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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain
meninges
cerebellum
noncompetitive binding
basal forebrain
2. Has neurons for reflexes
autonomic nervous system
tectum
adrenal cortex
spinal cord
3. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
diploid
lipid soluble drugs/medications
Mesocortical system
hypocretin
4. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior
monoamines
dopaminergic systems
behavioral regulation
association area
5. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
fornix
cataplexy
ionotropic receptors
GABA
6. 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
collateral sprouting
parathyroid
suspensory ligament
hypothalamus
7. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Hebb rule
occipital lobes
8. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
parietal lobes
endogenous
homeostasis
melatonin
9. 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
tectum
umami
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
homeostasis
10. 'little net'
reticulum
L-Dopa
endocrine system
antagonist
11. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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12. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve VI
hypothalamus
hair cells
biological etiology of schizophrenia
13. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
Cranial Nerve XI
Thompson & Spencer
non-competitive bonding
amacrine cells
14. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
Cranial Nerve IX
agonist
nystagmus
Cranial Nerve XII
15. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in
pupil
non-REM sleep
sensorimotor cortex
Yerkes-Dodson Law
16. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
cerebellum
cutaneous senses
progesterone
sensorimotor cortex
17. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
the 7 major neurotransmitters
Cranial Nerve VIII
neostriatum
effects of repeated administration
18. 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
motor cortex
Bruce effect
biological etiology of schizophrenia
indirect antagonists
19. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)
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20. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
amygdala
nystagmus
amacrine cells
effects of repeated administration
21. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
osmoreceptors
Cranial Nerve VI
myelin sheath
triggers of behavior
22. Norepinephrine and serotonin
sleep paralysis
monoamine neurotransmitters
amygdala
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
23. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
hypocretin
nigrostriatal system
reticular formation
24. Caudate nucleus and putamen
sensorimotor cortex
lipid soluble drugs/medications
projection area
neostriatum
25. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit
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26. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
galvanic skin response (GSR)
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
pituitary gland
lipid soluble drugs/medications
27. 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
nigrostriatal system
menstrual cycle
fornix
extirpation
28. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
accommodation (bodily)
diencephalon
Cranial Nerve IV
29. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
nigrostriatal system
nystagmus
pheromone
sleep
30. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
reciprocal innervation
hair cells
thalamus
adrenal cortex
31. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
biological etiology of schizophrenia
sensitivity
brainstem
32. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
Cranial Nerve VII
suspensory ligament
lesions in the reticular activating system
diploid
33. Are found in the diencephalon
contralateral
hypothalamus + thalamus
endocrine system
tectum
34. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Thompson & Spencer
receptor blockers
35. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
midbrain
nigrostriatal system
pheromone
Cranial Nerve VI
36. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
Cranial Nerve X
umami
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve I
37. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
absolute refractory periods
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
alpha activity
subdural space
38. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
diencephalon
dopaminergic systems
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
Cranial Nerve II
39. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
direct antagonist
path of cerebrospinal fluid
sexual dimorphic behavior
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
40. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
ultimate biological considerations
beta activity
temporal lobes
accommodation (bodily)
41. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
septum
cutaneous senses
Cranial Nerve VII
42. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
monoamines
prefrontal hypoactivity
amygdala
cerebral cortex
43. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
tectum
hindbrain
inferior colliculi
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
44. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
basic rest-activity cycle
diploid
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
effects of repeated administration
45. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
absolute refractory periods
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
slow-wave sleep
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
46. Self-dissolving
autolytic
temporal summation
Cranial Nerve XI
effects of repeated administration
47. 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
monoamines
graded potentials
osmoreceptors
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
48. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
sensitivity
antimanics
melatonin
hypothalamus
49. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
superior colliculi
inferior colliculi
sleep attack
subarachnoid space
50. 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
reticular formation
progesterone
cerebellum
sensitivity