LSU Psyc 2000 EXAM 1 (TUCKER)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Network of specialized cells that carry
information throughout the body
Nerouscience - CORRECT ANSWER - Examines the relationship between the
Neuron - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic cell that sends and receives messages throughout
the body
Dendrites - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains genetic material, which is the basic
information to manufacture all the characteristic of that cell
Soma - CORRECT ANSWER - The cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining
the life of the cell
Axon - CORRECT ANSWER - Carries the neural message from the cell body to the axon
terminals for communication with other cells
Myelin Sheath - CORRECT ANSWER - Fatty substances that coat the axons of neurons to
insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse
Axon Terminals - CORRECT ANSWER - Ends of axonal branches of the neuron,
specialized for communication between cells
, Resting Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - The state of the neuron when not firing a
neural impulse
Action Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - The release of the neural impulse, consisting of
a reversal of the electrical charge within the axon
Synapse - CORRECT ANSWER - Microscopic fluid- filled space between the axon
terminal of one cell and the dendrites or soma of the next cell
Neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that,
when released, has an effect on the next cell
Reuptake - CORRECT ANSWER - Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back
into the synaptic vesicles
Somatic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Nerves that carry information from the
ON (Neuron Communication) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Excitatory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell fires
OFF (Neuron Communication) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Inhibitory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell stops firing
Agonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Mimic or Enhance the effect of a Neurotransmitter
Antagonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Block or Reduce the effect of a Neurotransmitter
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER - EFFECTS: Memory, Learning, Muscle Movement
DISORDER ASSOCIATED: Low-Levels- Alzheimers
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Network of specialized cells that carry
information throughout the body
Nerouscience - CORRECT ANSWER - Examines the relationship between the
Neuron - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic cell that sends and receives messages throughout
the body
Dendrites - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains genetic material, which is the basic
information to manufacture all the characteristic of that cell
Soma - CORRECT ANSWER - The cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining
the life of the cell
Axon - CORRECT ANSWER - Carries the neural message from the cell body to the axon
terminals for communication with other cells
Myelin Sheath - CORRECT ANSWER - Fatty substances that coat the axons of neurons to
insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse
Axon Terminals - CORRECT ANSWER - Ends of axonal branches of the neuron,
specialized for communication between cells
, Resting Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - The state of the neuron when not firing a
neural impulse
Action Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - The release of the neural impulse, consisting of
a reversal of the electrical charge within the axon
Synapse - CORRECT ANSWER - Microscopic fluid- filled space between the axon
terminal of one cell and the dendrites or soma of the next cell
Neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that,
when released, has an effect on the next cell
Reuptake - CORRECT ANSWER - Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back
into the synaptic vesicles
Somatic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Nerves that carry information from the
ON (Neuron Communication) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Excitatory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell fires
OFF (Neuron Communication) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Inhibitory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell stops firing
Agonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Mimic or Enhance the effect of a Neurotransmitter
Antagonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Block or Reduce the effect of a Neurotransmitter
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER - EFFECTS: Memory, Learning, Muscle Movement
DISORDER ASSOCIATED: Low-Levels- Alzheimers
