Neuroscience 6th Edition Test Bank by Purves,
Chapters 1-34 | Complete A+ Guide Solution:
Questions & Answers
Professor Seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and
sexual motivation. Her research interests best represent the psychological specialty
known as: - ANSWERbiolgical psychology
Dendrites are branching extensions of: - ANSWERneurons
an axon is - ANSWERthe extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the
cell body.
In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the
________ of a single neuron. - ANSWERdendrites to the cell body to the axon
The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased
by a(n): - ANSWERmyelin sheath.
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the: -
ANSWERaction potential
The part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons or to muscles
or glands is called the - ANSWERaxon
The movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can
produce a(n): - ANSWERaction potential
The selective permeability of a neural membrane creates a(n): - ANSWERresting
potential
An allornone response pattern is characteristic of the: - ANSWERinitiation of neural
impulses.
Resting potential is to action potential as ________ is to ________. -
ANSWERpolarization; depolarization
A synapse is a(n): - ANSWERjunction between a sending neuron and a receiving
neuron.
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are
called: - ANSWERneurotransmitters
When the release of ACh is blocked, the result is: - ANSWERmuscular paralysis.
Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as: - ANSWERendorphins
, The slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration
of the: - ANSWERmyelin sheath
The spatial junctions where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to
another are called: - ANSWERsynapses
The body's speedy, electrochemical information system is called the: -
ANSWERnervous system
Information travels from the spinal cord to the brain via: - ANSWERinterneurons
In order for you to be able to run, ________ must relay messages from your central
nervous system to your leg muscles. - ANSWERmotor neurons
Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system as interneurons are to the
________ nervous system. - ANSWERperipheral; central
The somatic nervous system is a component of the ________ nervous system. -
ANSWERperipheral
An accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat as the ________ nervous system
is to the ________ nervous system. - ANSWERsympathetic; parasympathetic
When Mr. Valdez thought his 1-year-old daughter had fallen down the stairs, his
heartbeat accelerated, his blood pressure rose, and he began to perspire heavily. Mr.
Valdez's state of arousal was activated by his ________ nervous system. -
ANSWERsympathetic
The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the: - ANSWERspinal cord
neural networks - ANSWERinterconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous
system
A football quarterback can simultaneously make calculations of receiver distances,
player movements, and gravitational forces. This best illustrates the activity of
multiple: - ANSWERneural networks
Hormones are the chemical messengers of the - ANSWERendocrine system
Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into: - ANSWERthe bloodstream
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the: - ANSWERadrenal glands
Which endocrine gland regulates body growth? - ANSWERpituitary
Chapters 1-34 | Complete A+ Guide Solution:
Questions & Answers
Professor Seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and
sexual motivation. Her research interests best represent the psychological specialty
known as: - ANSWERbiolgical psychology
Dendrites are branching extensions of: - ANSWERneurons
an axon is - ANSWERthe extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the
cell body.
In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the
________ of a single neuron. - ANSWERdendrites to the cell body to the axon
The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased
by a(n): - ANSWERmyelin sheath.
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the: -
ANSWERaction potential
The part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons or to muscles
or glands is called the - ANSWERaxon
The movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can
produce a(n): - ANSWERaction potential
The selective permeability of a neural membrane creates a(n): - ANSWERresting
potential
An allornone response pattern is characteristic of the: - ANSWERinitiation of neural
impulses.
Resting potential is to action potential as ________ is to ________. -
ANSWERpolarization; depolarization
A synapse is a(n): - ANSWERjunction between a sending neuron and a receiving
neuron.
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are
called: - ANSWERneurotransmitters
When the release of ACh is blocked, the result is: - ANSWERmuscular paralysis.
Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as: - ANSWERendorphins
, The slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration
of the: - ANSWERmyelin sheath
The spatial junctions where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to
another are called: - ANSWERsynapses
The body's speedy, electrochemical information system is called the: -
ANSWERnervous system
Information travels from the spinal cord to the brain via: - ANSWERinterneurons
In order for you to be able to run, ________ must relay messages from your central
nervous system to your leg muscles. - ANSWERmotor neurons
Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system as interneurons are to the
________ nervous system. - ANSWERperipheral; central
The somatic nervous system is a component of the ________ nervous system. -
ANSWERperipheral
An accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat as the ________ nervous system
is to the ________ nervous system. - ANSWERsympathetic; parasympathetic
When Mr. Valdez thought his 1-year-old daughter had fallen down the stairs, his
heartbeat accelerated, his blood pressure rose, and he began to perspire heavily. Mr.
Valdez's state of arousal was activated by his ________ nervous system. -
ANSWERsympathetic
The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the: - ANSWERspinal cord
neural networks - ANSWERinterconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous
system
A football quarterback can simultaneously make calculations of receiver distances,
player movements, and gravitational forces. This best illustrates the activity of
multiple: - ANSWERneural networks
Hormones are the chemical messengers of the - ANSWERendocrine system
Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into: - ANSWERthe bloodstream
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the: - ANSWERadrenal glands
Which endocrine gland regulates body growth? - ANSWERpituitary
