PSYC 2200 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
The action potential generated by an excitatory neuron vs. an inhibitory neuron differ in
what way? - Answers - Both excitatory and inhibitory use exactly the same action
potential
A local epidural anesthetic would be injected through the dorsal spine into CSF -
Answers - False
Radial glia is defined as... - Answers - Providing structural support during the migration
of neurons
Which cranial nerve provides motor control over the eyes? - Answers - Trochlear
Most likely to be found in white matter - Answers - Oligodendrocytes
One theory of the high risk behavior seen in teenagers and young adults focuses on the
fact that maturation of _____ occurs before full maturation of _____. - Answers - Ventral
striatum; frontal cortex
Somatosensory information encoding pain is most likely to be transmitted by... -
Answers - Free nerve endings
What is the first major neurodevelopment process during early brain development? -
Answers - Neurogenesis
Pharmacologic treatment for ADD/ADHD typically centers on the use of... - Answers -
Stimulants
The hypothalamus produces oxytocin and vasopressin to be stored and later released
from the... - Answers - Posterior pituitary
If Neuron 1 fired an action potential and sends a neurotransmitter signal to Neuron 2
that results in a postsynaptic influx (intra-cell movement) of Cl- ions, then Neuron 1
must be... - Answers - Inhibitory
The neurochemical effects of ecstasy occur primarily through... - Answers - Serotonin
agonism and re-uptake inhibition
Which thalamic nuclei carries auditory information? - Answers - Medial geniculate
nucleus (MGN)
At which age could a child be tested at an experimental paradigm? - Answers - From
birth
The action potential generated by an excitatory neuron vs. an inhibitory neuron differ in
what way? - Answers - Both excitatory and inhibitory use exactly the same action
potential
A local epidural anesthetic would be injected through the dorsal spine into CSF -
Answers - False
Radial glia is defined as... - Answers - Providing structural support during the migration
of neurons
Which cranial nerve provides motor control over the eyes? - Answers - Trochlear
Most likely to be found in white matter - Answers - Oligodendrocytes
One theory of the high risk behavior seen in teenagers and young adults focuses on the
fact that maturation of _____ occurs before full maturation of _____. - Answers - Ventral
striatum; frontal cortex
Somatosensory information encoding pain is most likely to be transmitted by... -
Answers - Free nerve endings
What is the first major neurodevelopment process during early brain development? -
Answers - Neurogenesis
Pharmacologic treatment for ADD/ADHD typically centers on the use of... - Answers -
Stimulants
The hypothalamus produces oxytocin and vasopressin to be stored and later released
from the... - Answers - Posterior pituitary
If Neuron 1 fired an action potential and sends a neurotransmitter signal to Neuron 2
that results in a postsynaptic influx (intra-cell movement) of Cl- ions, then Neuron 1
must be... - Answers - Inhibitory
The neurochemical effects of ecstasy occur primarily through... - Answers - Serotonin
agonism and re-uptake inhibition
Which thalamic nuclei carries auditory information? - Answers - Medial geniculate
nucleus (MGN)
At which age could a child be tested at an experimental paradigm? - Answers - From
birth
