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Myers' Psychology for AP

David G. Myers

Chapter 10

The Nervous and Endocrine Systems - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

02:45

Problem 1

Which of the following carries the information necessary to activate withdrawal of the hand from a hot object?
a. Sensory neuron
b. Motor neuron
c. Interneuron
d. Receptor neuron
e. Reflex

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01:27

Problem 2

Hormones are _______ released into the _______ .
a. neurons; neurotransmitters
b. chemical messengers; bloodstream
c. electrical messengers; bloodstream
d. electrical messengers; synapse
e. chemical messengers; synapse

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03:36

Problem 3

Which division of the nervous system produces the startle response?
a. Parasympathetic
b. Central
c. Somatic
d. Sympathetic
e. Autonomic

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04:55

Problem 4

Which of the following endocrine glands may explain unusually tall height in a 12 -year-old?
a. Pituitary
b. Adrenal
c. Pancreas
d. Parathyroid
e. Testes

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03:28

Problem 5

Which of the following communicates with the pituitary, which in turn controls the endocrine system?
a. Parathyroids
b. Autonomic nervous system
c. Hypothalamus
d. Spinal cord
e. Pancreas

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04:20

Problem 6

Which branch of the nervous system calms a person?
a. Central nervous system
b. Sympathetic
c. Parasympathetic
d. Somatic
e. Endocrine

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03:30

Problem 7

Epinephrine and norepinephrine increase energy and are released by the
a. thyroid glands.
b. pituitary gland.
c. hypothalamus.
d. thalamus.
e. adrenal glands.

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02:32

Problem 8

s. Interneurons are said to
a. send messages from specific body parts to the brain.
b. transmit and process information within the brain and spinal cord.
c. act as connectors, supporting other neurons in the brain.
d. send messages from the brain to body parts.
e. influence the pituitary gland.

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