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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
Yerkes-Dodson Law
hypothalamus + thalamus
Farber et al. (1995)
Ketamine
2. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
Glial cells
efferent neurons
ipsilateral
brainstem
3. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
projection fiber
Cranial Nerve XI
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Cranial Nerve VIII
4. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
mesencephalon
theta activity
efferent neurons
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
5. Colored part of the eye
cerebellum
hippocampus
iris
biological etiology of schizophrenia
6. 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
noncompetitive binding
suprachiasmatic nucleus
hypothalamus
L-Dopa
7. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
Lee-Boot effect
scotopic vision
nucleotides
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
8. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
cingulate gyrus
law of specific nerve energies
Whitten effect
sensorimotor cortex
9. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
Farber et al. (1995)
prefrontal hypoactivity
occipital lobes
estrous cycle
10. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
REM rebound
receptor blockers
efferent neurons
Frontal lobe
11. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
prefrontal hypoactivity
hindbrain
autonomic nervous system
bregma
12. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
mammillary bodies
ovaries/testes
progesterone
red nucleus + substantia nigra
13. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
dopaminergic systems
All-or-None Law
Whitten effect
septal rage
14. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
REM rebound
bregma
non-competitive binding
retinal ganglion cells
15. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
contralateral
septal rage
collateral sprouting
hypnagogic activity
16. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
accommodation (bodily)
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
sleep
17. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
melatonin
Whitten effect
diploid
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
18. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
Cranial Nerve VIII
septum
19. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
accommodation (bodily)
extirpation
Mesolimbic System
pituitary gland
20. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
motor cortex
osmoreceptors
lipid soluble drugs/medications
pituitary gland
21. 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
biological etiology of schizophrenia
basal forebrain
monoamines
Farber et al. (1995)
22. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebellum
polysomnograms
23. The maintenance of water balance in the body
osmoregulation
subarachnoid space
cataplexy
biological foundations
24. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
accommodation (bodily)
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
parathyroid
Glial cells
25. 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)
anterior hypothalamus
subarachnoid space
consummatory stimulus
midbrain
26. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
association areas; projection areas
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
norepinephrine
anterior hypothalamus
27. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
Hebb rule
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
aqueous humor
effects of repeated administration
28. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
Bruce effect
myelin sheath
amacrine cells
non-competitive binding
29. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
pineal gland
estrous cycle
Cranial Nerve III
Lee-Boot effect
30. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
the adrenal medulla
spinal cord
polysomnograms
31. 'little brain'
extirpation
cerebellum
estrous cycle
mammillary bodies
32. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
lipid soluble drugs/medications
tegmentum
hippocampus
33. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
Cranial Nerves
cataplexy
efferent neurons
sign stimulus
34. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)
behavioral regulation
sleep spindles
ventricles
Cranial Nerve II
35. 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
tectum
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
phenotype
Lee-Boot effect
36. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
autolytic
cutaneous senses
hypnagogic activity
basic rest-activity cycle
37. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
antimanics
effects of repeated administration
red nucleus + substantia nigra
progesterone
38. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
temporal summation
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
anterior hypothalamus
non-competitive binding
39. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
spinal cord
homeostatic regulation
Ketamine
hypothalamus
40. 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
subarachnoid space
hypothalamus
graded potentials
umami
41. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
Glial cells
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
mammillary bodies
42. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
brainstem
homeostatic regulation
mesencephalon
43. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
hypothalamus + thalamus
projection fiber
amygdala
efferent neurons
44. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
nystagmus
amygdala
midbrain
non-REM sleep
45. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
basic rest-activity cycle
absolute refractory periods
hair cells
zygote
46. Hormones that reduce pain
hypothalamus
endorphin & enkephalin
myelin sheath
fusiform face area
47. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Cranial Nerve I
tardive dyskinesia
supernormal stimulus
Cranial Nerve II
48. 1. Stage I (non-REM sleep) 2. Stage II (non-REM sleep 3. Stage III (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 4. Stage IV (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 5. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM sleep) ~takes about 90 minutes for one full sleep cycle
Cranial Nerve I
stages of sleep
Glial cells
anterior hypothalamus
49. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
Mesocortical system
vitreous humor
ultimate biological considerations
alpha activity
50. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
osmoreceptors
corpus callosum
absolute refractory periods
accommodation (bodily)