CSCC PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 2 EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR
REVISION 2025 UPDATE.
Dendrites, Cell Body (Soma), Tail/Axon ( consisting of the Myelin Sheath, Terminal Branches) -
ANS 4 anatomical parts of a neuron and order of which information is passed through the
neuron.
Dendrites - ANS Which of the parts of the neuron receive chemical information from other
neurons?
Cell Body - ANS Which of the part of the neuron receives chemical information from the
dendrites and pass it along through the myelin sheaths?
The Axon/ Tail - ANS Which of the part of the neuron sends information to the terminal
branches and buttons (where chemicals are released to connect with other neurons of muscles or
cells)?
Myelin Sheath - ANS Which of the part of the neuron acts like fat insulating the axon and
keeping the neural impulse inside the axon, also speeding transmission of message from neuron
to neuron?
A neural impulse - ANS What is it called when information is sent from the cell body down the
axon tail?
Nodes - ANS Neural impulses travel from myelin to myelin through the ___________ between
each myelin?
Neural Plasticity - ANS What is it called when neurons form connections, and through
experience some connections are strengthened branching in neurons and axons becoming
stronger, and some connections disappearing from lack of use?
Before - ANS Neural plasticity is greater when: before or after puberty?
Neural Pathways - ANS Every time you learn new words you're creating what?
Agonist - ANS Drugs similar to neurotransmitters that mimic said neurotransmitters.
Antagonist - ANS Drugs that shut down the window/ channel so nothing can get into the
neurotransmitter
, Synapse - ANS The space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of
another neuron.
Acetylcholine (ACh), Dopamine, Serotonin, Neurepinephrine, GABA, endorphines. - ANS 6
common neurotransmitters observed in the psychological field?
Too low leads to depression; too high leads to mania; this is called Bipolar Disorder. (Usually
prescribed Lithium to balance norepinephrine in the brain). - ANS Too low of levels of
Norepinephrine leads to what; and too high levels lead to what?
Too low leads to Parkinsons (trouble initiating motor movements); too high leads to
Schizophrenia. (Usually prescribed antagonist
"Antipsychotics" to bring down level of Dopamine for those with too much)
Agonists that act similarly to Dopamine are Amphetamines and Heroin (this is not a solution;
only a drug that mimics Dopamine). - ANS Too low of levels of Dopamine leads to what; and
too high of levels leads to what?
Too low of levels of Serotonin leads to anxiety and depression. (Usually prescribed the agonist
Antidepressants to allow brain to use more of the serotonin already being produced in the brain.)
- ANS Too low of levels of Serotonin leads to what?
Too low of levels of ACh leads to Alzheimer's and memory loss. (Side note: ACh also functions
in movement of skeletal muscles.) - ANS Too low of levels of Acetylcholine leads to what?
Seizures, insomnia, and tremors (think very quickly working nervous system). Agonists that act
similarly to GABA are Valium and Xanax (this is not a solution; only a drug that mimics
GABA). - ANS GABA is a neural inhibitor that slows the nervous system. Too low of this
chemical that slows the nervous system leads to what?
Endorphines acts like Runner's High and relieve pain naturally. Agonists that act similarly to
endorphines are opiate drugs such as morphine and heroin (this is not a solution; only a drug that
mimics endorphines). - ANS Endorphines are a natural neurotransmitter that acts like a type of
high that relieves what?
Nervous System - ANS What system in the body controls behavior, thoughts, and feelings?
The Peripheral nervous system and Central
nervous system. - ANS The nervous system can be divided into what two parts?
Central - ANS Of the peripheral and central nervous system, which is associated with the brain
and spinal cord?
Peripheral - ANS Of the peripheral and central nervous system, which is associated with the
arms, torso, legs?
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR
REVISION 2025 UPDATE.
Dendrites, Cell Body (Soma), Tail/Axon ( consisting of the Myelin Sheath, Terminal Branches) -
ANS 4 anatomical parts of a neuron and order of which information is passed through the
neuron.
Dendrites - ANS Which of the parts of the neuron receive chemical information from other
neurons?
Cell Body - ANS Which of the part of the neuron receives chemical information from the
dendrites and pass it along through the myelin sheaths?
The Axon/ Tail - ANS Which of the part of the neuron sends information to the terminal
branches and buttons (where chemicals are released to connect with other neurons of muscles or
cells)?
Myelin Sheath - ANS Which of the part of the neuron acts like fat insulating the axon and
keeping the neural impulse inside the axon, also speeding transmission of message from neuron
to neuron?
A neural impulse - ANS What is it called when information is sent from the cell body down the
axon tail?
Nodes - ANS Neural impulses travel from myelin to myelin through the ___________ between
each myelin?
Neural Plasticity - ANS What is it called when neurons form connections, and through
experience some connections are strengthened branching in neurons and axons becoming
stronger, and some connections disappearing from lack of use?
Before - ANS Neural plasticity is greater when: before or after puberty?
Neural Pathways - ANS Every time you learn new words you're creating what?
Agonist - ANS Drugs similar to neurotransmitters that mimic said neurotransmitters.
Antagonist - ANS Drugs that shut down the window/ channel so nothing can get into the
neurotransmitter
, Synapse - ANS The space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of
another neuron.
Acetylcholine (ACh), Dopamine, Serotonin, Neurepinephrine, GABA, endorphines. - ANS 6
common neurotransmitters observed in the psychological field?
Too low leads to depression; too high leads to mania; this is called Bipolar Disorder. (Usually
prescribed Lithium to balance norepinephrine in the brain). - ANS Too low of levels of
Norepinephrine leads to what; and too high levels lead to what?
Too low leads to Parkinsons (trouble initiating motor movements); too high leads to
Schizophrenia. (Usually prescribed antagonist
"Antipsychotics" to bring down level of Dopamine for those with too much)
Agonists that act similarly to Dopamine are Amphetamines and Heroin (this is not a solution;
only a drug that mimics Dopamine). - ANS Too low of levels of Dopamine leads to what; and
too high of levels leads to what?
Too low of levels of Serotonin leads to anxiety and depression. (Usually prescribed the agonist
Antidepressants to allow brain to use more of the serotonin already being produced in the brain.)
- ANS Too low of levels of Serotonin leads to what?
Too low of levels of ACh leads to Alzheimer's and memory loss. (Side note: ACh also functions
in movement of skeletal muscles.) - ANS Too low of levels of Acetylcholine leads to what?
Seizures, insomnia, and tremors (think very quickly working nervous system). Agonists that act
similarly to GABA are Valium and Xanax (this is not a solution; only a drug that mimics
GABA). - ANS GABA is a neural inhibitor that slows the nervous system. Too low of this
chemical that slows the nervous system leads to what?
Endorphines acts like Runner's High and relieve pain naturally. Agonists that act similarly to
endorphines are opiate drugs such as morphine and heroin (this is not a solution; only a drug that
mimics endorphines). - ANS Endorphines are a natural neurotransmitter that acts like a type of
high that relieves what?
Nervous System - ANS What system in the body controls behavior, thoughts, and feelings?
The Peripheral nervous system and Central
nervous system. - ANS The nervous system can be divided into what two parts?
Central - ANS Of the peripheral and central nervous system, which is associated with the brain
and spinal cord?
Peripheral - ANS Of the peripheral and central nervous system, which is associated with the
arms, torso, legs?
