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Neurotransmitters

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Acetylcholine mainly responsible for?

a)

mood

b)

alertness

c)

emotion

d)

learning, memory and muscle movement

2.
What is Dopamine linked with if there is too much of it?
a)
Alzheimers
b)
Schizophrenia
c)
Parkinsons
d)
Depression
3.
Serotonin is responsible for ________
a)
movement
b)
learning
c)
alertness and arousal
d)
mood, sleep & hunger
4.

Neurotransmitters are released from...

a)

dendrites

b)

synaptic vesicles

c)

cell bodies

d)

nucleus

5.

Neurotransmitters are received by ... on target cells.

a)

receptors

b)

neurons

c)

spinal cords

d)

myelin sheaths

6.

Dopamine is responsible for feelings of...

a)

sadness

b)

pleasure

c)

fear

d)

despair

7.
Low levels of serotonin is linked to
a)
Depression
b)
Alzheimer's
c)
Parkinson's
d)
Schizophrenia
8.
Which neurotransmitter inhibits brain activity?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
GABA
c)
Endorphins
d)
Dopamine
9.
The depletion of Acetylcholine is associated with:
a)
Schizophrenia
b)
Huntington's
c)
Depression
d)
Alzheimer's
10.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate:
a)
learning and memory
b)
pain and pleasure
c)
muscle movements
d)
sleep, moods/emotions
11.
Prozac works to combat depression by keeping this neurotransmitter in the synapse longer:
a)
Serotonin
b)
Acetylcholine
c)
GABA
d)
Endorphins
12.
What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrites
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
13.

Regulates breathing, heart rate, digestion, ect.

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral nervous system

c)

Somatic nervous system

d)

Automatic nervous system

14.

This is the main calming/inhibitory neurotransmitter. Low levels have been linked to anxiety.

a)

Serotonin

b)

Dopamine

c)

Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)

d)

Endorphins

15.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
16.

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

17.

What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrites

c)

Soma

d)

Myelin Sheath

18.
What is structure labeled B in the picture?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Cell Body
d)
Axon Terminal
19.
The portion of the nervous system that is considered involuntary is the ?
a)
Central nervous system
b)
Sensory nervous system
c)
Autonomic nervous system
d)
Motor nervous system
20.
Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the central nervous system to the effectors are ?
a)
Motor neurons
b)
Efferent neurons
c)
Relay neurons
d)
Sensory neurons
21.

State the name given to the minimum number of neurotransmitter molecules that are required to send an impulse.

a)

Summation

b)

Threshold

c)

Excitatory

d)

Inhibitory

22.
Which neurotransmitter inhibits brain activity?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
GABA
c)
Endorphins
d)
Dopamine
23.
Loss of Dopamine-producing neurons is a cause of:
a)
paralysis
b)
Parkinson's
c)
anxiety
d)
Alzheimer's
24.
The depletion of Acetylcholine is associated with the following:
a)
Schizophrenia
b)
Huntington's
c)
Depression
d)
Alzheimer's
25.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
26.

Both Parkinson's Disease and Schizophrenia are associated with dysregulation of...

a)

GABA

b)

Dopamine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Endorphins

27.

This neurotransmitter is linked to feelings of pleasure, euphoria, and reward.

a)

dopamine

b)

serotonin

c)

substance p

d)

glutamate

e)

endorphins

28.
Parkinson's is the result of too little:
a)
Serotonin
b)
Glutamate
c)
Dopamine
d)
ACh
29.
The difference between glutamate and GABA is that:
a)
one is a neurotransmitter and the other is a hormone.
b)
GABA excites the neurons in the brain whereas glutamate has an inhibitory effect.
c)
GABA has a role in learning whereas glutamate is important in regulating anxiety.
d)
glutamate excites the neurons in the brain whereas GABA has an inhibitory effect.
30.

An abundance of dopamine causes which disease?

a)

Parkinson's

b)

Alzheimer's

c)

Schizophrenia

d)

Lupus

31.

Cocaine and Amphetamines elevate activity at WHICH synapses?

a)

Serotonin and Dopamine

b)

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

c)

GABA and Serotonin

d)

GABA and Dopamine

32.

What type of drugs reduce the number of action potentials of a neuron?

a)

stimulants

b)

depressants

c)

psychotics

d)

anti psychotics

33.
How many letters are in alphabet?
a)
20
b)
26
c)
8
d)
14
34.
Which imaging method involves the use of radioactive isotopes?
a)
X-Ray
b)
MRI
c)
EEG
d)
PET
35.
What imaging method is a compiled series of X-rays?
a)
MRI
b)
CT
c)
PET
d)
EEG
36.

A computerized body scanner that shows us cross-section views of the body to see bone and tissue is know as a:

a)

MRI

b)

CT scan

c)

Echocardiogram

d)

Telemedicine

37.
Noninvasive technique that produces images of internal soft tissues through the use of magnets and radio waves.
a)
MRI
b)
CT Scan
c)
x-ray
d)
Bone scan
38.
Which of the following does not use radiation?
a)
Xray
b)
CT Scan
c)
PET Scan
d)
MRI
39.
This image was produced by
a)
CT
b)
MRI
c)
fMRI
d)
PET
40.

In which of the following techniques do researchers inject a harmless, radioactive substance into the living human brain to examine activity?

a)

Electroencephalography (EEG)

b)

Electromyography (EMG)

c)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

d)

Positron-emission tomography (PET)

e)

Computerized axial tomography (CAT)

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