Question: If a neuron will not fire regardless of the amount of stimulation, it is most likely ____________?

• 1. at its resting potential
• 2. in its absolute refractory period
• 3. an afferent neuron
• 4. in its relative refractory period

Question: The ____________ is not a neurotransmitter?

• 1. acetylcholine
• 2. serotonin
• 3. dopamine
• 4. opioid peptides

Question: Preparing the body ‘for fight or fight’ is the function of the _____________?

• 1. pituitary gland
• 2. parathyroid gland
• 3. adrenal medulla
• 4. parasympathetic nervous system

Question: Each of the following is a neurotransmitter except _____________?

• 1. serotonin
• 2. endorphins
• 3. dopamine
• 4. insulin

Question: Which of the following plays an important role in the regulation of respiration?

• 1. pons
• 2. hypothalamus
• 3. thalamus
• 4. midbrain

Question: Not among the major brain division is ____________?

• 1. frontal
• 2. cerebellum
• 3. reticular activating system
• 4. brain stem

Question: The area of the brain where the sense of smell is processed is the _____________?

• 1. frontal lobe
• 2. pineal gland
• 3. olfactory bulbs
• 4. parietal lobe

Question: The principal function of parietal lobe is ___________?

• 1. visual processing
• 2. auditory processing
• 3. long-term planning
• 4. spatial processing

Question: What measures brain activity, more specifically, emitted potentials ?

• 1. MRI
• 2. CAT system
• 3. EEG
• 4. ECT

Question: The ‘white matter’ of the central nervous system is actually ____________?

• 1. nerve fiber pathways
• 2. cell bodies
• 3. cell centers
• 4. cortical issue