Question: Your face is on the ___________ side of your head.
Answer Choices:
anterior
posterior
ventral
dorsal
Answer: anterior
Question: Curare functions by:
Answer Choices:
preventing cholinergic receptors from binding with acetylcholine released into the synapse
destroying vesicles inside the presynaptic membrane
blocking reuptake of dopamine in the synapse
accelerating the enzymatic degradation of serotonin in the synaptic cleft
Answer: preventing cholinergic receptors from binding with acetylcholine released into the synapse
Question: Which of the following are responsible for myelination of axons in the central nervous system?
Answer Choices:
oligodendrocytes
astrocytes
microglia
Schwann cells
Answer: oligodendrocytes
Question: Which of the following areas plays a key role in the production (but not processing) of linguistic speech?
Answer Choices:
broca’s area
wernicke’s area
hypothalamus
lingual-auditory cortex
Answer: broca’s area
Question: The cerebral ventricles are filled with ______________ , which helps protect the brain by absorbing the force from physical impacts.
Answer Choices:
cerebrospinal fluid
cytoplasmic coagulate
blood
air
Answer: cerebrospinal fluid
Question: A neuron becomes less likely to fire when it undergoes:
Answer Choices:
hyperpolarization
depolarization
myelination
haptic unraveling
Answer: hyperpolarization
Question: A backpack is worn on the ________ side of the human body.
Answer Choices:
dorsal
posterior
ventral
anterior
Answer: dorsal
Question: Which of the following is responsible for the direct manipulation and coordination of skeletal muscles?
Answer Choices:
somatic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
central nervous system
Answer: somatic nervous system
Question: Autoreceptors are commonly found in
Answer Choices:
somas.
postsynaptic membranes.
presynaptic membranes.
synaptic vesicles.
Answer: presynaptic membranes
Question: The _________ lobe contains the visual cortex, which plays a key role in processing visual information.
Answer Choices:
occipital
temporal
frontal
parietal
Answer: occipital
Question: The neurotransmitter _________________ is classified as an indolamine because it is synthesized from tryptophan.
Answer Choices:
serotonin
dopamine
epinephrine
glutamate
Answer: serotonin