AP Psych Reading Module 9

The function of dendrites is to...

• Receive incoming signals from other neurons

• Release neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap between neurons

• Coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system

• Control pain through the release of opiate like chemicals into the brain

• Regulate the refractory period

What term describes a factor that blocks the passage of a neural message to another neuron?

• Agonist

• Antagonist

• Anti-agonist

• Selective Reuptake

• Reuptake inhibitor

During what phase of neural transmission does the neuron "take a break" from all activity immediately after firing?

• Action potential

• Resting potential

• All-or-none response

• Refractory period

• Terminal Action

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons

• axon 
• dendrite
• axon terminal
• gene

A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons

• myelin sheath
• neurotransmitter
• axon
• axon terminal

What part of the neuron houses the nucleus?

• Cell Body
• Dendrites
• Axon Terminal
• Synapse

What part of the neuron receives the message from the previous neuron?

• Terminal Fibers
• Dendrites
• Cell Body
• Myelin

What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body?

• Axon
• Cell Body
• Dendrites
• Synapse

These store and release neurotransmitters into the synapse

• Dendrites
• Axon
• Axon Terminals
• Nodes of Ranvier

The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body is called a(n) ___________.

• dendrite
• axon
• nucleus
• node of Ranvier