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psychology vocab quiz 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adrenaline is

a)

a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands

b)

created by organs

c)

a substance your body creates

2.

Afferent neurons

a)

spinal cord

b)

a neuron that carries information from the senses to the central nervous system

c)

affects the spinal cord

d)

central nervous system

3.

Agonist

a)

meant to destroy

b)

chemical substances that increase the effects of a neurotransmitter

c)

chemical substances

4.

All-or-none

a)

a tendency to believe

b)

Nothing at all

c)

a neuron fires all the way or not at all

5.

Antagonists

a)

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

b)

annoys

c)

A person who black mails

d)

Someone who cannot be around others

6.

Autonomic nervous system

a)

nerves that control all muscles

b)

consisting of nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, glands

c)

nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, glands

7.

Biological psychology

a)

focuses on biological bases of psychological processes, behavior and learning

b)

the way you learn, think, and process

c)

focuses on the way you lose biological bases of psychological processes, behavior and learning

8.

central nervous system

a)

parts of nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

b)

part of the nerve system

c)

In the brain and spinal cord where the nervous system is located

9.

Efferent neurons

a)

carries messages from the central nervous system to the muscles of the body

b)

Carries messages through all parts of the body

c)

The ability to have visual memory for 30 seconds

10.

Electroencephalics (EEG)

a)

Record a person's behavior

b)

a machine designed to record elctroencephalogram

c)

observe from a far

d)

watch a group of people

11.

hormones

a)

Bloodstream by endocrine glands

b)

chemicals released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands

c)

mood swings

d)

sadness

12.

Metabolism

a)

the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life

b)

the synthesis of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that form tissue and store energy

13.

neuron

a)

the basic cell that makes up the nervous system that sends and receives messages

b)

sends and receives messages

c)

the ability to change structure

14.

nervous system

a)

network of specialized cells

b)

network of specialized cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body

c)

specialized cells in all parts of the body

15.

neurotransmitter

a)

Chemicals found in the synaptic

b)

Has on affect on every cell at one point

c)

chemical found in the synaptic vesicles when released has an effect on the next cell

16.

parasympathetic division

a)

when you go from sleeping to being awake

b)

when your sleeping

c)

when you cant wake up

d)

when your in a comma

17.

receptor sites

a)

certain, muscles and, glands shaped to fit only certain neurotransmitters

b)

neurotransmitter cells shaped in a certain way

c)

Cells that never move

18.

Reflex arc

a)

the connection resulting in afferent neurons

b)

connection resulting in afferent neurons to the interneurons to the efferent neurons, resulting in a reflexive action

c)

you automatically doing something out of habit

19.

reuptake

a)

Moves into a neurotransmitter

b)

neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles

20.

somatic nervous system

a)

nerves that carry information from the senses to CNS

b)

nerves that carry information from the senses to CNS from there to voluntary muscles to the body

c)

Informational cells from the CNS

21.

synapse

a)

space between the axon

b)

spaces between the axon terminal and the surface of the next cell