LSU PSYC 2000 EXAM 1 (TUCKER)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Nervous System - ANSWERS✔-Network of specialized cells that carry information
throughout the body
\.Nerouscience - ANSWERS✔-Examines the relationship between the
\.Neuron - ANSWERS✔-Basic cell that sends and receives messages throughout
the body
\.Nucleus - ANSWERS✔-Contains genetic material, which is the basic information
to manufacture all the characteristic of that cell
\.Soma - ANSWERS✔-The cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining the
life of the cell
\.Axon - ANSWERS✔-Carries the neural message from the cell body to the axon
terminals for communication with other cells
, \.Myelin Sheath - ANSWERS✔-Fatty substances that coat the axons of neurons to
insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse
\.Axon Terminals - ANSWERS✔-Ends of axonal branches of the neuron, specialized
for communication between cells
\.Resting Potential - ANSWERS✔-The state of the neuron when not firing a neural
impulse
\.Action Potential - ANSWERS✔-The release of the neural impulse, consisting of a
reversal of the electrical charge within the axon
\.Synapse - ANSWERS✔-Microscopic fluid- filled space between the axon terminal
of one cell and the dendrites or soma of the next cell
\.Neurotransmitters - ANSWERS✔-Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that,
when released, has an effect on the next cell
\.Reuptake - ANSWERS✔-Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into
the synaptic vesicles
\.Somatic Nervous System - ANSWERS✔-Nerves that carry information from the
\.ON (Neuron Communication) - ANSWERS✔--Excitatory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell fires
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Nervous System - ANSWERS✔-Network of specialized cells that carry information
throughout the body
\.Nerouscience - ANSWERS✔-Examines the relationship between the
\.Neuron - ANSWERS✔-Basic cell that sends and receives messages throughout
the body
\.Nucleus - ANSWERS✔-Contains genetic material, which is the basic information
to manufacture all the characteristic of that cell
\.Soma - ANSWERS✔-The cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining the
life of the cell
\.Axon - ANSWERS✔-Carries the neural message from the cell body to the axon
terminals for communication with other cells
, \.Myelin Sheath - ANSWERS✔-Fatty substances that coat the axons of neurons to
insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse
\.Axon Terminals - ANSWERS✔-Ends of axonal branches of the neuron, specialized
for communication between cells
\.Resting Potential - ANSWERS✔-The state of the neuron when not firing a neural
impulse
\.Action Potential - ANSWERS✔-The release of the neural impulse, consisting of a
reversal of the electrical charge within the axon
\.Synapse - ANSWERS✔-Microscopic fluid- filled space between the axon terminal
of one cell and the dendrites or soma of the next cell
\.Neurotransmitters - ANSWERS✔-Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that,
when released, has an effect on the next cell
\.Reuptake - ANSWERS✔-Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into
the synaptic vesicles
\.Somatic Nervous System - ANSWERS✔-Nerves that carry information from the
\.ON (Neuron Communication) - ANSWERS✔--Excitatory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell fires
