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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. 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






2. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia






3. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory






4. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)






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. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin






7. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)






8. 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






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






10. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






11. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)






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






13. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine






14. ...






15. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






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






17. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO






18. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus






19. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






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






21. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia






22. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)






23. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia






24. 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






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






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






27. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors






28. Holds the lens in place






29. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract






30. 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






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






32. Found that developmental changes occurring in puberty make the brain more susceptible to the psychotic effects of NDMA antagonist and therefore also related to the emergence of symptoms of schizophrenia






33. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






34. 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






35. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






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






37. Consummatory stimulus






38. 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






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






40. Regulates body temperature






41. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






42. 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






43. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)






44. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion






45. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath






46. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand






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






48. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






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






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







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