Questions and Answers
1.Multiple sclerosis is a result of degeneration in the
ANS Myelin sheath.
2.Junita does not feel like getting put of bed, has lost her appetite, and
feels tired for most of the day.
ANS serotonin
3.Which neurotransmitter inhibits CNS activity in order to calm a person
down during stressful situations?
ANS GABA
4.Phrenology has been discredited, but which of its ideas turned out to be
a breakthrough idea?
ANS brain function localization
5.When there is a negative charge inside an axon and a positive
charge outside it, the neuron is in what
ANS resting potential
6.Morphine elevates mood and eases pain, and is most similar to what
nautral chemical?
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, ANS endorphins
7.Neurotransmitters cross the to carry information to the next neuron
ANS synaptic gap
8.What neurotransmitters are most likely in undersupply in someone who
is depressed?
ANS serotonin and norepinephrine
9.Which of the following carries the information necessary to activate
with- drawal of the hand from a hot object?
ANS motor neuron
10.Hormones are released into the
ANS chemical messengers; bloodstream
11.Which division of the nervous system produces the startle response?
ANS -
Sympathetic
12.which endocrine glands may explain unusually tall height in
a 12-year-old?
ANS pituitary
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