Quiz 1a

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A drug that blocks the effects of a neurotransmitter is a(n) ; a drug that mimics or increases the effects is a(n) .

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A person with two recessive genes is considered to be ___ for that trait:

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A trait not expressed when combined with a dominant trait is call a(n) ___ trait.

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A(n) ____ explanation describes eating in terms of the hypothalamus affecting insulin production, which affects the availability of glucose in cells.

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Chemically, what is the route from genes to their expression?

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Exocytosis is the process by which neurotransmitters are ___.

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Few pianists can play quickly enough to play the Minute Waltz in a minute. The finger movements that are required are likely to involve which type of neurotransmitter effects?

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Human language developed as the result of genes and the opportunity to hear language during a sensitive period in early life. What type of explanation is this?

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In general, biologists who speak of sex-linked genes are typically referring to genes on ___.

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In the context of the “three R’s” of animal research, refinement refers to ___.

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Like an action potential, an EPSP results from:

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Mapping out the relationship between shared bone structures across different species suggests there is a(n) ____ explanation.

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Minimalists believe that:

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Neurons typically have one , but many .

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Neuropeptides are synthesised in the ___.

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Nodes of Ranvier are ___.

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Of the following, the most important consideration in developing a drug that will act in the brain is:

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Saltatory conduction the velocity of action potentials and the amount of energy used by the neuron.

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Suppose both the father and the mother are "heterozygous" for the gene that controls ability to curl the tongue lengthwise, and this gene is dominant. What can we predict about their children?

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The brain area most often linked to drug addiction is the:

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The correct sequence of chemical events at a synapse is:

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The presynaptic terminal stores high concentrations of neurotransmitter molecules in:

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The structure that contains the chromosomes is called the:

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The surface of a dendrite is lined with specialised junctions through which the dendrite receives information from other neurons. What are these junctions called?

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Compared to ionotropic effects, metabotropic effects are:

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What is the primary difference between temporal summation and spatial summation?

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What is the result if a stimulus shifts the potential inside a neuron from the resting potential to a more negative potential?

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Where do the metabolic activities occur that provide energy for all of the other activities of the cell?

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Which of the following is TRUE of local neurons?

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Which type of glia builds myelin sheaths around axons in the periphery of the body?

Weeks 01 - 03

A drug that blocks the effects of a neurotransmitter is a(n) ____; a drug that mimics or increases the effects is a(n) ____.

A person with two recessive genes is considered to be ___ for that trait:

A trait not expressed when combined with a dominant trait is call a(n) ___ trait.

A(n) ____ explanation describes eating in terms of the hypothalamus affecting insulin production, which affects the availability of glucose in cells.

Chemically, what is the route from genes to their expression?

Exocytosis is the process by which neurotransmitters are ___.

Few pianists can play quickly enough to play the Minute Waltz in a minute. The finger movements that are required are likely to involve which type of neurotransmitter effects?

Human language developed as the result of genes and the opportunity to hear language during a sensitive period in early life. What type of explanation is this?

In general, biologists who speak of sex-linked genes are typically referring to genes on ___.

In the context of the “three R’s” of animal research, refinement refers to ___.

Like an action potential, an EPSP results from:

Mapping out the relationship between shared bone structures across different species suggests there is a(n) ____ explanation.

Minimalists believe that:

Neurons typically have one __, but many __.

Neuropeptides are synthesised in the ___.

Nodes of Ranvier are ___.

Of the following, the most important consideration in developing a drug that will act in the brain is:

Saltatory conduction ____ the velocity of action potentials and ____ the amount of energy used by the neuron.

Suppose both the father and the mother are "heterozygous" for the gene that controls ability to curl the tongue lengthwise, and this gene is dominant. What can we predict about their children?

The brain area most often linked to drug addiction is the:

A drug that blocks the effects of a neurotransmitter is a(n) ; a drug that mimics or increases the effects is a(n) .

Neurons typically have one , but many .

Saltatory conduction the velocity of action potentials and the amount of energy used by the neuron.