WorksheetsPsychology Unit 2 AOL Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A synapse is a(n):
chemical messenger that triggers muscle contractions.
neural cable containing many axons.
space between a sending neuron and a receiving neuron.
automatic response to sensory input.
Adrenaline is to hormone as GABA is to:
synapse
action potential
endorphin
neurotransmitter
To little of the neurotransmitter serotonin is most closely linked to:
Alzheimer's disease
schizophrenia
Parkinson's disease
depression
In sending a message to the brain, an electrical signal within a single Neuron travels from the:
cell body to the axon to the denddrites
dendrites to the axon to the cell body
axon to the cell body to the dendrites
dendrites to the cell body to the axon
Information is carried from the central Nervous system to the peripheral nervous system by:
interneurons
sensory neurons
motor neurons
The Central Nervous system consists of:
sensory and motor neurons
somatic and autonomic subsystems
the brain and the spinal cord
sympathetic and parasympathetic branches
The chemical messengers released into the synaptic gap between neurons
hormones
neurotransmitters
synapses
The function of dendrites is to:
receive incoming signals from other neurons
release Neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons
coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
control pain through the release of opiate like chemicals into the brain
What speeds up the message that is sent along the axon and the axon is encased by it?
association area
myelin sheath
endocrine gland
synaptic vesicle
The two major divisions of the nervous systems are the central and the ______ nervous systems.
autonomic
sypathetic
parasympathetic
peripheral
Transferring messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle requires the neurotransmitter known as:
dopamine
epinephrine
acetylcholine (ach)
insulin
You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your flight or fight instincts kick in: heart starts racing and you begin to sweat. These physical reactions are triggered by the:
somatic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
limbic system
Neurons that sends a message from the peripheral nervous system to the Central nervous system
interneuron
sensory neuron
motor neuron
swifty neuron
Neuron that processes information between the sensory neuron and the motor Neuron and is located in the spinal chord and brain
interneuron
sensory neuron
motor neuron
swifty neuron
A system that combines millions and millions of neurons.This system works together to help the body function
neural system
brain system
endocrine system
nervous system
Bobby Ray experienced an oversupply of dopamine neurotransmitters released which led to a psychological disorder. That psychological disorder was most likely..
depression
schizophrenia
paralysis
adhd
