Mind's Machine: Chapter 1 AND 2
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS//
GRADED A+
1. adult neurogenesis - correct answer the creation of new neurons in the
brain of an adult
2. astrocyte - correct answer a star-shaped glial cell with numerous processes
(extensions) that run in all directions
3. autonomic nervous system - correct answer a part of the peripheral
nervous system that provides the main neural connections to glands and to
smooth muscles of internal organs
4. axon - correct answer also called nerve fiber. a single extension from the
nerve cell that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon
terminals
5. axon collateral - correct answer a branch of an axon
6. axon hillock - correct answer the cone-shaped area on the cell body from
which the axon originates
, 7. axon terminal - correct answer also called synaptic bouton. the end of an
axon or axon collateral which forms a synapse with a neuron or other
target cell
8. axonal transport - correct answer the transportation of materials from the
neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and from the axon terminals
back toward the cell body
9. behavioral intervention - correct answer an approach to finding relations
between body variables that involves intervening in the behavior of an
organism and looking for resultant changes in body structure or function
10.between subjects exp - correct answer two groups, with or without
experiment
11.biological psychology - correct answer The study of the biological bases of
psychological processes and behavior.
12.bipolar neuron - correct answer a nerve cell that has a single dendrite at
one end and a single axon at the other end.
13.brainstem - correct answer the region of the brain that consists of the
midbrain the pons and medulla
14.causality - correct answer the relation of cause and effect, such that we can
conclude that an experimental manipulation has specifically caused an
observed result
15.cell body - correct answer also called soma. the region of a neuron that is
defined by the presence of the cell nucleus
16.central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer the portion of the nervous
system that includes the brain and the spinal cord
17.central sulcus - correct answer a fissure that divides the frontal lobe from
the parietal lobe
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS//
GRADED A+
1. adult neurogenesis - correct answer the creation of new neurons in the
brain of an adult
2. astrocyte - correct answer a star-shaped glial cell with numerous processes
(extensions) that run in all directions
3. autonomic nervous system - correct answer a part of the peripheral
nervous system that provides the main neural connections to glands and to
smooth muscles of internal organs
4. axon - correct answer also called nerve fiber. a single extension from the
nerve cell that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon
terminals
5. axon collateral - correct answer a branch of an axon
6. axon hillock - correct answer the cone-shaped area on the cell body from
which the axon originates
, 7. axon terminal - correct answer also called synaptic bouton. the end of an
axon or axon collateral which forms a synapse with a neuron or other
target cell
8. axonal transport - correct answer the transportation of materials from the
neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and from the axon terminals
back toward the cell body
9. behavioral intervention - correct answer an approach to finding relations
between body variables that involves intervening in the behavior of an
organism and looking for resultant changes in body structure or function
10.between subjects exp - correct answer two groups, with or without
experiment
11.biological psychology - correct answer The study of the biological bases of
psychological processes and behavior.
12.bipolar neuron - correct answer a nerve cell that has a single dendrite at
one end and a single axon at the other end.
13.brainstem - correct answer the region of the brain that consists of the
midbrain the pons and medulla
14.causality - correct answer the relation of cause and effect, such that we can
conclude that an experimental manipulation has specifically caused an
observed result
15.cell body - correct answer also called soma. the region of a neuron that is
defined by the presence of the cell nucleus
16.central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer the portion of the nervous
system that includes the brain and the spinal cord
17.central sulcus - correct answer a fissure that divides the frontal lobe from
the parietal lobe
