Question 1

If you were asked to point to the site in the brain which controls automatic functions like breathing,you would put your finger on a picture of the brain at the

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A)   cerebellum.
B)   hypothalamus.
C)   medulla oblongata.
D)   pons.
E)   cerebrum.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 2

If you wanted to stop the function of the sodium-potassium pump in a neuron,you could starve the cell of ATP because this pump performs

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A)   simple diffusion.
B)   active transport.
C)   osmosis.
D)   phagocytosis.
E)   facilitated diffusion.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 3

If you administered an acetylcholine-destroying drug directly into the brain of a rat,this might lead to a mimicking of

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A)   epilepsy.
B)   insomnia.
C)   Parkinson disease.
D)   Huntington disease.
E)   Alzheimer disease.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The type of neuron that conducts its message from the central nervous system toward an effector is the

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A)   synaptic neuron.
B)   interneuron.
C)   motor neuron.
D)   sensory neuron.
E)   Schwann cell.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

A condition that develops when serotonin levels in the brain are deficient is

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A)   insomnia.
B)   epilepsy.
C)   Alzheimer disease.
D)   Parkinson disease.
E)   Huntington disease.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

A condition that develops when GABA levels in the brain are deficient is

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A)   epilepsy.
B)   insomnia.
C)   Huntington disease.
D)   Alzheimer disease.
E)   Parkinson disease.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

During an action potential,sodium ions pour into the cell.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Homeostasis could be disrupted by drugs which affected any of: sympathetic division,parasympathetic division,hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To improve communication between two neurons,it is necessary in many cases to have a healthy

Accepted Answer

A)   synaptic neuron.
B)   interneuron.
C)   sensory neuron.
D)   motor neuron.
E)   Schwann cell.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

If you wanted to block transmission of nerve impulses between successive neurons,you would design a drug to impair

Accepted Answer

A)   axons.
B)   dendrites.
C)   synapses.
D)   trigger zones.
E)   nodes of Ranvier.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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If you administered an acetylcholine-destroying drug directly into the brain of a rat,this might lead to a mimicking of

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The type of neuron that conducts its message from the central nervous system toward an effector is the

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To improve communication between two neurons,it is necessary in many cases to have a healthy

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A condition that develops when GABA levels in the brain are deficient is

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If you wanted to stop the function of the sodium-potassium pump in a neuron,you could starve the cell of ATP because this pump performs

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Homeostasis could be disrupted by drugs which affected any of: sympathetic division,parasympathetic division,hypothalamus.

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