Chapter 2

Question 1

The specialized gap where the point of communication between two neurons happen is called a/an

Answer 1

Synapse

Question 2

What is it called when repeated stimuli within a brief time have a cumulative effect (ex-rapid sequence of pinching)?

Answer 2

Temporal summation

Question 3

What neuron delivers transmission?

Answer 3

Presynaptic neuron

Question 4

What neuron receives transmission?

Answer 4

Postsynaptic neuron

Question 5

A graded depolarization is also known as a/an

Answer 5

excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP), which results from a flow of sodium ions into the neuron

Question 6

What happens in the membrane of a neuron during an IPSP?

Answer 6

The potassium or chloride gates open

Question 7

Why do the leg extensor muscles relax when the flexor muscles contract?

Answer 7

inhibitory connections in the spinal cord

Question 8

What did Charles Sherrington’s conclusions do for both Psychology & Neuroscience?

Answer 8

Demonstrated the importance of inhibition