EXSS 380 Exam 1 PDF 2026 | Questions & Exam Study Guide

EXSS,./380:,./Exam,./1



How,./the,./neuromuscular,./system,./initiates,./and,./coordinates,./muscle,./activity,./to,./pro
duce,./movement,./refers,./to:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ muscle,./control



Movement,./of,./muscles,./can,./be,./modulated,./by,./sensory,./information,./provided,./by,./w
hat,./system?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ peripheral,./nervous,./system



The,./acquisition,./of,./motor,./skills,./refers,./to:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
motor,./learning



An,./activity,./that,./requires,./voluntary,./movement,./to,./achieve,./a,./goal,./refers,./to:,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ motor,./skill



What,./are,./the,./three,./functions,./of,./the,./nervous,./system?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
sensory,./

integrative,./

motor



The,./______is,./superior,./to,./the,./foramen,./magnum,,./while,./the,./_____is,./inferior,./to,./th
e,./foramen,./magnum,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ brain

spinal,./cord



What,./are,./the,./two,./divisions,./of,./the,./peripheral,./nervous,./system?,./-,./correct,./answer,./
✔ ✔ autonomic,./nervous,./system,./

,somatic,./nervous,./system



In,./what,./division,./of,./the,./PNS,,./can,./motor,./stimuli,./be,./either,./excitatory,./or,./inhibitor
y?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ autonomic,./nervous,./system



In,./what,./division,./of,./the,./PNC,,./can,./motor,./stimuli,./only,./be,./excitatory,./in,./nature?,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ somatic,./nervous,./system



What,./division,./of,./the,./peripheral,./nervous,./system,./contains,./the,./sympathetic,./nervo
us,./system,./and,./the,./parasympathetic,./nervous,./system?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
autonomic,./nervous,./system



What,./part,./of,./the,./nervous,./system,./is,./responsible,./for,./voluntary,./and,./reflexive,./mus
cle,./activity,./and,./only,./provide,./output,./to,./skeletal,./muscles?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔
✔ somatic,./nervous,./system



At,./what,./region,./does,./the,./axon,./join,./the,./soma?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
axon,./hillock



What,./is,./responsible,./for,./transmitting,./nerve,./impulses,./away,./from,./the,./cell,./body,./to
,./other,./neurons,,./muscle,./fibers,,./or,./glands?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ axon



Effectors,./refer,./to,./_____________,./or,./__________,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
muscle,./

gland

, The,./junction,./between,./neurons,./and,./other,./neurons,./or,./effectors,./is,./known,./as,./the:,./
-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ synapse



What,./part,./of,./the,./neuron,./contains,./the,./synaptic,./vesicle,./and,./neurotransmitters?,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ synaptic,./end,./bulb



What,./are,./the,./three,./major,./categories,./of,./neurotransmitters?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔
✔ amino,./acids

biogenic,./amines,./

neuropeptides



What,./neurotransmitter,./typically,./produces,./hyper,./polarization?,./-,./correct,./answer,./
✔ ✔ GABA



An,./example,./of,./a,./neuropeptide,./neurotransmitter,./is:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
endorphins



What,./is,./the,./key,./neurotransmitter,./involved,./in,./skeletal,./muscle,./contractions?,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ acetylcholine



What,./is,./responsible,./for,./increasing,./nerve,./conduction,./velocity,./in,./the,./axon,./and,./h
elps,./make,./signal,./transmissions,./much,./quicker?,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
myelin,./sheath