Question 1

What is the network of nerves that radiates out from the brain and the spinal cord part of?

Accepted Answer

A)  the central nervous system 
B)  interneurons 
C)  the peripheral nervous system 
D)  neurotransmitters 
A)  the central nervous system 
B)  interneurons 
C)  the peripheral nervous system 
D)  neurotransmitters

Question 2

Which neurotransmitter is a target for therapeutic treatment in Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  serotonin 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  glutamate 
A)  dopamine 
B)  serotonin 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  glutamate

Question 3

Which symptoms would arise from a disease that led to the degeneration and death of nerves composed of the peripheral nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to memorize names and faces 
B)  severe dementia (loss of intellectual capacity) 
C)  impaired vision 
D)  loss of voluntary muscle control 
A)  inability to memorize names and faces 
B)  severe dementia (loss of intellectual capacity) 
C)  impaired vision 
D)  loss of voluntary muscle control

Question 4

Which specialized cells receive and respond to stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)  effectors 
B)  neurotransmitters 
C)  neurons 
D)  nerve impulses 
A)  effectors 
B)  neurotransmitters 
C)  neurons 
D)  nerve impulses

Question 5

Where are the visual centers located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex 
B)  in the occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex 
C)  in the lobes of the cerebral cortex 
D)  in the parietal lobes of the cerebral cortex 
A)  in the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex 
B)  in the occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex 
C)  in the lobes of the cerebral cortex 
D)  in the parietal lobes of the cerebral cortex

Question 6

What does polarization refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the electrical signal generated by neurons 
B)  the lack of concentration gradient for sodium 
C)  the decrease in charge difference across a membrane 
D)  the difference in charge across a membrane 
A)  the electrical signal generated by neurons 
B)  the lack of concentration gradient for sodium 
C)  the decrease in charge difference across a membrane 
D)  the difference in charge across a membrane

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

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

What is the network of nerves that radiates out from the brain and the spinal cord part of?

Which neurotransmitter is a target for therapeutic treatment in Alzheimer's disease?

Which symptoms would arise from a disease that led to the degeneration and death of nerves composed of the peripheral nervous system?

Which specialized cells receive and respond to stimuli?

Where are the visual centers located?

What does polarization refer to?

Where are the sensory receptors for equilibrium located?

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

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What is the network of nerves that radiates out from the brain and the spinal cord part of?

Which neurotransmitter is a target for therapeutic treatment in Alzheimer's disease?

Which symptoms would arise from a disease that led to the degeneration and death of nerves composed of the peripheral nervous system?

Which specialized cells receive and respond to stimuli?

Where are the visual centers located?

What does polarization refer to?

Where are the sensory receptors for equilibrium located?

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

Can Science Cure the Common Cold Introduction to the Scientific Method

Science Fiction, Bad Science, and Pseudoscience:

Is It Possible to Supplement Your Way to Better Performance and Health

Body Weight and Health: Enzymes, Metabolism, and Cellular Respiration

Life in the Greenhouse: Photosynthesis and Climate Change

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 Profiling

Genetically Modified Organisms: Gene Expression, Mutation,

Where Did We Come From the Evidence for Evolution

An Evolving Enemy: Natural Selection

Who Am I Species and Races

The Greatest Species on Earth Biodiversity and Classification

Is the Human Population Too Large Population Ecology

Conserving Biodiversity: Community and Ecosystem Ecology

Where Do You Live Climate and Biomes

Organ Donation: Tissues and Organs

Binge Drinking: the Digestive and Urinary Systems

Clearing the Air: Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems

Vaccination: Protection and Prevention or Peril Immune System,

Human Sex Differences: Endocrine, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems

Is There Something in the Water Reproductive and Developmental Biology

Feeding the World: Plant Structure and Growth

Growing a Green Thumb: Plant Physiology

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