AP unit 2

Malia is 10 years of age, and her grandmother, Anna rosa, is 60 years old. Which statement is likely to be true concerning their sleep patterns?

Anna Rosa sleeps fewer hours per day than Malia does.

The labeled x in the drawing denotes which of the following structures?

Axon terminals

Which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked to Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia?

Dopamine

Sleep paralysis typically occurs in people who are

In REM sleep

Which of the following is a parasympathetic nervous system response?

Increased digestin

Rafael has a sleeping disorder for which he takes medically prescribed amphetamines.

Narcolepsy

Dopamine, neropinephrine, and acetylcholine are all...

Neurotransmitters that excite or inhibit a neural signal across a synapse

Which organ regulates the availability of glucose in the bloodstream?

Pancreas

The process by which neurotransmitters are reabsorbed into the neuron after it fires is called?

Reuptake

immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. This condition is referred to as

The absolute refractory phase

Which of the following is an explanation of why travelers suffer from jet lag?

There is a disruption in their circadian rhythm

Which of the following correctly pairs subdivisions within the major divisions of the human nervous system?

autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic)

Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in which of the following

decrease heart rate

Most glands in the human body are a part of which system?

endocrine

Which of the following systems produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body?

endocrine system

The role of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is to

establish homeostasis after a fight-or-flight response

Sigmund Freud believed that dream analysis was a useful device for

gaining insight into unconscious motives

Which of the following is reduced during a flight or fight reaction?

Digestion

What chemical is most associated with sleep?

Melatonin

Which of the following is a circadian rhythm?

A cycle of biological functioning that lasts about 25 hours

The depletion of which of the following neurotransmitters is most closely associated with the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

Acetylcholine

Sally says that her dream about going to a circus is just her brain attempting to make sense of random stimulation from the brain stem

Activation synthesis

The autonomic nervous system is most directly involved in...

Digesting food

In this figure, where does the neurotransmitters dopamine have its effect?

E

The diagram depicts the human body's

Endocrine system

Jeff lives in the United States, and he recently flew to Spain. Even after sleeping several hours of the flight, he still felt lethargic for a few days...

His circadian rhythm was disrupted.

The part of the endocrine system that is responsible for over overseeing and regulating the release of hormones across the entire body is the

Hypothalamus

Which of the following statements concerning is sleep is valid?

Individuals do not typically act out their dreams

It is accurate to say that the endocrine system

Is triggered by and follows up the actions dictated by the nervous system

In adults humans, which of the following is typically true of REM sleep?

It is correlated with dreamjnf

Juana accidentally touched a hot iron. She immediately drew back her hand. Which of the following is true about the withdrawal of her hand?

It was initiated in the spinal cord

Which of the following statements best explains why the polygraph is not more widely used in courtrooms and in testing of job applicants

Physiological arousal is much the same for several emotions, so the polygraph cannot always reliably distinguish guilt from other reactions.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the neural chain of events set in motion by an environment stimulus?

Receptors, afferent neurons, interneurons, efferent neurons, effectors

A patient reports constant sleepiness. His sleep is disrupted by periods of interrupted breathing and brief awareness.

Sleep apnea

The division of the nervous system that most directly allows voluntary muscle movements is the

Somatic

What hormone seems to be more closely linked with aggressive behavior?

Testosterone

Sara had an argument with her coworker...

The manifest content

Abnormalities in calcium regulation are most likely to arise from problems with

The parathyroid gland

Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts a neuron?

The terminal buttons

The biological clock that operates in human beings to adjust their functioning to night and day periodicity is referred to as

circadian rhythm

The pituitary gland is controlled by the

hypothalamus

Mary participates in an exercise program because she experiences an increase in energy and feelings of well-being at the end of each exercise session. The best explanation for Mary's perseverance in the program is that exercise

increases her level of endorphins

REM sleep, generally an "active" state of sleep, is accompanied by which of the following paradoxical characteristics?

lowered muscle tone

During the night, Alicia stops breathing repeatedly, frequently gasps for air, and snores loudly at regular intervals. Alicia is most likely suffering from which of the following conditions?

sleep apnea

ben was enjoying a nice walk outside he then saw a bear and started to sweat and his pupils dilated. these changes are closely related to the function of

sympathetic nervous system