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The movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can produce a(n)


A) glial cell.
B) action potential.
C) myelin sheath.
D) interneuron.

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The axons of certain neurons are covered by a layer of fatty tissue that helps speed neural transmission. This tissue is


A) dopamine.
B) the myelin sheath.
C) acetylcholine.
D) an endorphin.

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Agonists are chemicals that may mimic the activity of


A) motor neurons.
B) genes.
C) synapses.
D) neurotransmitters.

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The reticular formation is located in the


A) brainstem.
B) limbic system.
C) sensory cortex.
D) cerebellum.

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Moruzzi and Magoun caused a cat to lapse into a coma by severing neural connections between the cortex and the


A) reticular formation.
B) hypothalamus.
C) thalamus.
D) cerebellum.

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Sir Charles Sherrington observed that impulses took an unexpectedly long time to travel a neural pathway. His observation provided evidence for the existence of


A) association areas.
B) synaptic gaps.
C) interneurons.
D) neural networks.

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The pituitary has been identified as a(n)


A) reward center.
B) myelin sheath.
C) master gland.
D) association area.

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To trigger a person's hand to make a fist, José Delgado stimulated the individual's


A) motor cortex.
B) hypothalamus.
C) sensory cortex.
D) reticular formation.

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You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your heart starts racing and you begin to perspire. These physical reactions are triggered by the


A) somatic nervous system.
B) sympathetic nervous system.
C) parasympathetic nervous system.
D) sensory cortex.

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To fully appreciate the interaction of neural activity, mental processes, and the functioning of human communities, it is most necessary to recognize that people are


A) consciously aware.
B) morally accountable.
C) biopsychosocial systems.
D) products of multiple neural networks.

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The slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the


A) amygdala.
B) corpus callosum.
C) myelin sheath.
D) pituitary gland.

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Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?


A) parietal
B) temporal
C) occipital
D) frontal

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Increasing excitatory signals above the threshold for neural activation will not affect the intensity of an action potential. This indicates that a neuron's reaction is


A) inhibited by the myelin sheath.
B) delayed by the refractory period.
C) an all-or-none response.
D) dependent on neurotransmitter molecules.

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Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the


A) corpus callosum.
B) motor cortex.
C) limbic system.
D) reticular formation.

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If Professor Kosiba surgically removed the amygdala of a laboratory rat, the rat would most likely become


A) hungry.
B) sexually aroused.
C) physically uncoordinated.
D) less aggressive.

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Mathematical and reasoning capacities are especially likely to be linked with association areas in the


A) parietal lobes.
B) temporal lobes.
C) occipital lobes.
D) frontal lobes.

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Neurotransmitter receptor sites are primarily located on the


A) dendrites.
B) myelin sheath.
C) glial cells.
D) axon terminals.

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Following a head injury, a person has ongoing difficulties staying awake. Most likely, the damage occurred to the


A) thalamus.
B) corpus callosum.
C) reticular formation.
D) cerebellum.

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The release of hormones by the adrenal glands is most likely to trigger


A) a reduction of blood pressure.
B) the fight-or-flight response.
C) a reward deficiency syndrome.
D) neurogenesis.

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Psychologists who work from the biological perspective are most likely to focus on the links between


A) physiological activity and psychological events.
B) genes and neurotransmitters.
C) sensory and motor neurons.
D) the CNS and the PNS.

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