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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
path of lightwaves entering eye
Cranial Nerve I
scotopic vision
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
2. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
occipital lobes
hypothalamus
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
suprachiasmatic nucleus
3. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
affinity
sleep spindles
hypnagogic activity
consummatory stimulus
4. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
Cranial Nerve V
menstrual cycle
hypnagogic activity
5. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
sleep attack
gonad
basic rest-activity cycle
6. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
antagonist
indirect antagonists
thyroid
locus coeruleus
7. 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
homeostasis
sleep spindles
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
K Complexes
8. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
equipotentiality
receptor blockers
cutaneous senses
9. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
cerebellum
suprachiasmatic nucleus
accommodation (bodily)
Bem'S Androgyny studies
10. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
projection fiber
biological foundations
sexual dimorphic behavior
indirect antagonists
11. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin
the 7 major neurotransmitters
non-REM sleep
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
vitreous humor
12. Are found in the diencephalon
projection area
non-competitive bonding
hypothalamus + thalamus
hypothalamus
13. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
septum
projection fiber
Cranial Nerve VI
fusiform face area
14. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
autonomic nervous system
nystagmus
bregma
prefrontal hypoactivity
15. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
species- specific reactions
anterior hypothalamus
adrenal cortex
septal rage
16. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
homeostasis
path of cerebrospinal fluid
ethology
subcortical structures
17. Fluid filled cavities in the middle of the brain - linking to the spinal canal that runs down the middle of the spinal cord; this fluid is cerebrospinal fluid
trichromatic levels of color vision
ventricles
adrenal cortex
accommodation (bodily)
18. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
substantia nigra
hypothalamus + thalamus
noncompetitive binding
scotopic vision
19. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
Farber et al. (1995)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
projection area
tegmentum
20. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
reticulum
agonist
collateral sprouting
cataplexy
21. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
cerebellum
cerebellum
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
thalamus
22. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
fusiform face area
umami
tectum
spinal cord
23. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
subcortical structures
association area
spatial summation
dirty medications; clean medications
24. 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
cerebellum
monozygotic twins
Farber et al. (1995)
Mesocortical system
25. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
REM sleep
Thompson & Spencer
Cranial Nerve V
phenotype
26. 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
projection fiber
Whitten effect
alpha activity
suprachiasmatic nucleus
27. 'little brain'
cerebellum
anterograde
ovaries/testes
spinal cord
28. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
path of cerebrospinal fluid
vitreous humor
indirect antagonists
antimanics
29. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
efferent neurons
Korsakoff'S amnesia
reciprocal innervation
sensorimotor cortex
30. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
Korsakoff'S amnesia
mesencephalon
subcortical structures
Cranial Nerve XI
31. Self-dissolving
mammillary bodies
endorphin
galvanic skin response (GSR)
autolytic
32. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
All-or-None Law
Cranial Nerve X
non-REM sleep
receptor blockers
33. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
spinal cord
monoamine neurotransmitters
Farber et al. (1995)
homeostatic regulation
34. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
biological foundations
lesions in the reticular activating system
acetylcholine
proximate biological considerations
35. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
inferior colliculi
path of cerebrospinal fluid
zygosity
prefrontal cortex
36. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice
collateral sprouting
Lee-Boot effect
diencephalon
substantia nigra
37. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
Cranial Nerve XI
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
38. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
monoamines
adrenal cortex
noncompetitive binding
Cranial Nerves
39. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
pupil
cerebellum
septum
affinity
40. There are 12 add more
biological foundations
contralateral
Cranial Nerves
amacrine cells
41. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
tyrosine
monozygotic twins
monoamines
hair cells
42. 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
tectum
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
Cranial Nerve V
supernormal stimulus
43. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
extirpation
aqueous humor
diploid
the adrenal medulla
44. Transparent substance between lens and retina
motor cortex
triggers of behavior
vitreous humor
monoamine neurotransmitters
45. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
osmoregulation
Vomeronasal Organ
aqueous humor
association areas; projection areas
46. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
consummatory stimulus
hindbrain
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
47. 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
indirect antagonists
hypothalamus
subdural space
indirect antagonists
48. 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
receptive field
menstrual cycle
GABA
slow-wave sleep
49. 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
cerebellum
Coolidge effect
mesencephalon
50. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
dirty medications; clean medications
mesencephalon
scotopic vision