AP Psychology Review Biopsychology
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The part of the central nervous system
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that is located in the skull and controls most functions in the body
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neuron - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a nerve cell; the basic building block of
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the nervous system.
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axon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the extension of a neuron, ending in
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branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other
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neurons or to muscles or glands | | | | |
resting potential - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when a neuron is in
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polarization; more negative ions are inside the neuron cell membrane
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with a positive ions on the outside, causing a small electrical charge;
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release of this charge generates a neuron's impulse (signal/message)
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threshold - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-in a neuron, reaching this causes the
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neuron to fire | |
, myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a layer of fatty tissue encasing a
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neuron's axon that speeds transmission
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all-or-none response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how neurons react to
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increasing the stimulus above the threshold
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terminal buttons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Small knobs at the end of
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axons that secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters
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synapse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the junction between the axon tip of
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the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving
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neuron
peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the sensory and
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motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of
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the body
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parasympathetic system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the division of the
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autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
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somatic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conveys sensory
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information to the central nervous system and sends motor messages to
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|muscles
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The part of the central nervous system
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that is located in the skull and controls most functions in the body
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neuron - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a nerve cell; the basic building block of
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the nervous system.
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axon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the extension of a neuron, ending in
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branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other
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neurons or to muscles or glands | | | | |
resting potential - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when a neuron is in
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polarization; more negative ions are inside the neuron cell membrane
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with a positive ions on the outside, causing a small electrical charge;
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release of this charge generates a neuron's impulse (signal/message)
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threshold - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-in a neuron, reaching this causes the
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neuron to fire | |
, myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a layer of fatty tissue encasing a
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neuron's axon that speeds transmission
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all-or-none response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how neurons react to
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increasing the stimulus above the threshold
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terminal buttons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Small knobs at the end of
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axons that secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters
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synapse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the junction between the axon tip of
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the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving
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neuron
peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the sensory and
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motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of
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the body
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parasympathetic system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the division of the
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autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
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somatic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conveys sensory
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information to the central nervous system and sends motor messages to
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|muscles
