Question 1

Which of the following is responsible for arousal, attentiveness, wakefulness, and food intake?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dopamine
B)   Serotonin
C)   Norepinephrine
D)   GABAE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Drugs can interact with neurotransmitters in two ways. What are they?

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Drugs can alter the availability of the ...

Question 3

Which of these is NOT one of the four important regions found in every neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cell body
B)   Dendrites
C)   Axon
D)   GliaE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Whether the effect of a neurotransmitter is excitatory or inhibitory depends on which of the following?

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A)   Blood sugar level
B)   Type of receptor
C)   Rate of synthesis
D)   Enzyme actionsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The club drug GHB is a close chemical relative of which neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dopamine.
B)   Serotonin.
C)   Norepinephrine.
D)   GABA.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Many neurotransmitters can be either excitatory or inhibitory, depending on the type of receptor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What impact does vasopressin have on the human body?

Accepted Answer

A)   It causes an increase in blood pressure (hypertension) .
B)   It causes an increase in the excretion of urine.
C)   It causes low blood pressure (hypotension) .
D)   It causes constipation.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Describe the peripheral nervous system.

Accepted Answer

The peripheral nervous system is a division of the nervous system containing all the nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal cord.

Question 9

How did the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates describe behaviour patterns?

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates believed that behaviour patterns reflected the relative balances of four humours: blood (hot and wet, resulting in a sanguine or passionate nature); phlegm (cold and wet, resulting in a phlegmatic or calm nature); yellow bile (hot and dry, resulting in a choleric, bilious, or bad-tempered nature); and black bile (cold and dry, resulting in a melancholic or gloomy nature).

Question 10

What is located at the base of the brain, is an important link between the brain and the pituitary gland, and is involved in feeding, drinking, temperature regulation, and sexual behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerebral cortex
B)   Cerebellum
C)   Limbic system
D)   HypothalamusE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

In the MRI, radioactively labelled chemical is injected into the bloodstream, and a computerized scanning device then maps out the relative amounts of the chemical in various brain regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 12

Which term describes the electrical signal transmitted along the axon when a neuron fires?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lipophilic.
B)   Polarization.
C)   Hyperpolarization.
D)   Action potential.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is responsible for mood, memory, sleep, and cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dopamine
B)   Serotonin
C)   Norepinephrine
D)   GABAE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

If Martin was teaching the difference between the sympathetic reaction and parasympathetic reaction of the pupil he would state that dilation is a parasympathetic reaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the process of maintaining our internal environment (temperature, water balance, etc.)  within certain limits?

Accepted Answer

A)   The blood-brain barrier
B)   Sympathetic
C)   Homeostasis
D)   InhibitionE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Neural centers controlling vomiting and respiration are found in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brain stem
B)   Frontal lobe
C)   Cerebellum
D)   Pituitary glandE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Gated ion channels for sodium and potassium open and close in rapid succession, causing the neuron to depolarize and then repolarize, during each

Accepted Answer

A)   Action potential.
B)   Homeostasis.
C)   Metabolism.
D)   Transporter.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

What does the limbic system consist of and what role does it play in the nervous system?

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It consist of a number of connected stru...

Question 19

Which part of the human neuron could be described as a tree-like structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cell body
B)   Dendrites
C)   Axon
D)   Myelin SheathE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

For drug molecules to readily cross the blood-brain barrier, they must be somewhat lipophilic (soluble in oil).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Whether the effect of a neurotransmitter is excitatory or inhibitory depends on which of the following?

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The club drug GHB is a close chemical relative of which neurotransmitter?

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Many neurotransmitters can be either excitatory or inhibitory, depending on the type of receptor.

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What impact does vasopressin have on the human body?

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Describe the peripheral nervous system.

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The peripheral nervous system is a division of the nervous system containing all the nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal cord.

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In the MRI, radioactively labelled chemical is injected into the bloodstream, and a computerized scanning device then maps out the relative amounts of the chemical in various brain regions.

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If Martin was teaching the difference between the sympathetic reaction and parasympathetic reaction of the pupil he would state that dilation is a parasympathetic reaction.

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What does the limbic system consist of and what role does it play in the nervous system?

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