Study Guide for Chapters 17 and 18

What are all the processes that occur during an action potential?

• Depolarization, repolarization, hyperpolarization

• Only depolarization

• Only repolarization

• Depolarization and hyperpolarization

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The role of the vestibular apparatus is to:

• Maintain balance and spatial orientation

• Regulate blood pressure

• Control heart rate

• Facilitate digestion

Photoreceptors are housed in the ______ of the eye.

• cornea

• retina

• lens

• iris

What happens first following a neuronal stimulation?

• The neuron fires an action potential

• Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft

• The neuron depolarizes

• The neuron repolarizes

Sensory pathways of smell and taste respond to what type of receptors?

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

How part of the neuron will an action potential move along?

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Cell body

• Synapse

Which neurons is/are used during the fight-or-flight response?

• Sensory neurons

• Motor neurons

• Interneurons

• Sympathetic neurons

Which is true of interneurons?

• Interneurons are responsible for transmitting signals between sensory and motor neurons.

• Interneurons are found only in the peripheral nervous system.

• Interneurons are the primary cells responsible for muscle contraction.

• Interneurons are not involved in reflex actions.

Vision always requires what key component(s)?

• Light

• Sound

• Touch

• Taste

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Night vision begins with the stimulation of what part of the eye?

• Retina

• Cornea

• Lens

• Iris