Psychology 201 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Psychology 201 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Name the 6 parts of the axon: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. dendrites
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2. nucleus
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3. cell body
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4. myelin sheath
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5. axon
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6. axon terminal/terminal button
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1.1) __________ is the scientific study of the biological basis of behavior
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and mental processes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-biological psychology
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1.2) The scientific study of the nervous systems, especially the brain is
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called _________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-neuroscience
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1.3) There are __________ neurons in the brain. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-100 billion |

, 1.4) __________ are cells that are highly specialized to receive and
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transmit information from one part of the body to another. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-neurons


1.5) Neurotransmitter that usually communicates an inhibitory message
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is called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-GABA
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1.6) MATCHING: What is also called the soma; processes nutrients to
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provide energy for the neuron? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cell body
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1.7) MATCHING: What contains the DNA and chromosomes? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-nucleus


1.8) MATCHING: What are fibers that extend from the neuron's cell
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body and receive information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dendrites
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1.9) MATCHING: What insulates the axon and increases communication
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speed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-myelin sheath
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1.10) MATCHING: What is a long fluid filled tube that carries a neuron's
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message to other body areas? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-axon
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1.11) MATCHING: What are gaps in the myelin sheath? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-nodes of Ranvier | |