Brain Parts
The small ___ is involved with puberty and how fast we grow.
Pituitary gland
What is the sending end of a neuron?
dendrites
The ____ nervous system controls unconscious activities.
Answer choices:
somatic
sympathetic
parasympathetic
autonomic
autonomic
Which neurotransmitter affects moods such as hunger, sleep, and arousal? Answer choices:
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
Glutamate
Serotonin
Serotonin
Q. Reward centers trigger the release of what neurotransmitter?
Acetylcholine
Serotonin
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
Q. What does the cerebellum help maintain?
A. body temperature
B. emotions
C. motor output
D. balance
D. balance
These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord;
Answer choices:
Motor Neurons
Efferent Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Glial Cells
Sensory Neurons
Which of the following enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles?
Answer choices:
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
A functional MRI (fMRI) and a PET scan both:
Answer choices:
produce black and white scans of the brain’s structures.
create selective injuries that allow researchers to study brain function.
provide a way to measure the functioning and activity of the brain.
provide detailed computerized interpretations of brain dysfunctions.
provide a way to measure the functioning and activity of the brain
What is the neurotransmitter that promotes action potentials?
Arousing or accelerating
excitatory
The ___ helps decide what memories transfer from the short to long term memory. Answer Choices:
Hippocampus
Corpus Callosum
Hypothalamus
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
The period of inactivity after a neuron has fired is called the?
Refractory period
The limbic system includes the __.
Answer choices:
Cerebellum, Pons, Medulla
Hippocampus, Amygdala, Hypothalamus
Spinal cord, corpus callosum, amygdala
reticular formation, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex
Hippocampus, Amygdala, Hypothalamus
The pain of heroin withdrawal may be attributable to the fact that:
A)under the influence of heroin the brain ceases production of endorphins.
B)under the influence of heroin the brain ceases production of all neurotransmitters.
C)during heroin withdrawal the brain's production of all neurotransmitters is greatly
increased.
D)heroin destroys endorphin receptors in the brain.
A)under the influence of heroin the brain ceases production of endorphins.
also known as motor nerves…
Answer choices:
dendrites
afferent nerves
bones
efferent nerves
efferent neurons
What does the left hemisphere of the brain specialize in?
Language
Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gap and binds the receptor site?
Neurotransmitters
Which nervous system controls body changes such as dilated eyes?
Answer Choices:
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter?
Answer choices:
Dopamine
Cortisol
Insulin
Serotonin
Acetylcholine
insulin
mimic molecule that binds to receptors, gains the benefit of that molecule
Answer choices:
A. Agonist
B. Antagonist
A. agonist
Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities
Answer choices:
autonomic
somatic
sympathetic
parasympathetic
B. Somatic
What are Nodes of Ranvier?
periodic gap in the insulating sheath (myelin) on the axon of certain neurons that serves to facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses.
Which part of the limbic system is not developed until after the age of 3? Answer choices:
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Cortex
Thalamus
hippocampus
A drug that enhances the effect of a neurotransmitter by enhancing its effects for example by delaying its breakdown in the synapse is referred to as?
Answer Choices:
Agonist
Antagonist
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Transducer
Agonist
Gerald's grandmother suffers from Alzheimer's disease and exhibits symptoms of memory loss. Which neurotransmitter is likely impaired?
Answer choices:
GABA
Serotonin
Dopamine
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Acetylcholine (ACh)