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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1
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1. Protects the brain by making it difficult for toxic substances to pass from the blood into the brain - since blood vessel cells in the brain are tightly packed
Apraxia
Agraphia
Gray matter
Blood-brain barrier
2. An amino acid - most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter.
Meninges
Sham rage
Glutamate
Central Nervous System (CNS)
3. Control large voluntary muscle movements - Their degeneration is related to motor dysfunction in Parkinson'S and Huntington'S
Apraxia
Amygdala
Meninges
Basal ganglia
4. For female - the onset of the menstrual cycles - occurs during puberty
menarche
Gray matter
Ventricles
Thalamus
5. Tough connective tissues that cover/protect brain and spinal cord
Meninges
Agraphia
Cerebral cortex (subsystem)
Tectum
6. In females - regulate the development of ovum and trigger ovulation - In males - regulate the development of sperm cells and the production of testosterone
Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
White Matter
Activational hormones
Peripheral nervous system (subsystems)
7. Of telencephalon - involves in memory- transfer STM into LTM - - new neurons can form in adult mammalian brain
Hippocampus
Theta waves
Ventricles
Cingulate gyrus
8. Of pituitary - activates thyroid
Parietal lobe
Gyri
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Sympathetic nervous system
9. Once minimum threshold is met - intensity always the same regardless of amount of stimulation
Autonomic nervous system
Theta waves
All-or-none law
Blooming and pruning
10. Overeating with no satiation of hunger; leads to obesity; damage to ventromedial region of hypothalamus
Delta waves
Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Neuron
Hyperphagia
11. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for somatosensory system
Parietal lobe
Endorphins
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Sham rage
12. Extension of the spine - developed from base to the front
Brain evolution
Blooming and pruning
Tegmentum
Antagonists
13. Areas on cortex that correspond to certain functions; - the larger the area - the more sensitive and highly accessed the function - Damage to a particular area would result in certain dysfunction
Amino acids
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Cortical association areas
Broca'S aphasia
14. Of mesencephalon - vision and hearing
Neurotransmitters
Amino acids
Organizational hormones
Tectum
15. Bumps seen on cortex surface
Neuron
Gyri
Reticular formation
Endorphins
16. Midbrain; contains tectum and tegmentum
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Mesencephalon
Myelencephalon
Apraxia
17. Of pituitary - stress hormone - increases androgen and cortisol production
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
H-Y antigen
Synaptic vessels
Glutamate
18. Of mesencephalon - rest of reticular formation; Also involved in the sensorimotor system - analgesic effect of opiates
Tegmentum
Monoamines
Tectum
All-or-none law
19. Outer half-inch of cerebral hemispheres; - sensory and intellectual functions; - split into frontal - occipital - parietal - temporal lobes; - 90% is neocortex (new in evolution - 6 layers cortex) - 10% < 6 layers and more primitive
Cerebral cortex (subsystem)
Telencephalon
Frontal lobe
Thalamus
20. Consists of myelencephalon - metencephalon - and reticular formation
Indolamines
Brain evolution
Agnosia
Hindbrain
21. Base in hindbrain - rest in midbrain; oldest brain area; Controls alertness - thirst - sleep - involuntary muscles (i.e. heart)
Neuromodulators
reuptake
Temporal lobe
Reticular formation
22. Of diencephalon - controls autonomic nervous system biological motivations (hunger - thirst) and pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Synapse gap
Limbic system
Electroencephalogram
23. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for vision
Cingulate gyrus
Neuromodulators
Amino acids
Occipital lobe
24. Low-amplitude and fast -frequency alpha waves
Neural synchrony
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Agonists
Beta waves
25. Hyperpolarization - + let out - - compared to outside - decrease firing
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
All-or-none law
Hindbrain
Oligodendrocytes
26. Of telencephalon - structures around the brainstem involved in 4Fs (fleeing - feeding - fighting - and fornicating)
Tectum
Saltatory conduction
Dendrites
Limbic system
27. Inactivated state of a neuron
Ventricles
Amino acids
Autonomic nervous system
resting potential
28. Covers whole neuron - selective permeability - sometimes lets ions (positive charge) through
Basal ganglia
Cortical association areas
Nodes of Ranvier
Cell membrane
29. Bumps on the brainstem - controls auditory reflexes
Pituitary gland
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Forebrain (division)
Inferior colliculus
30. Contain synaptic vessels that hold neurotransmitters
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Peripheral nervous system (subsystems)
Terminal buttons
Organizational hormones
31. Provide myelin in central nervous system
Alexia
Oligodendrocytes
Axon hillock
Tegmentum
32. Holds neurotransmitters
Organizational hormones
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Synaptic vessels
Hypothalamus
33. Of hindbrain - has pons(connects brain parts to spine) and cerebellum(controls muscle coordination - balance - posture)
Hypothalamus
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Agraphia
Metencephalon
34. Provide myelin in peripheral nervous system
Metencephalon
Autonomic nervous system (subsystems)
resting potential
Schwann cells
35. Released at neuromuscular junction to cause contraction of skeletal muscles - also involved in parasympathetic nervous system
Neurotransmitters
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Acetylcholine
Myelin sheath
36. REM-sleep - low-amplitude and fast-frequency waves that characterize waking states
Beta waves
Schwann cells
Agonists
Telencephalon
37. 16 hours of sleep a day - 6 hours
Cell membrane
Sleep hours for infants and elderly respectively
Relative refractory period
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
38. Made of thalamus and hypothalamus
Temporal lobe
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Diencephalon
Sympathetic nervous system
39. Of pituitary - regulate water levels in body and therefore BP
Wernicke'S aphasia
Afferent fibers
Stereotaxic instruments
Vasopressin
40. Time after absolute refractory period - neuron can fire but needs a much stronger stimulus
Forebrain (division)
Neuron
reuptake
Relative refractory period
41. Of cerebral cortex - controls speech (Broca'S area) - reasoning - problem solving
Sleep cycles
Frontal lobe
Endorphins
Synapse gap
42. Made up of somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
Gray matter
Brain evolution
resting potential
Peripheral nervous system (subsystems)
43. Neuron branches - receive impulses - branching patterns change throughout life
Dendrites
Neuron
Reticular formation
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
44. Time after a neuron fires which it cannot respond to stimulation
Absolute refractory period
Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Meninges
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
45. Stage 3 (less sleep spindles) & 4 non-REM sleep - high-amplitude and low-frequency - deepest level of sleep
Delta waves
Beta waves
Autonomic nervous system
Oligodendrocytes
46. Include serotonin - lack of serotonin is linked with depression
Blooming and pruning
Monoamines
Oligodendrocytes
Indolamines
47. Between myelin sheath - help send impulse down axon
Frontal lobe
Electroencephalogram
Agnosia
Nodes of Ranvier
48. Of telencephalon - controls emotional reactions such as fear and anger
Wernicke'S aphasia
Stereotaxic instruments
Sympathetic nervous system
Amygdala
49. Associated with changes in hormone levels throughout the month - estradiol - progesterone - luteinizing hormone - follicle stimulating hormone
Female menstrual cycle (hormones)
Corticospinal tract
Terminal buttons
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
50. A type of cell that help support neurons; oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
Glial cells
Meninges
postsynaptic potentials
Neuromodulators