Vocab Quiz 1

Question 1

Neuroanatomy

Answer 1

structure of the nervous system

Question 2

neurochemistry

Answer 2

chemistry of the nervous system

Question 3

neuroendocrinology

Answer 3

hormones and the nervous sysytem

Question 4

neuropathology

Answer 4

diseases of the neurological system

Question 5

neuroscience

Answer 5

the study of the nervous system

Question 6

neuropharmacology

Answer 6

drugs and the nervous system

Question 7

neurophysiology

Answer 7

electrical activity of the nervous system

Question 8

alleles

Answer 8

two genes that control the same trait

Question 9

Asomatognosia

Answer 9

a deficiency in the awareness of one’s body parts

Question 10

ethology

Answer 10

study of animal behavior

Question 11

instinctive behaviors

Answer 11

behaviors that occur in all members of species without learning

Question 12

identical twins

Answer 12

genetically identical

Question 13

fraternal twins

Answer 13

are as genetically similar as any siblings; however, they share the same prenatal environment

Question 14

afferent nerves

Answer 14

carry sensory signals to the CNS

Question 15

efferent nerves

Answer 15

carry motor signals to the skeletal muscles

Question 16

multipolar neuron

Answer 16

having many processes

Question 17

unipolar neuron

Answer 17

one process

Question 18

bipolar neuron

Answer 18

two processes

Question 19

Interneurons

Answer 19

neurons with short axons; they integrate information

Question 20

Glial cells

Answer 20

the forgotten majority

Question 21

Glia

Answer 21

“glue”