5 Written Questions

1. lack of function of red or green cones
2. agonist of dopamine
3. regulates sleep/eating/mood, lower for people with depression
4. dividing points between energy levels of stimulus that do not have a detectable effect
5. the JND is a s constant proportion of the intensity of an initial stimulus

5 Matching Questions

1. decibels
2. synapse
3. fovea
4. rods and cones
5. axon

1. a loudness, measured in amplitude of waves
2. b specialized sensory receptors found in the eyes
3. c area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
4. d transmits electrical messages
5. e the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
   1. myelin sheath
   2. brain stem
   3. limbic system
   4. agonist
2. controls self regulated action of internal organs and glands
   1. stroke
   2. somatic
   3. seratonin
   4. autonomic
3. hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus
   1. blind spot
   2. limbic system
   3. brain stem
   4. agonist
4. damage to haircells from over exposure, hereditary response to old age
   1. motor neurons (efferent)
   2. reuptake channels
   3. nerve deafness (hearing loss)
   4. vestibular sense
5. autonomic and somatic
   1. peripheral nervous system
   2. brain stem
   3. parietal lobe
   4. central nervous system

5 True/False Questions

1. antogonist → opposes/blocks action of a neurotransmitter

   True        False

2. nature vs. nurture → controls alertness/arousal/mood, stimulates central nervous system

   True        False

3. vesicles → loudness, measured in amplitude of waves

   True        False

4. dopamine → the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

   True        False

5. poggendorf illusion → when receptors are based on inappropriate assumptions or inability to correctly interpret space, size and shape

   True        False