PYC1502 EXAM PACK 2022 Exam Elaborations- A+

Semester 1 - 2015: Assignment 01 (Unique number ) Question 1 The tutor for the first-year psychology group is dealing with the topic of impulse conduction in the human nervous system. After the group discussion, the tutor asks the students the following questions to test their knowledge of the study material. The part of the neuron that is responsible for receiving information signals from other neurons is called ___. 1. Myelin sheath 2. boutons 3. dendrites 4. soma Answer: The correct answer is 3 Refer: A-Z of Psy, pg. 88 Reasoning: The soma receives messages from other neurons through its dendrites. Question 2 The part of the neuron that facilitates synaptic transmission of a signal to another neuron is called ___. 1. dendrites 2. boutons 3. axon 4. myelin sheath Answer: The correct answer is 2 Refer: A-Z of Psy, pg. 90 Reasoning: The bouton vesicles of the telondendron release the neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. Question 3 The electrical charge resulting from the difference between the positive and negative ions outside and inside the cell membrane is called ___.