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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






2. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






3. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






4. The maintenance of water balance in the body






5. Hormones that reduce pain






6. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity






7. ...






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






9. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)






10. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)






11. Is regulated by the hypothalamus






12. Important to motor system






13. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






14. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity






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






16. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic






17. 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






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






19. 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)






20. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing






21. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain






22. Expression of traits






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






24. Sign






25. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus






26. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






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






28. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






29. There are 12 add more






30. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






31. 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






32. 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






33. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior






34. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs






35. Supernormal






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






37. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






38. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)






39. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum






40. 'little brain'






41. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication






42. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






43. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






44. Are found in the diencephalon






45. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted






46. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity






47. 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)






48. 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






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






50. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye