Quiz #2 Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following is part of the parietal lobe of the human brain?

Answer 1

somatosensory cortex

Question 2

When a neuron is described as “at rest,” the intracellular fluid of a neuron has nearly twenty times ________ than does the extracellular fluid surrounding the neuron; this concentration gradient is crucial for the establishment of the resting potential.

Answer 2

more potassium

Question 3

The spinal cord does not

Answer 3

regulate body temperature

Question 4

Which of the following sequences correctly describes the typical order of flow of a neural signal?

Answer 4

dendrite->soma->axon->axon terminal

Question 5

. The term spike, when used to refer to a neuron, is synonymous with

Answer 5

action potential

Question 6

Which of the following structures is not part of the hindbrain?

Answer 6

thalamus

Question 7

The fatty substance that insulates the axon of a neuron is known as

Answer 7

myelin

Question 8

What almond-shaped structure inside the temporal lobe is crucial for the experience and expression of emotions in humans?

Answer 8

amygdala

Question 9

Which of the following effects would not be caused by a drug that is classified as an agonist?

Answer 9

increasing the rate of reuptake of the neurotransmitter by the presynaptic cell

Question 10

Portions of the cell membrane of a neuron that are specialized to allow particular atoms to diffuse across the membrane are called

Answer 10

ion channels