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Dr. Bob does research on the potential relationship between neurotransmitter deficiencies and mood states. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Bob research best represent

Biological psychology

For you to experience the pain of a sprained ankle ____ must first relay incoming pain messages from your ankle to your spinal cord

Sensory neurons

The function of dendrites is to

Receive incoming signals from other neurons

A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the

Action potential

With regard to the process of neurotransmission a refractory period Refers to a time Interval and which

Positively charged ions are pumped back outside a neural membrane

Increasing excitatory signals above the threshold for neural activation it will not affect the intensity of an action potential. This indicates that a neuron's reaction is

All or none response

Reuptake refers to

Reabsorption of excess neurotransmitter molecules by a sending neuron

Transferring messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle requires the neuro transmitter known as

Acetylcholine

Jose has just played along bruising football game but feels little fatigue or discomfort. His lack of pain is most likely caused by the release of

Endorphins

Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter

Dopamine

Sensory neurons are located in the

Peripheral nervous system

The central nervous system consists of

The brain and spinal

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands in the muscles of the internal organs is called the

Autonomic nervous system

You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your heart starts racing and you begin to perspire. These physical reactions are triggered by the

Sympathetic nervous system

After discovering that the shadow outside his window where only the trees in the yard Ralph's blood pressure decreased and his heartbeat slowed. These physical reactions are most directly regulated by his

Parasympathetic nervous system

The strengthening of synaptic connections facilitates the information of

Neural networks

If a professor accused you of cheating on a test your adrenal glands are probably release _____ into your bloodstream

Epinephrine

The hypothalamus influences the ___ to send messages to the _____

Pituitary; endocrine glands

And amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the surface of the brand is called an

EEG

To find which specific Brain areas are most active during a particular mental task researchers would be most likely to make use of

F MRI

The part of the brain stem that controls heartbeat and breathing is called the

Medulla

Which region of your brainstem plays a role in arousing you to a state of alertness when someone nearby mentions your name

Reticular formation

Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex

Thalamus

After Bob serious motorcycle accident doctors detected damage to cerebellum Bob is most likely to have difficulty

Playing the guitar

To demonstrate the brain stimulation to make a rabbi only aggressive hey neuroscientist should electrically stimulated the rats

Amygdala

Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays a central role in the processing of new memories

Hippo campus

A brain tumor caused extensive damage to Mr. Thorndike's hypothalamus. It is most likely that he may suffer a loss of

Sexual motivation

Addictive disorders are likely to be associated with the award centers in the

Limbic system

A laboratory cat could be made to twitch it's whiskers by direct stimulation of the _____ lobes of the cerebral cortex

Frontal

One function of glial cells is to

Provide nutrients to interneurons

The motor cortex is located in the

Frontal lobe's

Which part of your brain receives information that you were moving your legs

Sensory cortex

The inability to recognize familiar faces even though one can clearly see in the sky features of the face is associated with damage to the right ___ lobe

Temporal

The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain

Plasticity

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the

Adrenal gland

Which endocrine gland regulates body growth

Pituitary

In which brain structure are nerves from the left side of the brain routed to the right side of the body

Brainstem

Your life would be most immediately friend if you stop for destruction of the

Medulla

A loss of physical coordination and balance is most likely to result from damage to the

Cerebellum

The brand is most likely to compensate for loss of neurons by

Generating new brain cells

Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by

Corpus callosum

The inability to recognize faces with the right hemisphere but not the left hemisphere best illustrates

plasticity

The process of comparing currently experience visual input with past visual memories takes place in

Association areas

To trigger a person's hand to make a fist Jose stimulated individuals

Motor cortex

The Thalamus serves as a

Sensory switchboard

Sheila was able to jerk your hand out of the scalding hot water before sending any pain because this with drawl reflex

Was activated by interneurons in her spinal cord

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the movement of your arms when you write is the

Somatic nervous system

And undersupply of GABA is most likely link to

Insomnia

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What neurotransmitter is required to transfer messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle?

When the nervous system signal reaches the neuromuscular junction a chemical message is released by the motor neuron. The chemical message, a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine, binds to receptors on the outside of the muscle fiber.

What type of neurons send messages to the muscles?

Nerves have cells called neurons. Neurons carry messages from the brain via the spinal cord. The neurons that carry these messages to the muscles are called motor neurons.

What is a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron?

Reuptake is the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neurotransmitter transporter located along the plasma membrane of an axon terminal (i.e., the pre-synaptic neuron at a synapse) or glial cell after it has performed its function of transmitting a neural impulse.

What type of neuron sends signals from the central nervous system to the rest of the body?

Motor neurons of the spinal cord are part of the central nervous system (CNS) and connect to muscles, glands and organs throughout the body. These neurons transmit impulses from the spinal cord to skeletal and smooth muscles (such as those in your stomach), and so directly control all of our muscle movements.