WorksheetsUnit3 AP Psychology Mini Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord
a)
Sensory Neurons
b)
Motor Neurons
c)
Efferent Neurons
d)
Glial Cells
2.
When a neuron is at rest, the ions inside the cell are mostly _______ and the ions outside the cell are mostly _______.
a)
positively charged; negatively charged
b)
negatively charged; positively charged
c)
small; large
d)
large; small
3.
This is the gap or space between two neurons
a)
Dendrites
b)
Cell Body
c)
Synapse
d)
Axon
4.
This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Threshold
d)
Refractory Period
5.
also known as motor nerves...
a)
dendrites
b)
afferent nerves
c)
bones
d)
efferent nerves
6.
Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.
a)
The brain and the skull.
b)
The brain and the body.
c)
The spinal cord and the brain.
d)
The spinal cord and the body.
7.
The ____ nervous system controls unconscious activities.
a)
somatic
b)
sympathetic
c)
parasympathetic
d)
autonomic
8.
The _____ response is known as fight or flight.
a)
parasympathetic
b)
sympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
9.
Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities
a)
autonomic
b)
somatic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympathetic
10.
Which part of the neuron receives information and conducts it towards the cell body?
a)
Synapse
b)
Axon terminal
c)
Dendrites
d)
Nucleus
11.
Reward centers trigger the release of what neurotransmitter?
a)
Acetycholine
b)
Serotonin
c)
Dopamine
d)
Norepinephrine
12.
What part of a neuron covers the axon?
a)
Dendrites
b)
Cell body
c)
Myelin sheath
d)
Axon terminal
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