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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
reticulum
corpus callosum
Mesolimbic System
species- specific reactions
2. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
homeostasis
brainstem
cingulate gyrus
hypothalamus
3. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
Cranial Nerve IV
bregma
Vomeronasal Organ
amygdala
4. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
estrous cycle
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
anterograde
norepinephrine
5. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
theta activity
efferent neurons
Thompson & Spencer
sensorimotor cortex
6. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Coolidge effect
antimanics
projection area
diencephalon
7. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
amygdala
cerebellum
equipotentiality
K Complexes
8. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
Mesolimbic System
collateral sprouting
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
the adrenal medulla
9. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
Glial cells
the adrenal medulla
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
10. 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
amacrine cells
delta activity
Korsakoff'S amnesia
path of cerebrospinal fluid
11. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
hypothalamus
tegmentum
theta activity
sleep
12. Are found in the diencephalon
spatial summation
hypothalamus + thalamus
K Complexes
nigrostriatal system
13. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
osmoreceptors
REM sleep
consummatory stimulus
noncompetitive binding
14. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
Lee-Boot effect
cataplexy
Bem'S Androgyny studies
aphasia
15. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
endogenous
Cranial Nerve III
anterior hypothalamus
locus coeruleus
16. 'little brain'
phenotype
cerebellum
spinal cord
substantia nigra
17. Projects to ventral tegmental area
hindbrain
prefrontal cortex
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
noncompetitive binding
18. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
superior colliculi
cerebral cortex
medulla & pons
red nucleus + substantia nigra
19. 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
efferent neurons
pheromone
extirpation
Farber et al. (1995)
20. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
Hebb rule
beta activity
reticulum
sleep attack
21. Expression of traits
relative refractory period
melatonin
phenotype
cutaneous senses
22. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
cingulate gyrus
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
medial nucleus of the amygdala
non-competitive bonding
23. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
effects of repeated administration
umami
prefrontal cortex
24. 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
Vandenbergh effect
stages of sleep
galvanic skin response (GSR)
bregma
25. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
zygosity
neostriatum
tegmentum
Mesolimbic System
26. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
thalamus
amygdala
medial nucleus of the amygdala
thyroid
27. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
galvanic skin response (GSR)
reticular formation
hypocretin
28. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
tardive dyskinesia
affinity
pheromone
29. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
hypothalamus
ovaries/testes
tyrosine
mammillary bodies
30. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
tritanopia
Cranial Nerve X
umami
L-Dopa
31. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
tolerance
phenotype
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
lens
32. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
parathyroid
ultimate biological considerations
Lee-Boot effect
nystagmus
33. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
proximal image
fornix
cataplexy
mesencephalon
34. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
Cranial Nerve XI
hair cells
receptor blockers
relative refractory period
35. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
extirpation
H.M
Thompson & Spencer
hypothalamus
36. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
parathyroid
alpha activity
affinity
osmoregulation
37. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
fornix
hypothalamus
association area
Thompson & Spencer
38. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
pituitary gland
substantia nigra
superior colliculi
pineal gland
39. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)
tolerance
spinal cord
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
dirty medications; clean medications
40. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
hypothalamus
indirect antagonists
pineal gland
osmoreceptors
41. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2
hypothalamus
dirty medications; clean medications
monoamines
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
42. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
temporal lobes
estrous cycle
temporal summation
anterograde
43. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
tectum
tectum
sleep attack
44. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
Yerkes-Dodson Law
reticulum
ipsilateral
thyroid
45. 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)
anterior hypothalamus
prefrontal hypoactivity
fusiform face area
basal ganglia
46. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
cerebrospinal fluid
spinal cord
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
hindbrain
47. Olfactory Nerve - smell
diencephalon
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
Thompson & Spencer
Cranial Nerve I
48. Colored part of the eye
iris
Vandenbergh effect
Thompson & Spencer
relative refractory period
49. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
indirect antagonists
monoamine neurotransmitters
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Cranial Nerve VIII
50. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
tyrosine
prefrontal cortex
tritanopia
proximate biological considerations