Question 1

Salts in solution separate into positively and negatively charged

Accepted Answer

A)  membrane potentials. 
B)  EPSPs. 
C)  IPSPs. 
D)  ions. 
E)  crystals. 
A)  membrane potentials. 
B)  EPSPs. 
C)  IPSPs. 
D)  ions. 
E)  crystals.

Question 2

Monoamines are divided into two groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  amino acids and peptides. 
B)  peptides and proteins. 
C)  catecholamines and indolamines. 
D)  peptides and polypeptides. 
E)  catecholamines and dopamine. 
A)  amino acids and peptides. 
B)  peptides and proteins. 
C)  catecholamines and indolamines. 
D)  peptides and polypeptides. 
E)  catecholamines and dopamine.

Question 3

Which of the following is a passive force that acts to encourage Na⁺ ions to enter resting neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  random motion, which tends to move ions down their concentration gradients 
B)  electrostatic pressure, which forces ions down their electrostatic gradients 
C)  sodium-potassium pumps, which distribute Na⁺ and K⁺ ions equally 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  random motion, which tends to move ions down their concentration gradients 
B)  electrostatic pressure, which forces ions down their electrostatic gradients 
C)  sodium-potassium pumps, which distribute Na⁺ and K⁺ ions equally 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 4

Metabotropic receptors are linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  ligand-activated ion channels. 
B)  signal proteins and G proteins. 
C)  ionotropic receptors. 
D)  vesicles. 
E)  receptor subtypes. 
A)  ligand-activated ion channels. 
B)  signal proteins and G proteins. 
C)  ionotropic receptors. 
D)  vesicles. 
E)  receptor subtypes.

Question 5

Active conduction is to passive conduction as

Accepted Answer

A)  IPSPs are to APs. 
B)  EPSPs are to IPSPs. 
C)  APs are to EPSPs. 
D)  EPSPs are to APs. 
E)  excitation is to inhibition. 
A)  IPSPs are to APs. 
B)  EPSPs are to IPSPs. 
C)  APs are to EPSPs. 
D)  EPSPs are to APs. 
E)  excitation is to inhibition.

Question 6

The conduction of an action potential along any axon is mediated by the action of

Accepted Answer

A)  nodes of Ranvier. 
B)  voltage-activated ion channels. 
C)  ligand-activated ion channels. 
D)  myelin. 
E)  EPSPs. 
A)  nodes of Ranvier. 
B)  voltage-activated ion channels. 
C)  ligand-activated ion channels. 
D)  myelin. 
E)  EPSPs.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT found in neurons that release norepinephrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  L-dopa 
C)  norepinephrine 
D)  epinephrine 
E)  tyrosine 
A)  dopamine 
B)  L-dopa 
C)  norepinephrine 
D)  epinephrine 
E)  tyrosine

Question 8

After release,neurotransmitters are deactivated in the synapse by

Accepted Answer

A)  reuptake. 
B)  enzymatic degradation. 
C)  G proteins. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A or B 
A)  reuptake. 
B)  enzymatic degradation. 
C)  G proteins. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A or B

Question 9

The most prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain is __________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Many neurons contain and release two neurotransmitters.This situation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  covalence. 
B)  ionotropism. 
C)  cohabitation. 
D)  metabotropism. 
E)  coexistence. 
A)  covalence. 
B)  ionotropism. 
C)  cohabitation. 
D)  metabotropism. 
E)  coexistence.

Question 11

Neurons without axons do not

Accepted Answer

A)  generate action potentials. 
B)  exist. 
C)  exist in mammals. 
D)  exist in humans. 
E)  produce inhibition. 
A)  generate action potentials. 
B)  exist. 
C)  exist in mammals. 
D)  exist in humans. 
E)  produce inhibition.

Question 12

Adrenergic neurons release

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin. 
B)  norepinephrine. 
C)  dopamine. 
D)  acetylcholine. 
E)  epinephrine. 
A)  serotonin. 
B)  norepinephrine. 
C)  dopamine. 
D)  acetylcholine. 
E)  epinephrine.

Salts in solution separate into positively and negatively charged

Monoamines are divided into two groups:

Which of the following is a passive force that acts to encourage Na⁺ ions to enter resting neurons?

Metabotropic receptors are linked to

Active conduction is to passive conduction as

The conduction of an action potential along any axon is mediated by the action of

Which of the following is NOT found in neurons that release norepinephrine?

After release,neurotransmitters are deactivated in the synapse by

The most prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain is __________.

Many neurons contain and release two neurotransmitters.This situation is called

Neurons without axons do not

Adrenergic neurons release

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Exam 4: Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

Salts in solution separate into positively and negatively charged

Monoamines are divided into two groups:

Which of the following is a passive force that acts to encourage Na⁺ ions to enter resting neurons?

Metabotropic receptors are linked to

Active conduction is to passive conduction as

The conduction of an action potential along any axon is mediated by the action of

Which of the following is NOT found in neurons that release norepinephrine?

After release,neurotransmitters are deactivated in the synapse by

The most prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain is __________.

Many neurons contain and release two neurotransmitters.This situation is called

Neurons without axons do not

Adrenergic neurons release

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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