Question 1

When your teacher is attempting to describe a postsynaptic neuron,she is essentially talking about a neuron that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) is myelinated 
B) is unmyelinated 
C) receives input from another neuron 
D) sends messages to another neuron 
A) is myelinated 
B) is unmyelinated 
C) receives input from another neuron 
D) sends messages to another neuron

Question 2

A synapse is essentially a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) gap 
B) wire 
C) chemical 
D) electrical charge 
A) gap 
B) wire 
C) chemical 
D) electrical charge

Question 3

The branch of the nervous system that includes neurons that run between the brain and the muscles AND between the brain and the internal organs is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) somatic nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system 
A) central nervous system 
B) peripheral nervous system 
C) somatic nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system

Question 4

Reuptake describes the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) recycling and returning of neurotransmitters to the presynaptic neuron 
B) movement of ions back outside the axon after the action potential has been fired 
C) process of neurons stretching and then retracting as they communicate with neighboring neurons 
D) shrinking of myelin on the axons of neurons 
A) recycling and returning of neurotransmitters to the presynaptic neuron 
B) movement of ions back outside the axon after the action potential has been fired 
C) process of neurons stretching and then retracting as they communicate with neighboring neurons 
D) shrinking of myelin on the axons of neurons

Question 5

If Mary's neurons were never able to achieve a resting potential more positive than -70 millivolts,____.

Accepted Answer

A) her action potentials would be very slow 
B) she would not be able to generate any action potentials 
C) her action potentials would be very inconsistent 
D) she would be able to move, but she would not be able to think 
A) her action potentials would be very slow 
B) she would not be able to generate any action potentials 
C) her action potentials would be very inconsistent 
D) she would be able to move, but she would not be able to think

Question 6

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding neurons and glia cells in the adult human brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Neurons are far more numerous than glia cells. 
B) Neurons are more concentrated in the brainstem than glia cells. 
C) Neurons and glia cells are about the same in number. 
D) Neurons are far less numerous than glia cells. 
A) Neurons are far more numerous than glia cells. 
B) Neurons are more concentrated in the brainstem than glia cells. 
C) Neurons and glia cells are about the same in number. 
D) Neurons are far less numerous than glia cells.

Question 7

Due to untreated high blood pressure,Namir suffered a small stroke.While in rehab,his occupational therapist asked if he wanted to go to the supermarket-but,Namir heard "Do usen't go the markest else some?" Where might Namir's brain injury be located?

Accepted Answer

A) limbic system 
B) Broca's area 
C) Wernicke's area 
D) somatosensory cortex 
A) limbic system 
B) Broca's area 
C) Wernicke's area 
D) somatosensory cortex

Question 8

Dr.Adelman is biological psychologist who is most interested in studying the part of the neuron that receives input from other neurons.  He is most likely to focus on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) myelin 
B) axon bulbs 
C) dendrites 
D) glia 
A) myelin 
B) axon bulbs 
C) dendrites 
D) glia

Question 9

Identify three different types of neurotransmitters and describe their typical effects in the brain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Describe how the endocrine system provides a communication pathway.

Accepted Answer

​The endocrine system is a chemical syst

Question 11

Rick is given a medication that makes his neurons more positive in their resting potential.What effect will this most likely have on Rick's nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) He will have more excitation in his nervous system. 
B) He will have more inhibition in his nervous system. 
C) He will have less excitation in his nervous system. 
D) This drug will not affect the functioning of Rick's nervous system. 
A) He will have more excitation in his nervous system. 
B) He will have more inhibition in his nervous system. 
C) He will have less excitation in his nervous system. 
D) This drug will not affect the functioning of Rick's nervous system.

Question 12

Endorphins ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are a type of neurotransmitter that block pain messages 
B) facilitate and increase the activity of dopamine 
C) create the sense of fatigue and pain felt when the body is stressed 
D) are associated with cell death following brain injury 
A) are a type of neurotransmitter that block pain messages 
B) facilitate and increase the activity of dopamine 
C) create the sense of fatigue and pain felt when the body is stressed 
D) are associated with cell death following brain injury

Question 13

If you were to inject sodium (Na+)into a neuron in a rat's brain,what effect would it have on the neuron?

Accepted Answer

A) It would make the neuron more likely to fire an action potential. 
B) It would make the neuron less likely to fire an action potential. 
C) It would prevent the neuron from firing action potentials. 
D) It would make the neuron fire action potentials that travel more slowly than normal. 
A) It would make the neuron more likely to fire an action potential. 
B) It would make the neuron less likely to fire an action potential. 
C) It would prevent the neuron from firing action potentials. 
D) It would make the neuron fire action potentials that travel more slowly than normal.

Question 14

Axons are necessary for neurons to be able to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) receive neural impulses from other neurons 
B) duplicate themselves 
C) direct the development of the neuron 
D) send neural impulses to other neurons 
A) receive neural impulses from other neurons 
B) duplicate themselves 
C) direct the development of the neuron 
D) send neural impulses to other neurons

Question 15

When you reach out and accidentally touch a hot stove,information is sent through ____ neurons to tell your central nervous system that it is hot.

Accepted Answer

A) sympathetic 
B) autonomic 
C) sensory 
D) motor 
A) sympathetic 
B) autonomic 
C) sensory 
D) motor

Question 16

Elena is given a drug that moves the resting potential of her neurons to -90mv.What effect will this likely have on Elena?

Accepted Answer

A) It will take less stimulation to get her neurons to fire action potentials. 
B) It will take more stimulation to get her neurons to fire action potentials. 
C) It will be impossible to get her neurons to fire action potentials. 
D) Her neurons will begin to fire action potentials at random. 
A) It will take less stimulation to get her neurons to fire action potentials. 
B) It will take more stimulation to get her neurons to fire action potentials. 
C) It will be impossible to get her neurons to fire action potentials. 
D) Her neurons will begin to fire action potentials at random.

