AP Psych Review

What is a common cause of multiple sclerosis?

• Myelin sheath degeneration
• Axon terminals
• Cell body
• Synapse gap

What natural morphine does the body create that is considered a “runner’s high”

• Dopamine
• Serotonin
• Glutamate
• Endorphins

Drugs that occupy (block) receptors but do not activate them are called?

• Antagonists

• Agonists

• Acetylcholine

• Gamma-aminobutyric acid

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

• Autonomic and Somatic
• Peripheral and Central
• Sensory and Motor
• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

In what order does an electrical impulse travel through a neuron?

• Nucleus, cell body, Dendrite, axon terminal, axon
• Synapse, Nucleus, Dendrite, Axon
• Dendrite, Cell Body, Axon, Axon Terminals
• Cell Body, Dendrite, Axon Terminals, Synapse

What is the small gap/space between one neuron's axon terminal and another's dendrite?

• Myaline sheath
• Synapse
• Cell Body
• Receptor Site

What is it called when a brief electrical charge travels down a neuron's axon?

• Resting Potential
• Depolarization
• Action Potential
• Repolarization

What is the master gland of the brain?

• Hippocampus
• Thalamus
• Pituitary Gland
• Pons

What is the process called when extra neurotransmitters are reabsorbed?

• Reuptake
• Excitatory
• Repolarization
• Action potential

What connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain?

• Pons
• Thalamus
• Corpus Callosum
• Amygdala