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- 1. Multiple Choice
The area of the brain most associated with coordination and balance is the:CerebellumHippocampusAmygdalaPons - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe area of the brain most associated with forming memories is the:CerebellumHippocampusAmygdalaPons
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe brain lobe controlling vision is the:FrontalOccipitalTemporalParietal
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAutonomic life functions such as heartbeat and breathing are centred in the:AmygdalaBrain StemCerebellumLimbic System
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Circadian rhythm, or body clock, is controlled mostly by the:AmygdalaSupraChiasmatic NucleiCerebellumLimbic System
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the neuron that conducts action potentials is the:AxonDendriteAxon TerminalCell Body
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the neuron that receives signals is the:AxonDendriteAxon TerminalCell Body
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the neuron that transmits signals to muscles is the:AxonDendriteAxon TerminalCell Body
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the movement of vesicles towards the post-synaptic membrane?Influx of Ca++Influx of Na++Movement of K+ out of the cellMovement of Ca++ out of the cell
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat molecule removes neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft?AcetylcholinesteraseDopamineGABAAcetylcholine
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe neurotransmitter enters the post-synaptic cell to cause depolarization.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe neurotransmitter cause depolarization by opening up Na+ channels in the post-synaptic membrane.TrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe neurotransmitter most associated with rewards and motivation is:DopamineSerotoninGABAAdrenaline
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe neurotransmitter most associated with learning & memory is:DopamineSerotoninGABAGlutamate
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe depolarization phase of an action potential is caused by:Na+ rushing into the axonK+ rushing out of the axonCa++ rushing into the axonActivation of Na/K pumps
- 16. Multiple ChoiceNa/K Pumps are most active during which phase of Action Potential events?HyperpolarizationDepolarizationRepolarizationResting Membrane Potential
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich event characterizes repolarization?Na+ rushing into the axonK+ rushing out of the axonCa++ rushing into the axonActivation of Na/K pumps
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich photo-receptor cells in the human eye would be sensing light wavelengths in the red range?RodsConesMelanopsin Producing CellsSupraChiasmatic Nuclei
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe ultra-HD area of the human eye is the:FoveaRetinaOptic FundusLachrymal Gland
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHeartbeat would be accomplished by which branch of the nervous system?SensoryAutonomicMotorPineal
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis nervous system branch causes increases in heart rate and breathing.SympatheticParasympatheticMotorSensory
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe CNS is contained by a membrane and bathed in:BloodCerebro-Spinal FluidLymphCytoplasm
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSensory stimuli that generate reflexes generally are processed by the brain before signals are sent to effectors.TrueFalse
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