Question 17

The autonomic nervous system involves neurons that control ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the sensory systems 
B) skeletal muscles 
C) internal organs 
D) the cortex of the brain 
A) the sensory systems 
B) skeletal muscles 
C) internal organs 
D) the cortex of the brain

Question 18

Tan was in a diving accident.He hit his head on some rocks and suffered severe damage to his brainstem.In particular,he damaged his medulla.Knowing what you know about the brain,what effect will this injury most likely have on Tan?

Accepted Answer

A) He will have difficulty balancing his body. 
B) He will have problems with his short-term memory. 
C) He will have problems with his vision. 
D) He will have problems sustaining life. 
A) He will have difficulty balancing his body. 
B) He will have problems with his short-term memory. 
C) He will have problems with his vision. 
D) He will have problems sustaining life.

Question 19

Dr.Hebda injects a large dose of the neurotransmitter glutamate into the brain of a living rat.What effect would this most likely have on the rat?

Accepted Answer

A) The rat will become much more intelligent. 
B) The rat will experience the death of many neurons. 
C) The rat will become very hungry. 
D) The rat will exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia. 
A) The rat will become much more intelligent. 
B) The rat will experience the death of many neurons. 
C) The rat will become very hungry. 
D) The rat will exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia.

Question 20

Whereas the hindbrain is the ____ part of the brain,the forebrain is the ____ part of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional; physical 
B) physical; life-sustaining 
C) intellectual; emotional 
D) primitive; intellectual 
A) emotional; physical 
B) physical; life-sustaining 
C) intellectual; emotional 
D) primitive; intellectual

When your teacher is attempting to describe a postsynaptic neuron,she is essentially talking about a neuron that ____.

A synapse is essentially a(n)____.

The branch of the nervous system that includes neurons that run between the brain and the muscles AND between the brain and the internal organs is the ____.

Reuptake describes the ____.

If Mary's neurons were never able to achieve a resting potential more positive than -70 millivolts,____.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding neurons and glia cells in the adult human brain?

Due to untreated high blood pressure,Namir suffered a small stroke.While in rehab,his occupational therapist asked if he wanted to go to the supermarket-but,Namir heard "Do usen't go the markest else some?" Where might Namir's brain injury be located?

Dr.Adelman is biological psychologist who is most interested in studying the part of the neuron that receives input from other neurons. He is most likely to focus on which of the following?

Identify three different types of neurotransmitters and describe their typical effects in the brain.

Describe how the endocrine system provides a communication pathway.

Rick is given a medication that makes his neurons more positive in their resting potential.What effect will this most likely have on Rick's nervous system?

Endorphins ____.

If you were to inject sodium (Na+)into a neuron in a rat's brain,what effect would it have on the neuron?

Axons are necessary for neurons to be able to ____.

When you reach out and accidentally touch a hot stove,information is sent through ____ neurons to tell your central nervous system that it is hot.

Elena is given a drug that moves the resting potential of her neurons to -90mv.What effect will this likely have on Elena?

The autonomic nervous system involves neurons that control ____.

Tan was in a diving accident.He hit his head on some rocks and suffered severe damage to his brainstem.In particular,he damaged his medulla.Knowing what you know about the brain,what effect will this injury most likely have on Tan?

Dr.Hebda injects a large dose of the neurotransmitter glutamate into the brain of a living rat.What effect would this most likely have on the rat?

Whereas the hindbrain is the part of the brain,the forebrain is the part of the brain.

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When your teacher is attempting to describe a postsynaptic neuron,she is essentially talking about a neuron that ____.

A synapse is essentially a(n)____.

The branch of the nervous system that includes neurons that run between the brain and the muscles AND between the brain and the internal organs is the ____.

Reuptake describes the ____.

If Mary's neurons were never able to achieve a resting potential more positive than -70 millivolts,____.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding neurons and glia cells in the adult human brain?

Due to untreated high blood pressure,Namir suffered a small stroke.While in rehab,his occupational therapist asked if he wanted to go to the supermarket-but,Namir heard "Do usen't go the markest else some?" Where might Namir's brain injury be located?

Dr.Adelman is biological psychologist who is most interested in studying the part of the neuron that receives input from other neurons. He is most likely to focus on which of the following?

Identify three different types of neurotransmitters and describe their typical effects in the brain.

Describe how the endocrine system provides a communication pathway.

Rick is given a medication that makes his neurons more positive in their resting potential.What effect will this most likely have on Rick's nervous system?

Endorphins ____.

If you were to inject sodium (Na+)into a neuron in a rat's brain,what effect would it have on the neuron?

Axons are necessary for neurons to be able to ____.

When you reach out and accidentally touch a hot stove,information is sent through ____ neurons to tell your central nervous system that it is hot.

Elena is given a drug that moves the resting potential of her neurons to -90mv.What effect will this likely have on Elena?

The autonomic nervous system involves neurons that control ____.

Tan was in a diving accident.He hit his head on some rocks and suffered severe damage to his brainstem.In particular,he damaged his medulla.Knowing what you know about the brain,what effect will this injury most likely have on Tan?

Dr.Hebda injects a large dose of the neurotransmitter glutamate into the brain of a living rat.What effect would this most likely have on the rat?

Whereas the hindbrain is the ____ part of the brain,the forebrain is the ____ part of the brain.

The Science of Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Learning

Memory

Cognition, language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Health, stress, and Coping

Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Therapies

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Whereas the hindbrain is the part of the brain,the forebrain is the part of the brain.