BIOPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE ASSESSMENT
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXPERT
CHECKED
◉ all-or-nothing response. Answer: a neuron's reaction of either
firing or not firing.
◉ synapse. Answer: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.
◉ neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons.
◉ reuptake. Answer: a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the
sending neuron.
◉ endorphins. Answer: "morphine within"—natural, opiate-like
neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.
◉ Agonist. Answer: A chemical that mimics the action of a
neurotransmitter.
, ◉ Antagonists. Answer: Chemical substances that block or reduce a
cell's response to the action of other chemicals or neurotransmitters.
◉ nervous system. Answer: the body's speedy, electrochemical
communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the
peripheral and central nervous systems.
◉ Central nervous system (CNS). Answer: the brain and the spinal
cord
◉ Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Answer: the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the
body
◉ nerves. Answer: bundled axons that form neural "cables"
connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and
sense organs.
◉ sensory (afferent) neurons. Answer: neurons that carry incoming
information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord.
◉ motor (efferant) neurons. Answer: neurons that carry outgoing
information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and
glands.
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXPERT
CHECKED
◉ all-or-nothing response. Answer: a neuron's reaction of either
firing or not firing.
◉ synapse. Answer: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.
◉ neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons.
◉ reuptake. Answer: a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the
sending neuron.
◉ endorphins. Answer: "morphine within"—natural, opiate-like
neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.
◉ Agonist. Answer: A chemical that mimics the action of a
neurotransmitter.
, ◉ Antagonists. Answer: Chemical substances that block or reduce a
cell's response to the action of other chemicals or neurotransmitters.
◉ nervous system. Answer: the body's speedy, electrochemical
communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the
peripheral and central nervous systems.
◉ Central nervous system (CNS). Answer: the brain and the spinal
cord
◉ Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Answer: the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the
body
◉ nerves. Answer: bundled axons that form neural "cables"
connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and
sense organs.
◉ sensory (afferent) neurons. Answer: neurons that carry incoming
information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord.
◉ motor (efferant) neurons. Answer: neurons that carry outgoing
information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and
glands.
