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Which of the following are the chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons?
Neurotransmitters
Hormones
Genes
Interneurons
Synapses
Explanation
Acetylcholine or aka ACH is the neurotransmitter that is released from the axon terminal to through the neuromuscular junction across the synaptic cleft.
Which of the following processes is most likely to be impacted by damage to the hippocampus?
Memory
Decision-making
Taste
Hearing
Explanation
The hippocampus—located in the brain's temporal lobe—is the center for making, storing, and retrieving memories. Damage to this particular area is likely to result in difficulty with one or all of these memory-related processes.
Which of the following tests is a non-invasive procedure that uses computerized scanning to create images of blood flow in the brain?
rCBF
CAT
PET
MRI
None of these
Explanation
The rCBF refers to the regional cerebral blood flow, a noninvasive procedure that detects broad patterns of neural activity based on increased flow to different brain areas. CAT scans, PET scans, and MRIs are all computerized scanning techniques but not specialized to test blood flow in the brain.