Question 1

Which word best describes the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  processor 
B)  reflexor 
C)  regulator 
D)  transmitter 
A)  processor 
B)  reflexor 
C)  regulator 
D)  transmitter

Question 2

What substances in the body are most closely associated with a drug's influence on the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  endorphins 
B)  sodium and potassium ions 
C)  neurotransmitters 
D)  proteins 
A)  endorphins 
B)  sodium and potassium ions 
C)  neurotransmitters 
D)  proteins

Question 3

The part of the neuron that houses the nucleus is the

Accepted Answer

A)  axon. 
B)  cell body. 
C)  dendrite. 
D)  nerve. 
A)  axon. 
B)  cell body. 
C)  dendrite. 
D)  nerve.

Question 4

Scientists have known for centuries that we "speak" with the left hemisphere of the brain. You perform an experiment in which your subject was presented with an apple only to the left visual field. When asked to identify what he saw, the subject denied seeing anything. However, when asked to point to the correct object, he was able to see and identify the apple. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this deficit?

Accepted Answer

A)  The subject has a brain lesion in the frontal lobes. 
B)  The subject suffered head trauma to the back of his head. 
C)  The subject has a tumor in the left parietal lobe. 
D)  The subject had his corpus callosum severed to control epileptic seizures. 
A)  The subject has a brain lesion in the frontal lobes. 
B)  The subject suffered head trauma to the back of his head. 
C)  The subject has a tumor in the left parietal lobe. 
D)  The subject had his corpus callosum severed to control epileptic seizures.

Question 5

Of the following general categories of neurons, which carry information to the CNS?

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibitory neurons 
B)  sensory neurons 
C)  motor neurons 
D)  interneurons 
A)  inhibitory neurons 
B)  sensory neurons 
C)  motor neurons 
D)  interneurons

Question 6

Which of the following would allow you to move your hand away from a hot burner after touching it?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory neuron 
B)  interneuron 
C)  motor neuron 
D)  glial cell 
A)  sensory neuron 
B)  interneuron 
C)  motor neuron 
D)  glial cell

Question 7

Where are the sensory receptors for equilibrium located?

Accepted Answer

A)  on the surface of the skin 
B)  in the inner ear 
C)  in the joints 
D)  in the retina of the eye 
A)  on the surface of the skin 
B)  in the inner ear 
C)  in the joints 
D)  in the retina of the eye

Question 8

The part of the neuron that receives nerve impulses and acts as an "antenna" is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  axon. 
B)  cell body. 
C)  dendrite. 
D)  nerve. 
A)  axon. 
B)  cell body. 
C)  dendrite. 
D)  nerve.

Question 9

Neurotransmitters are released by

Accepted Answer

A)  terminal boutons. 
B)  the cell body. 
C)  dendrites. 
D)  myelin sheaths. 
A)  terminal boutons. 
B)  the cell body. 
C)  dendrites. 
D)  myelin sheaths.

Which word best describes the hypothalamus?

What substances in the body are most closely associated with a drug's influence on the nervous system?

The part of the neuron that houses the nucleus is the

Of the following general categories of neurons, which carry information to the CNS?

Which of the following would allow you to move your hand away from a hot burner after touching it?

Where are the sensory receptors for equilibrium located?

The part of the neuron that receives nerve impulses and acts as an "antenna" is called the

Neurotransmitters are released by

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Which word best describes the hypothalamus?

What substances in the body are most closely associated with a drug's influence on the nervous system?

The part of the neuron that houses the nucleus is the

Of the following general categories of neurons, which carry information to the CNS?

Which of the following would allow you to move your hand away from a hot burner after touching it?

Where are the sensory receptors for equilibrium located?

The part of the neuron that receives nerve impulses and acts as an "antenna" is called the

Neurotransmitters are released by

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Life in the Greenhouse: Photosynthesis and Global Warming

Cancer: DNA Synthesis, Mitosis, and Meiosis

Are You Only as Smart as Your Genes? Mendelian and Quantitative Genetics

DNA Detective: Complex Patterns of Inheritance and DNA Fingerprinting

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