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Principles of Human Neuropsychology
G. Dennis Rains, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Neural Mechanisms at the Molecular and Cellular Level

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

What type of neuron makes up the majority of the brain?
A)Sensory neuron.
B)Motor neuron.
C)Interneuron.
D)Sensory receptor.
2

What is the theory that all the neurons in the body are physically connected?
A)Neuron hypothesis.
B)Reticular hypothesis.
C)Connectivity hypothesis.
D)Association hypothesis.
3

What is the name Otto Loewi gave to the substance he discovered?
A)Vagus stuff.
B)Little man.
C)Neurotransmitter.
D)In life.
4

What is the name of the neuron structure that typically receives signals?
A)Neurite.
B)Dendrite.
C)Axon.
D)Soma.
5

What is the name of the covering of glia wrapped concentrically around an axon?
A)Soma.
B)Nodes of Ranvier.
C)Lipid.
D)Myelin.
6

What is the name given to an electrical synapse?
A)Voltage-gated channel.
B)Ligand-gated channel.
C)Transmitter-gated channel.
D)Gap junction channel.
7

Electrochemical equilibrium refers to the balance between what two forces?
A)Gravitational force and frictional force.
B)Electrostatic force and diffusion force.
C)Electromagnetic force and molecular force.
D)Nuclear force and inertial force.
8

What is the purpose of the axon hillock?
A)To receive signals.
B)To release neurotransmitters.
C)To maintain the resting potential.
D)To integrate input.
9

What ion is responsible for the reversal of membrane potential during the action potential?
A)Sodium.
B)Potassium.
C)Chloride.
D)Calcium.
10

What ion is necessary for the release of a neurotransmitter?
A)Potassium.
B)Calcium.
C)Sodium.
D)Chloride.
11

What is the name of the neurotoxin that inhibits the release of acetylcholine?
A)Botulin.
B)Reserpine.
C)Curare.
D)Tetanus toxin.
12

What is epinephrine?
A)A neuropeptide.
B)A neurotoxin.
C)A neurotransmitter.
D)A neuron.
13

Where do tricyclic antidepressants have their effect on the neurotransmitter?
A)Degradation.
B)Production.
C)Reuptake.
D)Storage.
14

Receptor blocking drugs used to treat the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia are
A)monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
B)atropines.
C)menzodiazepines.
D)phenothiazines.
15

What is another name for the second messenger system?
A)Metabotropic receptor.
B)Ionotropic receptor.
C)Autoreceptor.
D)Baroreceptor.
16

What kind of animal is Aplysia californica?
A)A flatworm.
B)A snail.
C)A crayfish.
D)A squid.
17

The strengthening of a response to a neutral stimulus after a painful stimulus is called?
A)habituation.
B)sensitization.
C)classical conditioning.
D)long-term potentiation.
18

The interneurons of the Aplysia release which of the following neurotransmitters during presynaptic facilitation?
A)Epinephrine.
B)GABA.
C)Dopamine.
D)Serotonin.
19

What area of the brain is implicated in long-term potentiation in mammals?
A)Hippocampus.
B)Cerebellum.
C)Hypothalamus.
D)Amygdala.
20

What are the graded potentials of a sensory receptor called?
A)Action potential.
B)EPSP.
C)IPSP.
D)Generator potential.








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