Week 2 Summary - Brain and Behaviour (Biological aspects of psychology pt.1)

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Which part of the neuron carries signals away from the neuron to points where communication occurs with other neurons?

  • Axons (correct)
  • Cell body
  • Synapses
  • Dendrites

What are the fibres that receive signals from the axons of other neurons and carry those signals to the cell body called?

  • Synapses
  • Dendrites (correct)
  • Cell body
  • Axons

What are the tiny spaces between neurons called?

  • Cell body
  • Dendrites
  • Synapses (correct)
  • Axons

What is the semipermeable barrier of the neuron's membrane responsible for?

<p>Keeping positively charged molecules from freely entering the axon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the axon membrane becomes depolarized?

<p>A gate (channel) opens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the sudden wave of electrochemical changes called when they shoot down an axon?

<p>Action potentials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Do action potentials occur in dendrites?

<p>Yes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many axons do neurons generally have?

<p>One (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many dendrites can a neuron have?

<p>Many (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is the firing of a neuron an all-or-none type of signal?

<p>Yes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body is responsible for initiating reflexes without instruction from the brain?

<p>The spinal cord (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of sensory neurons in the spinal cord?

<p>They carry information toward the brain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is involved in muscle action and memory?

<p>Acetylcholine (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is involved in decreased anxiety and decreased tension?

<p>GABA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is involved in increased pleasure and suppressed appetite?

<p>Dopamine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is involved in increased learning and enhanced memory?

<p>Glutamate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is involved in increased arousal and enhanced cognition?

<p>Acetylcholine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is involved in modulated mood and suppressed appetite?

<p>Serotonin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the body is responsible for conveying information about an action's results back to the source of the action?

<p>The spinal cord (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of neurons carry information away from the brain?

<p>The motor neurons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the nervous system carries messages back and forth between the CNS and the body's organs and glands?

<p>Autonomic Nervous System (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What change in the membrane potential of a postsynaptic cell will cause an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)?

<p>Depolarization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the neuron delivers signals across the synapse to dendrites of another neuron?

<p>Axon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of neurotransmitters?

<p>Carry signals across the synapse to the postsynaptic cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of myelin in the speed of action potentials?

<p>It speeds up action potentials (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the refractory period of a neuron?

<p>The period of time when a neuron resets itself (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the somatic nervous system?

<p>Send movement instructions back to the muscles that move the skeleton (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system?

<p>Mobilizes the body for action through the fight-or-flight response (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?

<p>Slows organ and gland activity to conserve the body’s energy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?

<p>Receive signals from other neurons and transmit them to the cell body (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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