1.
Name some neurotransmitters.
2.
What is a synapse?
3.
The normal state of a nerve cell at rest occurs when ?
4.
Motor neurons carry messages to where?
5.
Physicians who specialize in the structure and
function of the nervous system and brain are known as ________.
6.
Which part of the brain assists most in keeping
your balance?
7.
What is the exterior covering of the hemispheres
called?
8.
The ________ nervous system is also known as the
"fight or flight" system because of its importance in responding to
emotional events.
9.
Dendrites are responsible for what aspect of the
neuronal signaling process?
10. The
thin, fatty, white coating on the axon that speeds up neural transmission
is
11. What
is the largest structure in the human brain?
12. The
________ nervous system is concerned with voluntary responses.
13. The
brain is the control center, but it receives much of its information from the
________.
14. With
regard to a neuron, what is its threshold?
15. What
do the neurons in the peripheral nervous system consist of?
16. The
amygdala is most involved in ________.
17. Where
do sensory neurons carry messages?
18.
Know what the following are: Myelin sheath, cell body neuron., axon, axon
terminal, dendrite.
19. The
peripheral nervous system consists of two parts, which are the
20. ________
is one of the most common and debilitating mental disorders world-wide.
21. The
drug called ecstasy prompts a massive release of what neurotransmitter?
22. Differentiate
between afferent, efferent and interneurons.
23. What
is the difference between an agonist and an antagonist when it comes to drugs?
24. The
nervous system performs what kind of functions?
25.
What is action potential?
26. What
are neurotransmitters? What role do they
play?
27. What role does the corpus callosum
play in the brain’s hemispheres?