psyc 2101 Chapter 3 Exam #1 Questions with correct
answers
Neurotransmitters are stored in round packets called synaptic ____. - ✔✔Vesicles
A person who develops unilateral neglect typically ignores or denies ____. -
✔✔The existence of one side of the body, and that same side of the immediate
environment.
Many people are attracted to exhausting, dangerous or painful activities, such as
rock, climbing, bungee jumping, or long distance racing. The pleasure associated
with such activities, may be due to the release of ____. - ✔✔endorphins
If an axon fails to depolarize enough to reach its firing threshold, _____. - ✔✔No
action potential occurs
Drugs called ____ can stimulate ____ activity in the brain and induce
schizophrenic symptoms. - ✔✔Amphetamines; dopamine
What name is given to the transmission of a neural impulse along the length of an
axon? - ✔✔Axonal conduction
Which of the following characteristics relates to the somatic nervous system? -
✔✔The division of the peripheral nervous system that send messages from the
sensory organs to the central nervous system and messages from the central
nervous system to the skeletal muscles.
answers
Neurotransmitters are stored in round packets called synaptic ____. - ✔✔Vesicles
A person who develops unilateral neglect typically ignores or denies ____. -
✔✔The existence of one side of the body, and that same side of the immediate
environment.
Many people are attracted to exhausting, dangerous or painful activities, such as
rock, climbing, bungee jumping, or long distance racing. The pleasure associated
with such activities, may be due to the release of ____. - ✔✔endorphins
If an axon fails to depolarize enough to reach its firing threshold, _____. - ✔✔No
action potential occurs
Drugs called ____ can stimulate ____ activity in the brain and induce
schizophrenic symptoms. - ✔✔Amphetamines; dopamine
What name is given to the transmission of a neural impulse along the length of an
axon? - ✔✔Axonal conduction
Which of the following characteristics relates to the somatic nervous system? -
✔✔The division of the peripheral nervous system that send messages from the
sensory organs to the central nervous system and messages from the central
nervous system to the skeletal muscles.
