Psychology Departmental exam ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
neuron - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a nerve cell and its function to transmit electrical
impulses
Dendrites - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅pick up nerves impulses and pass them to the cell
body
Cell Body - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅contains the nucleus
Axon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅carries the impulse away from the cell body
Sensory Neuron - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅carry impulses fro receptors in the sense
organs to the Central nervous system
Association/ Relay Neurons - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅transmit impulse within the CNS
Motor Neurons - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅transmit impulses from the CNS to muscles to
carry out an appropriate response
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅motor control over muscles
Epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅energy
Norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅arousal, vigilance, and attention
Serotonin - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅emotional states and impulsiveness
, Dopamine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅reward and motivation
Gaba - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅inhibition of action potentials, Anxiety reduction
Glutamate - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Enhancement of action potentials
Endorphins - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅pain reduction
Central nervous systems - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅consists of the brain and the spinal
cord, both of which contain massive numbers of neurons.
Peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅consists of all the other nerve cells
in the rest of the body
Sympathetic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅division of the nervous system
prepares the body for action
Parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅division returns the body to a
resting state
Somatic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅transmits sensory signal to the CNS
via nerves
Autonomic Nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅regulates the body's internal
environment by stimulating glands ( such as sweat glands) and by maintaining internal organs
( such as the heart)
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅motor learning and motor memory
Thalamus - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅gateway cortex: it receives almost all incoming
sensory information, organizes it, and relays it to the cortex. The only exception to this rule is
the sense of smell.
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
neuron - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a nerve cell and its function to transmit electrical
impulses
Dendrites - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅pick up nerves impulses and pass them to the cell
body
Cell Body - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅contains the nucleus
Axon - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅carries the impulse away from the cell body
Sensory Neuron - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅carry impulses fro receptors in the sense
organs to the Central nervous system
Association/ Relay Neurons - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅transmit impulse within the CNS
Motor Neurons - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅transmit impulses from the CNS to muscles to
carry out an appropriate response
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅motor control over muscles
Epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅energy
Norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅arousal, vigilance, and attention
Serotonin - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅emotional states and impulsiveness
, Dopamine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅reward and motivation
Gaba - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅inhibition of action potentials, Anxiety reduction
Glutamate - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Enhancement of action potentials
Endorphins - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅pain reduction
Central nervous systems - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅consists of the brain and the spinal
cord, both of which contain massive numbers of neurons.
Peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅consists of all the other nerve cells
in the rest of the body
Sympathetic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅division of the nervous system
prepares the body for action
Parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅division returns the body to a
resting state
Somatic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅transmits sensory signal to the CNS
via nerves
Autonomic Nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅regulates the body's internal
environment by stimulating glands ( such as sweat glands) and by maintaining internal organs
( such as the heart)
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅motor learning and motor memory
Thalamus - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅gateway cortex: it receives almost all incoming
sensory information, organizes it, and relays it to the cortex. The only exception to this rule is
the sense of smell.
