A. the branching extensions of a neuron
B. neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
C. junctions between sending and receiving nervous
D. interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system
Related Mcqs:
- In centralized networks:
A. Complex tasks are dealt with reliably
B. Peripheral members can feel a loss of autonomy on simple tasks
C. Delays and miscommunications can occur on complex tasks
D. free communication is allowed among the roles - A neural impulse is initiated when neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative or even positive. This event is called:
A. an action potential
B. a resting potential
C. impulse facilitation
D. inhibitory - Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the:
A. amygdala
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. pons - Sania just caught sight of a red hummingbird. The neural impulses from her eye will eventually travel to her occipital lobe, but first they must pass through:
A. the hypothalamus
B. hippocampus
C. the reticular formation
D. the thalamus - The role of brain, body chemical, central nervous system, neural mechanism, etc., are considered the _________ branch of psychology.
A. Cognitive psychology
B. Positive psychology
C. Neuro psychology
D. Evolutionary psychology - The fact that, during neural transmission, an impulse is sent to the end of the axon without fading or weakening is known as ___________?
A. stimulus constancy
B. absolute threshold retention
C. nondecremental property
D. all-or-none property - The head injured patient lost the ability to breath. Autopsy revealed neural damage in the ____________?
A. medulla
B. midbrain
C. cerebellum
D. pons - Sound vibrations in the ear create neural impulses received in which of the following cortex locations?
A. temporal lobe
B. occipital lobe
C. parietal lobe
D. frontal lobe - The process by which sensory information is converted into neural energy is ______________?
A. sensory adaptation
B. feature detection
C. signal detection
D. transduction - Research on neural grafting techniques to transplant dopamine cell bodies indicate that:
A. We cannot repair damaged brains
B. We can repair some damaged brains
C. We can prevent brain damage
D. We can prevent Parkinson’s disease
