A.   Catecholamines are the most abundant neurotransmitters in the central nervous system.

B.   Opiate drugs, such as morphine, are antagonists of a class of neurotransmitters called endorphins.

C.   Acetylcholine is broken down by enzymes present on postsynaptic cell membranes.

D.   Acetylcholine that is released at synapses binds to adrenergic receptors in the postsynaptic cell membrane.

E.   Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a major excitatory transmitter in the central nervous system.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Muscle cell twitches (contractions)

B.   None of the answer choices are correct

C.   Drowsiness

D.   Muscle relaxation

E.   Muscle paralysis

A.   has an inhibitory effect on pathways that are involved in the control of muscles.

B.   is a neuropeptide.

C.   has an excitatory effect on pathways that mediate sensations.

D.   acts asa neuromodulator.

E.   is a catecholamine neurotransmitter.

A.   lysosomal proteins.

B.   dyenin proteins.

C.   proteins associated with synaptic vesicles.

D.   kinesin proteins.

E.   smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

A.   The permeability to K + increases greatly while that to Na + decreases.

B.   Voltage-gated Na + channels are opened.

C.   The permeability to Na + increases greatly.

D.   ATPase destroys the energy supply that was maintaining the action potential at its peak.

E.   The Na +, K + pump restores the ions to their original locations inside and outside of the cell.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   hair cells.

B.   Pacinian corpuscles.

C.   nociceptors.

D.   somatic receptors.

E.   baroreceptors.

A.   temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex

B.   frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex

C.   limbic system

D.   somatosensory cortex

E.   occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex

A.   Photoreceptors

B.   Chemoreceptors

C.   Nociceptors

D.   Mechanoreceptors

A.   bipolar cells.

B.   rod cells.

C.   ganglion cells.

D.   cone cells.

E.   lateral geniculate cells.

A.   Bipolar cells fire action potentials only when bright light strikes the photoreceptors linked to them.

B.   Only cones are associated with bipolar cells of the "ON pathway," rods are not.

C.   Bipolar cells spontaneously depolarize in the absence of input from photoreceptor cells.

D.   Glutamate receptors on bipolar cells are excitatory.

E.   Bipolar cells hyperpolarize in the absence of input from photoreceptor cells.

A.   bipolar cells.

B.   ganglion cells.

C.   lateral geniculate cells.

D.   rod cells.

E.   cone cells.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   skeletal muscle tension is dramatically increased, brain oxygen consumption is lower than when awake, brain neurotransmitter activity in the pathways regulating states of consciousness is similar to that in the awake state and the person is easily aroused

B.   the person is easily aroused.

C.   brain neurotransmitter activity in the pathways regulating states of consciousness is similar to that in the awake state.

D.   brain oxygen consumption is lower than when awake.

E.   skeletal muscle tension is dramatically increased.

A.   is due to receptor fatigue.

B.   is permanent.

C.   is a result of decreased neurotransmitter release secondary to decreased calcium influx at synaptic terminals.

D.   can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type.

E.   is due to denaturation of the receptor.

A.   A person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will have motor aphasia.

B.   Both "a person with damage only to Broca's area of the brain will understand spoken or written speech but will have difficulty speaking" and "a person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will have motor aphasia" are true.

C.   Both "a person with damage only to Broca's area of the brain will understand spoken or written speech but will have difficulty speaking" and "a person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will lose the ability to recognize faces" are true.

D.   A person with damage only to Wernicke's area of the brain will lose the ability to recognize faces.

E.   A person with damage only to Broca's area of the brain will understand spoken or written speech but will have difficulty speaking.

A.   paradoxical sleep.

B.   slow-wave sleep.

C.   both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep.

D.   neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep.

A.   She is thinking about food.

B.   She is talking.

C.   She fell asleep.

D.   She is moving.

E.   She has opened her eyes and is taking in visual information.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   generally have individual innervation of each cell.

B.   respond to stretch by relaxing.

C.   can only be excited, and not inhibited.

D.   have abundant T-tubules.

E.   have many gap junctions between cells.

A.   Just the first few seconds of exercise

B.   All muscle contractions after Sarah reaches fatigue (about an hour into her run)

C.   All muscle contractions after Sarah reaches her maximum heart rate (about 10 minutes into her run)

D.   Every moment of Sarah’s runs

E.   No effects on her running

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   They manufacture and store ATP.

