Unit 2 BioPsych

The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the

• The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the
• involuntary muscles and organs
• somatic nervous system.
• voluntary skeletal muscles.

The endocrine system sends chemical messages called

• neurotransmitters
• lesions
• hormones
• synapses

The part of the nervous system that controls voluntary

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system
• autonomic nervous system
• somatic nervous system

Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter?

• Dopamine
• Endorphins
• Adrenaline
• Acetylcholine

The microscopic gap between neurons is called?

• Dendrite
• Synapse
• Axon terminals
• Soma

When a neuron fires, it fires in a(n) __________ fashion

• rapid fire
• all or nothing
• partial 
• accidental patterned

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal(speeding things up) is called the ______________ nervous system.

• Somatic 
• parasympathetic
• sympathetic
• central

Part of the brain that regulates heart rating and breathing

• Brain Stem

• Cerebellum

• Frontal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Fatty substance covering some axons that helps speed neural transmission

• Myelin Sheath

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Synapse

Passes electrical impulse from cell body to terminal buttons that transmit message to another neuron, muscle or gland.

• Myelin Sheath

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Synapse