Question 1

Dr. Lattimer studies how the neurotransmitter dopamine is synthesized from tryptophan from the diet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Reuptake is an alternative to which other process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Recycling of neurotransmitters
B)   Breaking down neurotransmitters via an enzymatic process
C)   Absorbing neurotransmitters by postsynaptic neurons
D)   Re-releasing neurotransmitters from postsynaptic neuronsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

What is the function of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase?

Accepted Answer

A)   It synthesizes acetylcholine from the diet.
B)   It increases the sensitivity of the postsynaptic cell to acetylcholine.
C)   It blocks further release of the transmitter acetylcholine.
D)   It breaks acetylcholine down into components for recycling.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The "decision" for a neuron to fire is determined by the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   number of EPSPs only
B)   spontaneous firing rate
C)   number of IPSPs only
D)   ratio of EPSPs to IPSPsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Spatial summation refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   multiple weak stimulations that occur in rapid succession
B)   a decrease in responsiveness after repeated stimulation
C)   multiple weak stimulations that occur at the same time
D)   an increase in the strength of action potentials after repeated stimulationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Even at rest, most neurons have periodic production of action potentials, known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   spontaneous firing rate
B)   excitatory firing rate
C)   all-or-none law
D)   law of compensationE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Luis is studying for a quiz on neurotransmission. He wrote in his notes that neurotransmitters are typically stored in _____ in the _____ neuron.

Accepted Answer

A)   vesicles; presynaptic
B)   dendrites; presynaptic
C)   vesicles; postsynaptic
D)   axons; presynapticE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

On advantage of nitric oxide is that it ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   can be made by neurons efficiently
B)   is easily synthesized in a laboratory
C)   increases the growth of microglia
D)   safe for human cells in large quantitiesE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

What provides the building blocks for synthesizing nearly all neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A)   Proteins found in the diet
B)   Breakdown products of DNA
C)   Breakdown products formed from other transmitters
D)   Methane and ethanolE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What determines whether a neuron has an action potential?

Accepted Answer

A)   Only the number of EPSPs impinging on an axon
B)   Only the number of IPSPs impinging on the dendrites
C)   The combined effects of EPSPs and IPSPs
D)   Summation effects of IPSPsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Toshia is working in the lab trying to produce an IPSP in her cultured neurons. What should she do?

Accepted Answer

A)   Encourage sodium ions to enter the cell.
B)   Encourage potassium ions to enter the cell.
C)   Encourage chloride ions to leave the cell.
D)   Encourage chloride ions to enter the cell.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Sherrington deduced that transmission at a synapse must be slower than conduction along an axon. This was based on what kind of evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temporal summation
B)   Drugs that increase or inhibit activity at synapses
C)   The speed of reflexive responses
D)   Differences in diameter between axons and dendritesE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Glutamate opens sodium gates, enabling sodium ions to enter the postsynaptic cell. What type of effect is this?

Accepted Answer

A)   Metabotropic
B)   Ionotropic
C)   Modulatory
D)   OrthodromicE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Temporal summation most likely occurs with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   infrequent, subthreshold excitation
B)   rapid succession of stimuli that each exceed threshold
C)   infrequent, inhibitory stimuli
D)   rapid succession of subthreshold excitationE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Inhibitory synapses on a neuron ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   hyperpolarize the postsynaptic cell
B)   weaken the cell's polarization
C)   increase the probability of an action potential
D)   move the potential closer to the cell's thresholdE) A) and C)
F) A) and D) A

Question 16

What makes nitric oxide unique among neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is released before the action potential occurs.
B)   It is taken back up into the presynaptic neuron.
C)   It is a gas.
D)   It is an organelle.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Brock is working in the lab and has been able to demonstrate that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the opening of sodium channels causes an EPSP
B)   the opening of potassium channels causes an EPSP
C)   the opening of sodium channels cases an IPSP
D)   the opening of potassium channels causes an action potentialE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which category of chemicals includes adenosine and several of its derivatives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neuropeptides
B)   Acetylcholine
C)   Monoamines
D)   PurinesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above D

Question 19

Releasing hormones are synthesized in the ____ and released in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   anterior pituitary; bloodstream
B)   hypothalamus; anterior pituitary
C)   hypothalamus; posterior pituitary
D)   posterior pituitary; hypothalamusE) None of the above
F) All of the above B

Question 20

Many neurons release neuropeptides mostly from the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   vesicles
B)   nodes
C)   axons
D)   dendritesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 2: Synapses

Dr. Lattimer studies how the neurotransmitter dopamine is synthesized from tryptophan from the diet.

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Reuptake is an alternative to which other process?

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What is the function of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase?

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The "decision" for a neuron to fire is determined by the ____.

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Spatial summation refers to ____.

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Even at rest, most neurons have periodic production of action potentials, known as the ____.

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Luis is studying for a quiz on neurotransmission. He wrote in his notes that neurotransmitters are typically stored in _____ in the _____ neuron.

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On advantage of nitric oxide is that it ____.

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What provides the building blocks for synthesizing nearly all neurotransmitters?

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What determines whether a neuron has an action potential?

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Toshia is working in the lab trying to produce an IPSP in her cultured neurons. What should she do?

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Sherrington deduced that transmission at a synapse must be slower than conduction along an axon. This was based on what kind of evidence?

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Glutamate opens sodium gates, enabling sodium ions to enter the postsynaptic cell. What type of effect is this?

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Temporal summation most likely occurs with ____.

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Inhibitory synapses on a neuron ____.

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What makes nitric oxide unique among neurotransmitters?

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Brock is working in the lab and has been able to demonstrate that ______.

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Which category of chemicals includes adenosine and several of its derivatives?

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Releasing hormones are synthesized in the ____ and released in the ____.

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Many neurons release neuropeptides mostly from the ____.

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