The idea that the mind is separate from the brain is called:

答案选项组dualism

monism

epigenetics

psychobiology

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The term afferent refers to ______ signals.

答案选项组incoming

outgoing

relay

motor

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Neurons fire or they don’t. This is referred to as:

答案选项组the all or none response

depolarization

action potential

refractory period

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The role of glial cells is primarily:

答案选项组to provide support and nutrients for neurons.

to process sensory input

to send signals from one brain region to another.

to carry out information processing in the brain.

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After a neuron fires there is a brief amount of time before it can fire again. This is called:

答案选项组refractory period

repolarization

threshold of excitation

hyperpolarization

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Cajal proposed that the nervous system is made up of separate neurons. This is called the ______ hypothesis.

答案选项组neuron

nerve net

glial

neurogenesis

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The human brain contains approximately:

答案选项组100 billion neurons

100 million neurons

1 billion neurons

100,000 neurons

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Which type of glial cell provides support for the neuron as well as creates the blood-brain barrier?

答案选项组astrocytes

microglia

ependymal cells

oligodendrocytes

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The spaces in between the segments of myelin sheath are called:

答案选项组nodes de Ranvier

dendritic spines

axon terminals

the teledendria

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Epigenetics is the study of:

答案选项组how environment influences biology

how our behavior is governed by genetics

how neural messages are transmitted

how thoughts can also be examples of behaviors

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Which of the following receives information:

答案选项组dendritic spine

soma

axon collaterals

terminal button

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______ help generate myelin in the CNS, whereas ______ help generate myelin in the PNS.

答案选项组Oligodendrocytes; Schwann cells

Schwann cells; oligodendrocytes

Astrocytes; Schwann cells

Oligodendrocytes; microglial cells

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One of the main points in psychobiology is that:

答案选项组all behavior is caused by the brain

perception occurs in your senses

mental activity and brain activity are separate from one another

the mind is based on scientific findings

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The ______explanation of behavior describes why a behavior evolved as it did.

答案选项组functional

physiological

ontological

evolutionary

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Some brain structures are able to create new neurons. This is called:

答案选项组neurogenesis

synaptogenesis

neuroplasticity

synaptic pruning

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One theory that explains behavior focuses on how a behavior developed. This approach is called the:

答案选项组ontological

physiological

functional

evolutionary

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Dendritic spines can appear, change shape, disappear, etc. This is an example of:

答案选项组neuroplasticity

neurogenesis

flexibility

epigenetics

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The electrical charge that travels down the cell and passes information on is called:

答案选项组the action potential

the function of afferent neurons

the refractory period

the resting membrane potential

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Efferent neurons are also called:

答案选项组motor neurons

interneurons

sensory neurons

action potentials

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The finger like extensions at the end of the axon are called:

答案选项组telodendria

axon collaterals

dendritic spines

oligodendrocytes

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Which of the following letters indicates the location of the cell body?

答案选项组C

A

D

B

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Which of the following letters indicates where the action potential begins?

答案选项组A

B

D

E

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Which of the following letters indicates the part of the neuron that conveys information to other neurons ?

答案选项组D

E

C

A

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Which of the following letters indicates the part of the neuron that regenerates the electrical charge traveling down the axon?

答案选项组E

A

D

B

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Which of the following letters indicates the part of the neuron that helps regulate the firing of the neuron?

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