Psychology 101 Final Exam: Questions & Accurate Answers – Complete
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The Ultimate Study & Teaching Resource for Introductory Psychology
,Chapter Review Check #1 (Chapter two) - Answer
1) Each type of neurotransmitter has a specific _____, and each type of receptor site has
a specific _____. Answer Molecular shape; configuration.
2) A neuron firing an action potential is most like a person _____. Answer Firing a gun.
3) A synapse is esentially a(n) _____. Answer Gap.
4) Symptoms of multiple sclerosis include _____. Answer Difficulty with voluntary
movement.
5) Current estimates set the number of neurons in the human brain at about _____
neurons.
- 86 billion.
6) Which of the following best describes the complexity of neurophysiological operations
in the brain? - Neurological processes are highly complex and involve multiple
activities running simultaneously.
7) Which of the following axon membrane potentials is most polarized? - -70 millivolts.
8) The point at which adjacent neurons intersect is called the _____. -Answer Synapse.
9) When the inside of the axon is more negative relative to the outside, it can safely be
concluded that ______. -Answer An action potential is not being generated in that part
of the axon.
, 10) Once the action potential reaches the end of the axon, how does the
information usually get to the next neuron? -Answer Vesicles at the end of the axon
release neurotransmitters which float across the synaptic cleft to the next neuron.
11) Georgia's a disease that is associated with a lack of dopamine-producing
neurons in his brain. George most likely has _____. -Answer Parkinson's disease.
12) Hedda has taken a drug that raises the levels of acetylcholine in her brain. For
what disorder is Hedda most likely being treated with this drug? - Answer Alzheimer's
disease.
13) What is the neurotransmitter most commonly associated with drugs, like
Prozac, prescribed to combat depression? - Answer Serotonin.
14) Treating a patient with Parkinson's disease with a drug that induces an
overproduction of dopamine may precipitate symptoms of _____. - Answer
Schizophrenia.
15) Emilio has been prescribed a drug to alleviate Parkinson's disease. What effect
do you think that this drug would have on Emilio's brain? - Answer Increase
dopamine levels.
16) If you have just completed strenuous physical exercise your central nervous
system is most likely to have _____. - Answer Increased levels of endorphins.
17) Those people who are prescribed Prozac are presumed to have _____ in their
brain. - Answer Low levels of serotonin.
18) Treating a patient with schizophrenia with a drug that decreases dopamine
activity too greatly could lead to symptoms of _____. - Answer Parkinson's disease.
19) The chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain is _____, and the chief
excitatory neurotransmitter is _____. - Answer GABA; glutamate.
Test Bank
The Ultimate Study & Teaching Resource for Introductory Psychology
,Chapter Review Check #1 (Chapter two) - Answer
1) Each type of neurotransmitter has a specific _____, and each type of receptor site has
a specific _____. Answer Molecular shape; configuration.
2) A neuron firing an action potential is most like a person _____. Answer Firing a gun.
3) A synapse is esentially a(n) _____. Answer Gap.
4) Symptoms of multiple sclerosis include _____. Answer Difficulty with voluntary
movement.
5) Current estimates set the number of neurons in the human brain at about _____
neurons.
- 86 billion.
6) Which of the following best describes the complexity of neurophysiological operations
in the brain? - Neurological processes are highly complex and involve multiple
activities running simultaneously.
7) Which of the following axon membrane potentials is most polarized? - -70 millivolts.
8) The point at which adjacent neurons intersect is called the _____. -Answer Synapse.
9) When the inside of the axon is more negative relative to the outside, it can safely be
concluded that ______. -Answer An action potential is not being generated in that part
of the axon.
, 10) Once the action potential reaches the end of the axon, how does the
information usually get to the next neuron? -Answer Vesicles at the end of the axon
release neurotransmitters which float across the synaptic cleft to the next neuron.
11) Georgia's a disease that is associated with a lack of dopamine-producing
neurons in his brain. George most likely has _____. -Answer Parkinson's disease.
12) Hedda has taken a drug that raises the levels of acetylcholine in her brain. For
what disorder is Hedda most likely being treated with this drug? - Answer Alzheimer's
disease.
13) What is the neurotransmitter most commonly associated with drugs, like
Prozac, prescribed to combat depression? - Answer Serotonin.
14) Treating a patient with Parkinson's disease with a drug that induces an
overproduction of dopamine may precipitate symptoms of _____. - Answer
Schizophrenia.
15) Emilio has been prescribed a drug to alleviate Parkinson's disease. What effect
do you think that this drug would have on Emilio's brain? - Answer Increase
dopamine levels.
16) If you have just completed strenuous physical exercise your central nervous
system is most likely to have _____. - Answer Increased levels of endorphins.
17) Those people who are prescribed Prozac are presumed to have _____ in their
brain. - Answer Low levels of serotonin.
18) Treating a patient with schizophrenia with a drug that decreases dopamine
activity too greatly could lead to symptoms of _____. - Answer Parkinson's disease.
19) The chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain is _____, and the chief
excitatory neurotransmitter is _____. - Answer GABA; glutamate.
