Question 1

Hyperpolarization is to depolarization as

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibitory is to excitatory. 
B)  EPSPs are to IPSPs. 
C)  APs are to IPSPs. 
D)  APs are to EPSPs. 
E)  APs are to no APs. 
A)  inhibitory is to excitatory. 
B)  EPSPs are to IPSPs. 
C)  APs are to IPSPs. 
D)  APs are to EPSPs. 
E)  APs are to no APs.

Question 2

In the presence of the appropriate enzyme, dopamine is converted to

Accepted Answer

A)  L-DOPA. 
B)  tyrosine. 
C)  norepinephrine. 
D)  epinephrine. 
E)  serotonin. 
A)  L-DOPA. 
B)  tyrosine. 
C)  norepinephrine. 
D)  epinephrine. 
E)  serotonin.

Question 3

Which of the following are synthesized from tyrosine?

Accepted Answer

A)  monoamines 
B)  indolamines 
C)  catecholamines 
D)  amino acids 
E)  both A and B 
A)  monoamines 
B)  indolamines 
C)  catecholamines 
D)  amino acids 
E)  both A and B

Question 4

Cocaine and amphetamine in high doses can produce a disorder that is similar to

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A)  epilepsy. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  Parkinson's disease. 
D)  paralysis. 
E)  Huntington's disease. 
A)  epilepsy. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  Parkinson's disease. 
D)  paralysis. 
E)  Huntington's disease.

Question 5

Another word for "integration" is

Accepted Answer

A)  "firing." 
B)  "all-or-none." 
C)  "summation." 
D)  "release." 
E)  "activation." 
A)  "firing." 
B)  "all-or-none." 
C)  "summation." 
D)  "release." 
E)  "activation."

Question 6

The transmission of postsynaptic potentials is

Accepted Answer

A)  active. 
B)  decremental. 
C)  extremely rapid. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  active. 
B)  decremental. 
C)  extremely rapid. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 7

Axodendritic synapses

Accepted Answer

A)  are rare. 
B)  often terminate on the axon hillock. 
C)  always terminate on dendrites. 
D)  sometimes terminate on cell bodies. 
E)  A and C 
A)  are rare. 
B)  often terminate on the axon hillock. 
C)  always terminate on dendrites. 
D)  sometimes terminate on cell bodies. 
E)  A and C

Question 8

Which of the following is a nicotinic antagonist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Botox 
B)  curare 
C)  atropine 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  Botox 
B)  curare 
C)  atropine 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 9

According to the theory of Hodgkin and Huxley,

Accepted Answer

A)  Na+ ions continuously leak out of a resting neuron. 
B)  Na+ ions are continuously pumped into a resting neuron. 
C)  K+ ions continuously leak out of a resting neuron. 
D)  K+ ions are continuously pumped out of a resting neuron. 
E)  both A and B 
A)  Na+ ions continuously leak out of a resting neuron. 
B)  Na+ ions are continuously pumped into a resting neuron. 
C)  K+ ions continuously leak out of a resting neuron. 
D)  K+ ions are continuously pumped out of a resting neuron. 
E)  both A and B

Question 10

Drugs that facilitate the activity of the synapses of a particular neurotransmitter are said to be __________ of that neurotransmitter.

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitators 
B)  agonists 
C)  antagonists 
D)  autoreceptors 
E)  endorphins 
A)  facilitators 
B)  agonists 
C)  antagonists 
D)  autoreceptors 
E)  endorphins

Question 11

Many effective antischizophrenic drugs

Accepted Answer

A)  also are effective against Parkinson's disease. 
B)  are D₂ agonists. 
C)  are D₂ blockers. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  also are effective against Parkinson's disease. 
B)  are D₂ agonists. 
C)  are D₂ blockers. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 12

In comparison to ionotropic receptors, metabotropic receptors

Accepted Answer

A)  are more prevalent. 
B)  produce longer lasting effects. 
C)  produce effects that are more diffuse. 
D)  produce effects that take longer to develop. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  are more prevalent. 
B)  produce longer lasting effects. 
C)  produce effects that are more diffuse. 
D)  produce effects that take longer to develop. 
E)  all of the above

Hyperpolarization is to depolarization as

In the presence of the appropriate enzyme, dopamine is converted to

Which of the following are synthesized from tyrosine?

Cocaine and amphetamine in high doses can produce a disorder that is similar to

Another word for "integration" is

The transmission of postsynaptic potentials is

Axodendritic synapses

Which of the following is a nicotinic antagonist?

According to the theory of Hodgkin and Huxley,

Drugs that facilitate the activity of the synapses of a particular neurotransmitter are said to be __________ of that neurotransmitter.

Many effective antischizophrenic drugs

In comparison to ionotropic receptors, metabotropic receptors

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Exam 4: Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

Hyperpolarization is to depolarization as

In the presence of the appropriate enzyme, dopamine is converted to

Which of the following are synthesized from tyrosine?

Cocaine and amphetamine in high doses can produce a disorder that is similar to

Another word for "integration" is

The transmission of postsynaptic potentials is

Axodendritic synapses

Which of the following is a nicotinic antagonist?

According to the theory of Hodgkin and Huxley,

Drugs that facilitate the activity of the synapses of a particular neurotransmitter are said to be __________ of that neurotransmitter.

Many effective antischizophrenic drugs

In comparison to ionotropic receptors, metabotropic receptors

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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