurotransmitters
hypothalamus
receptive field
aqueous humor
20. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
endogenous
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
sign stimulus
association areas; projection areas
21. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
polysomnograms
aphasia
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
inferior colliculi
22. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
estrous cycle
mesencephalon
nystagmus
accommodation (bodily)
23. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
parietal lobes
Cranial Nerve VII
consummatory stimulus
sensitivity
24. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
myelin sheath
homeostasis
reciprocal innervation
projection area
25. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
effects of repeated administration
lesions in the reticular activating system
direct antagonist
antagonist
26. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
prefrontal hypoactivity
ovaries/testes
cutaneous senses
spinal cord
27. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
homeostatic regulation
efferent neurons
tegmentum
Cranial Nerve X
28. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
Mesolimbic System
cataplexy
aqueous humor
proximate biological considerations
29. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
myelin sheath
reticulum
fornix
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
30. Has neurons for reflexes
Vomeronasal Organ
beta activity
spinal cord
species- specific reactions
31. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
prefrontal hypoactivity
septal rage
reticulum
Cranial Nerve V
32. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
septal rage
ipsilateral
basal ganglia
Cranial Nerve V
33. 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
collateral sprouting
phenotype
autonomic nervous system
thalamus
34. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
norepinephrine
antagonist
tectum
non-REM sleep
35. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
temporal summation
antimanics
non-competitive binding
non-competitive bonding
36. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
hypnagogic activity
hypothalamus
spatial summation
polysomnograms
37. Absolute; relative
Cranial Nerve X
ovaries/testes
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
prefrontal hypoactivity
38. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
Yerkes-Dodson Law
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
Cranial Nerve IX
dopaminergic systems
39. Important to motor system
myelin sheath
polysomnograms
hypothalamus
red nucleus + substantia nigra
40. 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
thalamus
norepinephrine
Vandenbergh effect
spinal cord
41. Regulates body temperature
tegmentum
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
hypothalamus
42. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
parathyroid
species- specific reactions
hair cells
noncompetitive binding
43. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
proximal image
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
biological foundations
aqueous humor
44. 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)
antagonist
retinal ganglion cells
anterior hypothalamus
45. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
corpus callosum
aqueous humor
projection areas
proximal image
46. 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
melatonin
amygdala
Cranial Nerve XII
menstrual cycle
47. The maintenance of water balance in the body
Cranial Nerve IX
osmoregulation
affinity
supernormal stimulus
48. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
prefrontal cortex
norepinephrine
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
cerebellum
49. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
autonomic nervous system
tegmentum
accommodation (bodily)
septal rage
50. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
nystagmus
fornix
lesions in the reticular activating system
slow-wave sleep