1. Professor Seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and sexual motivation. Her research interests best represent the psycholog- ical specialty known as: biolgical psycholo- gy 2. Dendrites are branching extensions of: neurons 3. an axon is the extension of a neuro...
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1. Professor Seif conducts research on the
biolgical
relationship between the limbic system and sexual
psycholo- gy
motivation. Her research interests best represent
the psycholog- ical specialty known as:
2. Dendrites are branching extensions of: neurons
3. an axon is the extension of
a neuron that
carries
messages away
from the cell
body.
4. In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an dendrites to the
electrical signal travels from the of a single cell body to the
neuron. axon
5. The speed at which a neural impulse travels is myelin
in- creased when the axon is encased by a(n):
6. A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon sheath.
of a neuron is called the:
7. The part of a neuron that transmits neural action
messages to other neurons or to muscles or glands
is called the
potential
8. The movement of positively charged ions across
the membrane of a neuron can produce a(n):
axon
9. The selective permeability of a neural membrane
cre- ates a(n):
action
10. An allornone response pattern is characteristic
of the:
potential
11. Resting potential is to action potential as is
to .
resting
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potential polarization;
depo- larization
initiation of neural impulses.
12. A synapse is a(n): junction
between a
sending
neuron
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and a
receiving
neuron.
13. The chemical messengers released into the
spatial junctions between neurons are called: neurotransmitte
rs
14. When the release of ACh is blocked, the result is: muscular paraly-
sis.
15. Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as: endorphins
16. The slowdown of neural communication in 24. When Mr.
multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the: Valdez
thought his
17. The spatial junctions where impulses are 1-year-old
chemically transmitted from one neuron to another daughter
are called: had fallen
down the
18. The body's speedy, electrochemical information stairs, his
sys- tem is called the: heartbeat
accelerated,
19. Information travels from the spinal cord to the his blood
brain via: pressure
rose, and he
20. In order for you to be able to run, must relay began to
messages from your central nervous system to your perspire
leg muscles. heav-
21. Motor neurons are to the nervous system
as interneurons are to the nervous
system.
22. The somatic nervous system is a component of the
nervous system.
23. An accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat
as the nervous system is to the
nervous system.
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