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Chapter Review Check #1 (Chapter two) - Answer
Each type of neurotransmitter has a specific _____, and each type of receptor site has a
specific _____. Answer Molecular shape; configuration.
A neuron firing an action potential is most like a person _____. Answer Firing a gun.
A synapse is esentially a(n) _____. Answer Gap.
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis include _____. Answer Difficulty with voluntary
movement.
Current estimates set the number of neurons in the human brain at about _____ neurons.
- 86 billion.
Which of the following best describes the complexity of neurophysiological operations in
the brain? - Neurological processes are highly complex and involve multiple activities
running simultaneously.
Which of the following axon membrane potentials is most polarized? - -70 millivolts.
The point at which adjacent neurons intersect is called the _____. -Answer Synapse.
When the inside of the axon is more negative relative to the outside, it can safely be
concluded that ______. -Answer An action potential is not being generated in that part of
,the axon.
Once the action potential reaches the end of the axon, how does the information usually
get to the next neuron? -Answer Vesicles at the end of the axon release
neurotransmitters which float across the synaptic cleft to the next neuron.
Georgia's a disease that is associated with a lack of dopamine-producing neurons in his
brain. George most likely has _____. -Answer Parkinson's disease.
Hedda has taken a drug that raises the levels of acetylcholine in her brain. For what
disorder is Hedda most likely being treated with this drug? - Answer Alzheimer's
disease.
What is the neurotransmitter most commonly associated with drugs, like Prozac,
prescribed to combat depression? - Answer Serotonin.
Treating a patient with Parkinson's disease with a drug that induces an overproduction
of dopamine may precipitate symptoms of _____. - Answer Schizophrenia.
Emilio has been prescribed a drug to alleviate Parkinson's disease. What effect do you
think that this drug would have on Emilio's brain? - Answer Increase dopamine levels.
If you have just completed strenuous physical exercise your central nervous system is
most likely to have _____. - Answer Increased levels of endorphins.
Those people who are prescribed Prozac are presumed to have _____ in their brain. -
Answer Low levels of serotonin.
Treating a patient with schizophrenia with a drug that decreases dopamine activity too
greatly could lead to symptoms of _____. - Answer Parkinson's disease.
, The chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain is _____, and the chief excitatory
neurotransmitter is _____. - Answer GABA; glutamate.
Dr. Bush specializes in the study of hormones and neurotransmitters. His research
would show that ______. - Answer Some hormones behave like neurotransmitters.
When you reach out and accidentally touch a hot stove, information is carried through
_____ neurons to let your central nervous system know that it is hot. - Sensory.
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ______ and the _____. - Central
nervous system; peripheral nervous system.
The autonomic nervous system allows us to ____. - Breathe without thinking about it.
A part of the autonomic nervous system is ______. -Answer The sympathetic nervous
system.
During your drive to the basket in the basketball game, your _____ nervous system sent
signals to your muscles to correctly coordinate your movements. -Answer Somatic.
Kiesha was driving her car when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of her and almost
caused an accident. Which branch of Kiesha's nervous system was most responsible for
the functioning of her internal organs during this crises? - Answer The sympathetic
nervous system.
After cheering wildly at an exciting football game your body may begin to relax on the
way home. This relaxation reflects activity of the _____ nervous system. - Answer
Parasympathetic.
The central nervous system includes the ______. - Answer Brain and spinal cord.
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