neuron shit

Question 1

biological psychology

Answer 1

study of the links between biological and psychological processes

Question 2

neuron

Answer 2

basic building block of the nervous system

Question 3

dendrites

Answer 3

receives neural messages and sends impulse to cell body

Question 4

axon

Answer 4

extension of neuron that passes messages through its branches to other neurons, muscles or glands

Question 5

antagonist

Answer 5

molecule that binds to a receptor and inhibits a response

Question 6

neurotransmitters

Answer 6

chemical messengers that cross the synapse between neurons

Question 7

threshold

Answer 7

level of physical stimulation required to trigger an impulse

Question 8

reputable

Answer 8

reabsorption of the neurotransmitter by the sending neuron

Question 9

action potential

Answer 9

brief electrical charge that travels down an axon

Question 10

endorphins

Answer 10

opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control

Question 11

refractory period

Answer 11

a period of inactivity after a neuron fires

Question 12

synapse

Answer 12

the junction between the axon tup of the sending neuron and the dendrites of the receiving neuron

Question 13

all-or-none response

Answer 13

neural reaction of either firing or not firing

Question 14

myelin sheath

Answer 14

fatty tissue layer encasing the axon

Question 15

agonist

Answer 15

molecule similar to a neurotransmitter that triggers a response

Question 16

after placing your hand on a hot stove pain signals are sent from the sense receptors in your skin through______ to the spinal cord…

Answer 16

sensory neurons

Question 17

to the spinal cord where a signal is processed by ______ and finally to the muscles in your hand…

Answer 17

interneurons

Question 18

…and finally to the muscles in your hand via the_____ causing you to remove your hand form the stove

Answer 18

motor

Question 19

when the morning announcements call for you to ride to recite the Pledge of Allegiance the signal to stand up on your feet is sent by way of which system

Answer 19

the somatic nervous system

Question 20

the control of your heartbeat is regulated by which system

Answer 20

the autonomic nervous system

Question 21

while taking your first AP exam a test that is causing you great anxiety what physical reactions will your body have due to the sympathetic nervous system

Answer 21

sweat, fast heart rate and breathing, digestion slowed, pupils dilated