QUIZ 1

Question 1

The chemical signals released into the synaptic cleft by a neuron are called?

Answer 1

neurotransmitters

Question 2

Drugs that facilitate the postsynaptic receptor effects are termed

Answer 2

agonists

Question 3

What is another term of reference that could also mean “superior”?

Answer 3

dorsal

Question 4

Big is to small as fissures are to

Answer 4

sulci

Question 5

In which of the following lobes of the cortex would you find the primary visual cortex?

Answer 5

occipital lobe

Question 6

The primary auditory cortex is located within the

Answer 6

temporal cortical lobe

Question 7

What is the primary NT secreted by motor axons of the CNS?

Answer 7

acetylcholine

Question 8

NT molecules are most commonly secreted from the

Answer 8

axon terminal

Question 9

what is the parallel midline section of the brain?

Answer 9

saggital section

Question 10

at rest, a neuron…

Answer 10

A neuron has a membrane potential of about -70mV
A neuron is polarized and has negative charge

Question 11

damage in the basal ganglia would be expected to produce difficulties in

Answer 11

motor movements

Question 12

CSF is produced in:

Answer 12

choroid plexus

Question 13

All neurons with an axon and several dendrites emanating from the soma are

Answer 13

multipolar

Question 14

When a neuron’s resting potential is occurring, the neuron is __________ charged on the inside.

Answer 14

negatively charged (compared to the outside)

Question 15

The spinal gray matter has four arms; among those are two:

Answer 15

ventral roots