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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Olfactory Nerve - smell






2. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important






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






4. 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






5. Regulates body temperature






6. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory






7. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity






8. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)






9. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements

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10. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






11. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron






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






13. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep






14. Colored part of the eye






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






16. Norepinephrine and serotonin






17. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)






18. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm






19. 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)






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






21. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response






22. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb






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






24. Absolute; relative






25. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






26. 'Roof'






27. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands






28. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior






29. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine






30. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles






31. 'little net'






32. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra






33. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises






34. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)






35. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease






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






37. Made from within - natural






38. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance






39. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon






40. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*






41. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system






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






43. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)






44. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine






45. Controls sexual activity






46. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning






47. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function






48. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






49. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation






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