1. What is the junction between two neurons?

terminal button
node
synapse
none of the above

2. What are the three major components of a neuron?

vesicles, terminal buttons, cell body
vesicles, cell body, midbrain
dendrites, axon, cell body
myelin, axon, dendrite

3. What is the resting potential of a neuron?

-35 millivolts
-20 millivolts
+40 millivolts
-70 millivolts

4. What is the sequence of steps that neurotransmitters progress through during synaptic transmission?

release, binding, reuptake, inactivation
synthesis, release, binding, inactivation, reuptake
synthesis, release, inactivation, binding, reuptake
binding, synthesis, inactivation, release

5. What are the two basic divisions of the nervous system?

central and peripheral
sympathetic and parasympathetic
somatic and peripheral
brain and central

6. What nervous system controls internal functions such as breathing and heartbeat?

peripheral
central
somatic
autonomic

7. What bridges the brainstem and the cerebellum?

pons
radio waves
cortex mapping
thalamus

8. The thalamus is often referred as:

the consciousness switch of the cerebellum
a regulatory mechanism
a limbic system
a relay system for sensory information

9. Which of the following are a part of the limbic system?

amygdala
hippocampus
septum
all of the above

10. Signs of secondary sex characteristics can usually be determined by examining the following:

thyroid glands
pancreas
chromosomes
gonads

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