1.

What do you call programmed cell death induced by specialized

biochemical pathways?

A.

Necrosis

B.

Apoptosis

C.

Mitochondrial starvation

2.

What do you call the 24 hour cycle of behavior or physiological

change?

A.

Circadian rhythm

B.

Sleep cycle

C.

Physiological patterning

3.

Lithium is used to treat what neurological disorder?

A.

Schizophrenia

B.

Bipolar disorder, Manic-depressive illness

 C.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

4.

In Alzheimers disease, what are neuritic plaques composed of?

A.

Dopamine

B.

Tau

C.

Beta amyloid

5.

Name the disease of muscle acetylcholine receptors that causes

muscle weakness.

A.

Myasthenia gravis

B.

Huntingtons Disease

C.

Cerebral Palsy

6.

What is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation in

males?

A.

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

B.
 Down syndrome

C.

Fragile X mental retardation

7.

Name two hormones that are released in response to stress.

A.

Cortisol, adrenaline (epinephrine), endorphins

B.

Oxytocin and vasopressin

C.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) and progesterone

8.

Name the unmyelinated peripheral sensory fibers that mediate

information about tissue damage.

A.

Golgi tendon organs

B.

C fibers

C.

Purkinje cells

9.

The loss of dopamine in the basal ganglia is an important factor in

what neurological disease?

A.

Parkinsons disease
 B.

Alzheimers disease

C.

Lewy Body Dementia

10.

In the 1950s, schizophrenia symptoms were mediated by which

antipsychotic drug?

A.

Fluoxetine

B.

Lexapro

C.

Chlorpromazine

1.

What do you call programmed cell death induced by specialized

biochemical pathways?

A.

Necrosis

B.

Apoptosis

C.

Mitochondrial starvation

2.

What do you call the 24 hour cycle of behavior or physiological

change?
 A.

Circadian rhythm

B.

Sleep cycle

C.

Physiological patterning

3.

Lithium is used to treat what neurological disorder?

A.

Schizophrenia

B.

Bipolar disorder, Manic-depressive illness

C.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

4.

In Alzheimers disease, what are neuritic plaques composed of?

A.

Dopamine

B.

Tau

C.

Beta amyloid

5.
 Name the disease of muscle acetylcholine receptors that causes
muscle weakness.

A.

Myasthenia gravis

B.

Huntingtons Disease

C.

Cerebral Palsy

6.

What is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation in

males?

A.

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

B.

Down syndrome

C.

Fragile X mental retardation

7.

Name two hormones that are released in response to stress.

A.

Cortisol, adrenaline (epinephrine), endorphins

B.

Oxytocin and vasopressin

C.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) and progesterone

8.

Name the unmyelinated peripheral sensory fibers that mediate

information about tissue damage.

A.

Golgi tendon organs

B.

C fibers

C.

Purkinje cells

9.

The loss of dopamine in the basal ganglia is an important factor in

what neurological disease?

A.

Parkinsons disease

B.

Alzheimers disease

C.

Lewy Body Dementia

10.

In the 1950s, schizophrenia symptoms were mediated by which

antipsychotic drug?

A.

Fluoxetine

B.

Lexapro
C.

Chlorpromazine