BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 14TH EDITION
STUDY GUIDE TEST BANK 2026 ALL CHAPTERS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ hippocampus. Answer: processes explicit memories for storage
◉ hypothalamus. Answer: linked to emotion and reward, this
structure directs maintenance activities such as eating and body
temperature and helps govern the pituitary gland
◉ pituitary gland. Answer: The endocrine system's most influential
gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary
regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
◉ action potential. Answer: a neural impulse; a brief electrical
charge that travels down an axon.
◉ myelin sheath. Answer: a layer of fatty tissue that insulates the
axon and speeds up impulses.
◉ axon. Answer: passes messages away from the cell body to other
neurons, muscles or glands
, ◉ synapse. Answer: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
◉ neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons, influencing whether a neuron will
generate a neural impulse
◉ multiple sclerosis. Answer: the degeneration of the myelin sheath
could cause MS
◉ endorphins. Answer: Morphine elevates mood and eases pain, and
is most similar to what neurotransmitter
◉ central nervous system. Answer: brain and spinal cord
◉ autonomic nervous system. Answer: system that controls self
regulation of internal organs and glands
◉ somatic nervous system. Answer: system that controls voluntary
movement of skeletal muscles
◉ motor neurons. Answer: carry instructions from the central
nervous system out to the body's muscles and glands
STUDY GUIDE TEST BANK 2026 ALL CHAPTERS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ hippocampus. Answer: processes explicit memories for storage
◉ hypothalamus. Answer: linked to emotion and reward, this
structure directs maintenance activities such as eating and body
temperature and helps govern the pituitary gland
◉ pituitary gland. Answer: The endocrine system's most influential
gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary
regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
◉ action potential. Answer: a neural impulse; a brief electrical
charge that travels down an axon.
◉ myelin sheath. Answer: a layer of fatty tissue that insulates the
axon and speeds up impulses.
◉ axon. Answer: passes messages away from the cell body to other
neurons, muscles or glands
, ◉ synapse. Answer: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
◉ neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons, influencing whether a neuron will
generate a neural impulse
◉ multiple sclerosis. Answer: the degeneration of the myelin sheath
could cause MS
◉ endorphins. Answer: Morphine elevates mood and eases pain, and
is most similar to what neurotransmitter
◉ central nervous system. Answer: brain and spinal cord
◉ autonomic nervous system. Answer: system that controls self
regulation of internal organs and glands
◉ somatic nervous system. Answer: system that controls voluntary
movement of skeletal muscles
◉ motor neurons. Answer: carry instructions from the central
nervous system out to the body's muscles and glands
