Question 1

The account of neural activity presented in your text book is based to a large degree on the __________ model.

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Question 2

Many buttons contain two sizes of vesicles; the larger ones typically contain

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A)   small-molecule neurotransmitters.
B)   neuropeptides.
C)   acetylcholine.
D)   dopamine.
E)   glutamate.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

With respect to neurotransmitters, which of the following is a correct sequence?

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A)   synthesis, storage, exocytosis, reuptake
B)   reuptake, synthesis, deactivation, exocytosis
C)   deactivation, postsynaptic binding, synthesis, storage
D)   storage, deactivation, synthesis, exocytosis
E)   exocytosis, postsynaptic binding, synthesis, reuptakeF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

How far do most postsynaptic potentials travel before they die out.

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A)   to the axon hillock
B)   to the terminal buttons
C)   no more than a couple of millimeters
D)   no more than 50 millimeters
E)   both B and DF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

The process of neurotransmitter release is referred to as

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A)   excitation.
B)   exocytosis.
C)   synthesis.
D)   metabolism.
E)   expulsion.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The fact that the intensity of stimulation is related to the rate of neural firing is attributable to the

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A)   absolute refractory period.
B)   relative refractory period.
C)   voltage gating in the buttons of the neuron.
D)   sodium-potassium pump.
E)   ligand gating in the buttons of the neuron.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Drugs that bind to a neurotransmitter's autoreceptors without activating them are usually

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A)   agonists.
B)   antagonists.
C)   enzymes.
D)   endorphins.
E)   amino acids.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Neurotransmitter molecules are packaged in vesicles by

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A)   Golgi complexes.
B)   ribosomes.
C)   buttons.
D)   peptides.
E)   microtubules.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The finding that antischizophrenic drugs often produce the symptoms of __________ implicated dopamine in the development of schizophrenia.

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Question 10

Recent technological developments have led to the discovery of __________ throughout the mammalian brain; they seem to be an integral feature of local inhibitory circuits.

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A)   neuropeptides.
B)   gap junctions.
C)   multipolar neurons.
D)   chemical synapses.
E)   G-proteins.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

The drug, __________ is a muscarinic antagonist and pupil dilator.

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Question 12

Drugs that bind to a neurotransmitter's receptors on the postsynaptic membrane without activating them are

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A)   receptor blockers.
B)   agonists of the neurotransmitter.
C)   antagonists of the neurotransmitter.
D)   both A and B
E)   both A and CF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is synthesized directly from tyrosine?

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A)   dopamine
B)   epinephrine
C)   L-DOPA
D)   serotonin
E)   GABAF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Sodium-potassium pumps are

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A)   integrators.
B)   refractory.
C)   transporters.
D)   excitatory.
E)   inhibitory.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

A neuron normally fires when

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A)   its sodium-potassium pumps are stimulated.
B)   there is an EPSP.
C)   there is an IPSP.
D)   the degree of depolarization on the axon adjacent to the hillock exceeds the threshold of activation.
E)   its buttons are stimulated.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Many neurons contain and release two neurotransmitters.This situation is called

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A)   covalence.
B)   ionotropism.
C)   cohabitation.
D)   metabotropism.
E)   coexistence.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

This drug is a muscarinic acetylcholine antagonist; it is an extract of the belladonna plant; and it has pupil-dilating effects:

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A)   atropine.
B)   curare.
C)   morphine.
D)   opium.
E)   Librium.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

How are the membrane potentials of neurons recorded? Explain the ionic mechanisms responsible for the resting potential.In your answer, discuss some of the research of Hodgkin and Huxley.

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Question 19

Peptide neurotransmitters are

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A)   synthesized in the cell body.
B)   amino acid chains.
C)   large-molecule neurotransmitters.
D)   all of the above
E)   both B and CF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

There are two kinds postsynaptic potentials : EPSPS and __________.

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