BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY JAMES W
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ all-or-none response. Answer: a neuron's reaction of either firing
(with a full-strength response) or not firing
◉ synapse. Answer: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron; the
tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft
◉ neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons; when released by the sending
neuron, neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and bind to
receptor sites on the receiving neuron, thereby influencing whether
than neuron will generate a neural impulse
◉ reuptake. Answer: a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the
sending neuron
◉ endorphins. Answer: "morphine within"--natural, opiate-like
neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
, ◉ agonist. Answer: a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site,
stimulates a response
◉ antagonist. Answer: a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site,
inhibits or blocks a response
◉ nervous system. Answer: the body's speedy, electrochemical
communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the
peripheral and central nervous systems
◉ central nervous system (CNS). Answer: the brain and spinal cord
◉ peripheral nervous system (PNS). Answer: the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of
the body
◉ nerves. Answer: bundled axons that form neural "cables"
connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and
sense organs
◉ sensory (afferent) neurons. Answer: neurons that carry incoming
information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ all-or-none response. Answer: a neuron's reaction of either firing
(with a full-strength response) or not firing
◉ synapse. Answer: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron; the
tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft
◉ neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons; when released by the sending
neuron, neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and bind to
receptor sites on the receiving neuron, thereby influencing whether
than neuron will generate a neural impulse
◉ reuptake. Answer: a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the
sending neuron
◉ endorphins. Answer: "morphine within"--natural, opiate-like
neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
, ◉ agonist. Answer: a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site,
stimulates a response
◉ antagonist. Answer: a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site,
inhibits or blocks a response
◉ nervous system. Answer: the body's speedy, electrochemical
communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the
peripheral and central nervous systems
◉ central nervous system (CNS). Answer: the brain and spinal cord
◉ peripheral nervous system (PNS). Answer: the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of
the body
◉ nerves. Answer: bundled axons that form neural "cables"
connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and
sense organs
◉ sensory (afferent) neurons. Answer: neurons that carry incoming
information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
