Psych Unit 2 Review: Neuroscience

The tremors of Parkinson's disease results from the death of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter?

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine

• GABA

An under supply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter known as__________ is linked to seizures.

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine

• GABA

Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce?

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine

• GABA

An under supply of serotonin is most closely linked to?

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Schizophrenia

• Parkinson's disease

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the?

• Synaptic gap

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Cell body

Prozac, a drug commonly prescribed to treat depression, prevents the sending neuron from taking in excess serotonin. Which process does this drug prevent from taking place?

• Reuptake

• Synaptic transmission

• Neurotransmitter release

• Neurotransmitter synthesis

Motor neurons are an important part of the?

• Peripheral nervous system

• Central nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

For you to be able to run ________ must relay messages from your central nervous system to your leg muscles.

• Motor neurons

• Sensory neurons

• Interneurons

• Glial cells

The body's speedy electrochemical information system is called the?

• Nervous system

• Endocrine system

• Immune system

• Respiratory system

Botulin is a poison with a molecular structure so similar to ACH that is blocks the effects of ACH in synapsis ;making Botulin what kind of molecule?

• Agonist

• Antagonist

• Neurotransmitter

• Hormone