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
