Assuming the analogy of doorbell, which aspect of the neuron would most closely approximate the button that a visitor would push?

A. Cell body
B. Dendrites
C. Axon
D. Terminal endings

The speed that neural impulses travel is _____________?

A. 3 to 200 miles an hour
B. The speed of light
C. 600 miles an hour
D. 200 miles a second

What describes the correct sequence of electrical activity as it passes through a single nerve cell?

A. Axon, dendrite, soma, vesicle
B. Soma, cell body. dendrite, vesicle
C. Soma, vesicle, dendrite, axon
D. Dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle

Removal of the hippocampus is most likely lead to ___________?

A. Sham rage
B. Narcolepsy
C. Anterograde amnesia
D. Retrograde amnesia

The sympathetic nervous system ____________?

A. Is a subdivision of somatic nervous system
B. Is a subdivision of autonomic nervous system
C. Parallels to effects of the parasympathetic nervous system
D. Preserves the homeostatic model

A person who is nine feet tall and has very large hands and feet and a protecting jaw can attribute his physiological abnormality to an overactive ___________?

A. Thyroid gland
B. Parathyroid gland
C. Adrenal gland
D. Pituitary gland

Sensory-motor responses that are rapid and autonomic are called ____________?

A. Instincts
B. Reuptake
C. Effective
D. Reflexes

Which of the following shows the largest ratio of brain size to body mass?

A. Chimpanzees
B. Humans
C. Elephants
D. Dolphins

The ____________ is associated with the non-dominant hemisphere?

A. Broca’s area
B. Recognition of faces
C. Mathematics
D. Logic

Which of the following species has brain more anatomically complex than humans?

A. Dolphins
B. Elephants
C. Gorillas
D. Chimpanzees