PYC1501 EXAM PACK 2026 UPDATED EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH NOTES

PYC1501 EXAM PACK 2026 UPDATED EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
NOTES

◉ Which lobe of the brain contains auditory and olfactory regions?
Answer: A.
Occipital lobe


B.
Temporal lobe


C.
Parietal lobe


D.
Frontal lobe




B is correct.

,◉ Which part of a neuron is responsible for releasing information
signal (neural impulses) at the synapse to other adjacent neurons?
Answer: A.
Axon


B.
Soma


C.
Dendrite


D.
Terminal boutons


D is correct


◉ The term . . . refers to a hyperpolarising current that causes the
membrane potential to become more negative and further away
from the threshold of excitation. Answer: A.
excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)


B.
resting membrane potential

, C.
inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)


D.
absolute refractory period




C is correct.


◉ Which statement describes a neurotransmitter? Answer: A.
A chemical substance released by presynaptic terminal button that
acts on the postsynaptic cell to aid in impulse conduction.


B.
A hyperpolarising current that causes the membrane potential to
become more negative and further away from the threshold of
excitation.


C.
A layer of fatty cells that allows an impulse signal to travel very
rapidly from one neuron to another.