B.   They form the Z lines that mark the end of each sarcomere.

C.   They allow action potentials to propagate deep into the center of skeletal muscle cells.

D.   They run in parallel with the myofibrils, and have abundant Ca 2+-ATPase proteins for pumping Ca 2+ back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

E.   They store the calcium ions that are the main source of activation for the cross-bridge cycle.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   troponin.

B.   the thick filament.

C.   actin.

D.   tropomyosin.

E.   myosin.

A.   tension generated by the muscle always exceeds the load on the muscle.

B.   sarcomeres do not significantly shorten.

C.   tetanus occurs.

D.   H zones shorten.

E.   the whole muscle shortens.

A.   A nociceptor stimulated contraction of the ipsilateral flexor muscle and inhibited contraction of the ipsilateral extensor muscle.

B.   A nociceptor initiated muscle spindle fibers.

C.   A nociceptor stimulated the local Golgi tendon organ.

D.   A nociceptor stimulated contraction of the contralateral flexor muscle and inhibits contraction of the contralateral extensor muscle.

E.   An afferent neuron sent a signal in a monosynaptic reflex arc.

A.   It helps to coordinate body movements. It is important in maintaining posture. It receives input from sensory pathways. It stores the memory of motor movements that involve several joints.

B.   It receives input from sensory pathways.

C.   It helps to coordinate body movements.

D.   It stores the memory of motor movements that involve several joints.

E.   It is important in maintaining posture.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Their contraction is stimulated by alpha motor neurons and inhibited by gamma motor neurons.

B.   They are innervated by alpha motor neurons.

C.   They are not true muscle fibers because they cannot contract.

D.   When stimulated to fire, they always inhibit flexor muscles.

E.   They function to maintain tension on spindle receptors.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Golgi tendon organs in the patellar tendon stimulate the contraction of extrafusal fibers of extensor muscles.

B.   Alpha motor neurons stimulate contraction of extrafusal fibers in extensor muscles.

C.   Alpha motor neurons stimulate contraction of intrafusal fibers in extensor muscles.

D.   Alpha motor neurons that innervate ipsilateral flexor muscles are stimulated.

E.   Inhibitory interneurons reduce action potential firing in alpha motor neuronsto extrafusal fibers of extensor muscles.

A.   consist of many interneurons linked synaptically.

B.   are descending motor pathways.

C.   begin in the cortex of the cerebellum.

D.   are composed of alpha motor neurons.

E.   bring sensory information from the spinal cord to the somatosensory region of the cerebral cortex.

A.   Insulin-like growth factor 1

B.   ACTH

C.   Cortisol

D.   Follicle-stimulating hormone

E.   Prolactin

A.   Inducing the secretion of steroid hormones by the gonads in both males and females

B.   Inhibiting the release of prolactin

C.   Stimulating the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

D.   Inhibiting the release of growth hormone

E.   Stimulating the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Liver, inside the endoplasmic reticulum

B.   Embedded in collagen in many types of connective tissue

C.   Bones, in the form of hydroxyapatites

D.   Blood, dissolved within the plasma

E.   Skeletal muscle, stored in terminal cisternae

A.   Oxytocin

B.   Estrogen

C.   Thyroid hormone

D.   Growth hormone

E.   Progesterone

A.   In the cytoplasm

B.   Any of these might be places where the receptor could be found.

C.   On the cell surface

D.   In the blood stream

A.   Testing plasma levels of dopamine

B.   Testing plasma levels of cortisol

C.   Testing plasma levels of follicle-stimulating hormone

D.   Testing plasma levels of growth hormone

E.   Testing plasma levels of parathyroid hormone

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The adrenal gland will hypertrophy to increase cortisol production.

B.   The adrenal gland will atrophy and plasma cortisol levels will be reduced.

C.   There will be increased negative feedback on growth hormone by insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).

D.   The hypothalamus will secrete less CRH.

E.   The subject will remain euthyroid.

A.   atrophy of the anterior pituitary gland; loss of negative feedback by thyroid hormones

B.   a goiter; loss of negative feedback by thyroid hormones and increased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels

C.   atrophy of the thyroid gland; decreased sensitivity of receptors for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

D.   atrophy of the thyroid gland; loss ofnegative feedback by thyroid hormones and increased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels

E.   a goiter; increased production of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and increased thyroid hormone levels

F.     

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE