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A neuromuscular junction is a synapse:
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Where a sensory axon delivering information from a muscle meets a neuron
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Where a motor neuron axon meets a muscle fibre
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Specific to cardiac muscles
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Where a muscle excites or inhibits a neuron
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A person's circadian activity cycle would most likely drift out of phase with the activity of other people if the person:
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Lives near the equator, where the seasons do not vary
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Spends a period of time in seclusion, away from sunlight
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Habitually eats a big meal just before bedtime
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Spends a period of time in the wilderness, away from clocks
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A proprioceptor is sensitive to the:
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Degree of relaxation or concentration of smooth muscle tissue
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Position and movement of a part of the body
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Percentage of fibres that are contracting within a muscle bundle
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Degree of fatigue in a muscle
Frage 4
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According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis, what do dreams reflect?
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An imbalance among hormone levels
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Unconscious motivations and emotions
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Experiences that have been part of the species' evolutionary history
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The brain's attempt to make sense of spontaneous neural activity
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After entering stage 4 for the first time each evening, the sleeper typically ____.
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Enters REM
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Wakes up
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Cycles back through stages 3 and 2
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Returns immediately to stage 1
Frage 6
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If a hamster in its home territory attacks an intruder, what will the hamster do if a second intruder arrives shortly after the first intruder leaves?
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Play with the second intruder
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Attack the second intruder but less vigorously than the first
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Withdraw from the second intruder
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Attack the second intruder quickly and vigorously
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The term "serotonin turnover" refers to the amount of serotonin that is:
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currently present in the brain
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released at synapses and resynthesised
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converted into another transmitter
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radioactively labelled
Frage 8
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During sleep, what happens in the brain?
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Decreased firing by dopamine neurons
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Increased firing in the frontal lobe
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Increased firing in the parietal lobe
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Increased firing by GABA neurons
Frage 9
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In Parkinson's disease, which pathway in the brain degenerates?
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Basal ganglia to cerebellum
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Substantia nigra to caudate nucleus and putamen
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Cerebellum to spinal cord
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Cerebral cortex to spinal cord
Frage 10
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In people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the startle response is ___.
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the same as in other people
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generally stronger than in other people
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generally absent
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generally weaker than in other people
Frage 11
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In the absence of any light, dark, or time cues, human circadian rhythms would:
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Cease to exist
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Become slightly longer than 24 hours
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Become exactly 24 hours
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Become much shorter than 24 hours
Frage 12
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One of the main differences between natural killer cells and T cells is that natural killer cells:
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are cancer cells
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are more specific in their targets
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attack several kinds of intruders
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attack normal tissue
Frage 13
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Looking at a picture of people showing emotional expressions causes the greatest activity in the:
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Frontal lobe
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Hippocampus
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Fornix
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Amygdala
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Movements near the midline of the body, such as bending and turning of the trunk, are controlled by which motor system?
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Medial tract
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Hippocampal
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Supplementary
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Dorsolateral tract
Frage 15
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One explanation for narcolepsy in humans is:
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Excessive alcohol use
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Damage to the locus coeruleus
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A genetic loss of basal forebrain neurons
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A loss of orexin-containing neurons in the hypothalamus
Frage 16
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What is a common symptom of Huntington's disease?
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Twitches, tremors, and writhing that interfere with voluntary movement
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Loss of both sensation and motor control in certain limbs
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Rapid fatigue of the muscles
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Impairment of saccadic eye movements and rapid alternating movements
Frage 17
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Paths from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord are called the ____.
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dorsospinal tracts
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pyramidalspinal tracts
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horizontalspinal tracts
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corticospinal tracts
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What is paradoxical about paradoxical/REM sleep?
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It is associated with dreaming although brain activity is low
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It has restorative functions, and yet the boyd has no apparent need for it
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It is light sleep in some ways and deep sleep in other ways
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It depends on serotonin for its onset and acetylcholine for its offset
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Speaking, piano playing, athletic skills, and other rapid movements would be most impaired by damage to which structure?
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Ventromedial hypothalamus
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Reticular formation
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Parasympathetic nervous system
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Cerebellum
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The Behavioral Activation System is associated with:
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Lack of arousal, decreased action, and pleasant mood
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Increased attention and arousal, decreased action, and fear or disgust
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Low to moderate arousal, tendency to approach new objects, and pleasant mood
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Maximum arousal, increased fear, and negative mood
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The amygdala is part of the __.
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pyramidal system
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sympathetic nervous system
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parasympathetic nervous system
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limbic system
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The branch of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for preparing the body for intense, vigorous, emergency activity is the
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sympathetic nervous system
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craniosacral nervous system
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parasympathetic nervous system
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somatic nervous system
Frage 23
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Muscle spindles respond to changes in muscle __; Golgi tendon organs respond to changes in muscle __.
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tension; fatigue
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fatigue; tension
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stretch; tension
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tension; stretch
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The suprachiasmatic nucleus is found in the ____.
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Thalamus
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Caudate nucleus
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Substantia nigra
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Hypothalamus
Frage 25
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Watching another person shoot a basketball is most likely to activate __ neurons in the brain of the person who is watching.
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Spinal cord
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Primary motor cortex
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Ganglion
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Mirror
Frage 26
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Parkinson's disease is caused by degeneration of a pathway of neurons that releases which neurotransmitter?
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Serotonin
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Dopamine
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Acetylcholine
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Substance P
Frage 27
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Which of the following events would most likely activate the locus coeruleus?
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Hearing a bear growl in the woods
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Walking
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Taking a nap
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Daydreaming
Frage 28
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Which of the following is NOT common in people with Parkinson’s disease?
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Slowness of movements
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Rigidity and tremors
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Outbursts of emotion
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Difficulty initiating voluntary movements
Frage 29
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Which of the following is an example of a motor program in a human?
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Yawning
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A teenager learning to drive
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A baby's first steps
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Making a list of things to do today
Frage 30
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With each succeeding stage of sleep (from 1 to 4):
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Slow, large-amplitude waves increase in number
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Breathing and heart rates increase
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Brain activity increases
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Brain waves become smaller
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