PSY 101 - CHAPTER 3 PSY
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Which is the correct order? ANSW ✔✔ dendrites, cell body, axon, terminal buttons,
synapse
Wernicke's area is located in the_____lobe. ANSW ✔✔ temporal
Person Z encounters a snake in his driveway. His heart rate and blood pressure increase and
his pupils dilate. Whoa! Which nervous system is responsible for these physiological
changes? ANSW ✔✔ sympathetic
SSRI drugs work by: ANSW ✔✔ blocking the reuptake of serotonin
Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder, is associated with low levels
of_____. ANSW ✔✔ dopamine
_______ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon to the
axon terminals. ANSW ✔✔ action potential
You can feel a pen in your hand. This is because of: ANSW ✔✔ sensory nerves
Once a neurotransmitter has done its job it is pulled back into the terminal buttons. This
process is termed: ANSW ✔✔ reuptake
The tragic case of Phineas Gage showed that ___was governed by the_____. ANSW ✔✔
personality/frontal lobe
The ________ of a neuron contain ________ that house neurotransmitters, the chemical
messengers of the nervous system. ANSW ✔✔ terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles
Questions – 100% Correct, Expert
Verified Answers with A+ Grade
Assurance
Which is the correct order? ANSW ✔✔ dendrites, cell body, axon, terminal buttons,
synapse
Wernicke's area is located in the_____lobe. ANSW ✔✔ temporal
Person Z encounters a snake in his driveway. His heart rate and blood pressure increase and
his pupils dilate. Whoa! Which nervous system is responsible for these physiological
changes? ANSW ✔✔ sympathetic
SSRI drugs work by: ANSW ✔✔ blocking the reuptake of serotonin
Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder, is associated with low levels
of_____. ANSW ✔✔ dopamine
_______ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon to the
axon terminals. ANSW ✔✔ action potential
You can feel a pen in your hand. This is because of: ANSW ✔✔ sensory nerves
Once a neurotransmitter has done its job it is pulled back into the terminal buttons. This
process is termed: ANSW ✔✔ reuptake
The tragic case of Phineas Gage showed that ___was governed by the_____. ANSW ✔✔
personality/frontal lobe
The ________ of a neuron contain ________ that house neurotransmitters, the chemical
messengers of the nervous system. ANSW ✔✔ terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles
