AP Psychology Review Biopsychology
Exam Questions with complete
solutions (2024-2025)
brain j- jANS✓✓-The jpart jof jthe jcentral jnervous jsystem jthat jis jlocated jin jthe
jskull jand jcontrols jmost jfunctions jin jthe jbody
neuron j- jANS✓✓-a jnerve jcell; jthe jbasic jbuilding jblock jof jthe jnervous jsystem.
axon j- jANS✓✓-the jextension jof ja jneuron, jending jin jbranching jterminal jfibers,
jthrough jwhich jmessages jpass jto jother jneurons jor jto jmuscles jor jglands
resting jpotential j- jANS✓✓-when ja jneuron jis jin jpolarization; jmore jnegative
jions jare jinside jthe jneuron jcell jmembrane jwith ja jpositive jions jon jthe joutside,
jcausing ja jsmall jelectrical jcharge; jrelease jof jthis jcharge jgenerates ja jneuron's
jimpulse j(signal/message)
threshold j- jANS✓✓-in ja jneuron, jreaching jthis jcauses jthe jneuron jto jfire
myelin jsheath j- jANS✓✓-a jlayer jof jfatty jtissue jencasing ja jneuron's jaxon jthat
jspeeds jtransmission
all-or-none jresponse j- jANS✓✓-how jneurons jreact jto jincreasing jthe jstimulus
jabove jthe jthreshold
, terminal jbuttons j- jANS✓✓-Small jknobs jat jthe jend jof jaxons jthat jsecrete
jchemicals jcalled jneurotransmitters
synapse j- jANS✓✓-the jjunction jbetween jthe jaxon jtip jof jthe jsending jneuron
jand jthe jdendrite jor jcell jbody jof jthe jreceiving jneuron
peripheral jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-the jsensory jand jmotor jneurons jthat
jconnect jthe jcentral jnervous jsystem jto jthe jrest jof jthe jbody
parasympathetic jsystem j- jANS✓✓-the jdivision jof jthe jautonomic jnervous
jsystem jthat jcalms jthe jbody, jconserving jits jenergy
somatic jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-conveys jsensory jinformation jto jthe jcentral
jnervous jsystem jand jsends jmotor jmessages jto jmuscles
cerebrum j- jANS✓✓-area jof jthe jbrain jresponsible jfor jall jvoluntary jactivities jof
jthe jbody
parietal jlobes j- jANS✓✓-the jportion jof jthe jcerebral jcortex jlying jat jthe jtop jof
jthe jhead jand jtoward jthe jrear; jreceives jsensory jinput jfor jtouch jand jbody
jposition
temporal jlobes j- jANS✓✓-the jportion jof jthe jcerebral jcortex jlying jroughly jabove
jthe jears; jincludes jthe jauditory jareas, jeach jof jwhich jreceives jauditory
jinformation jprimarily jfrom jthe jopposite jear
sensory jcortex j- jANS✓✓-the jarea jat jthe jfront jof jthe jparietal jlobes jthat
jregisters jand jprocesses jbody jtouch jand jmovement jsensations
Broca's jarea j- jANS✓✓-controls jlanguage jexpression-an jaread jof jthe jfrontal,
jusually jin jthe jleft jhemisphere, jthat jdirects jthe jmuscle jmovements jinvolved jin
jspeech
spinal jcord j- jANS✓✓-cord jof jnerve jtissue jthat jconducts jmessages jbetween
jthe jbrain jand jthe jperipheral jnerves
Exam Questions with complete
solutions (2024-2025)
brain j- jANS✓✓-The jpart jof jthe jcentral jnervous jsystem jthat jis jlocated jin jthe
jskull jand jcontrols jmost jfunctions jin jthe jbody
neuron j- jANS✓✓-a jnerve jcell; jthe jbasic jbuilding jblock jof jthe jnervous jsystem.
axon j- jANS✓✓-the jextension jof ja jneuron, jending jin jbranching jterminal jfibers,
jthrough jwhich jmessages jpass jto jother jneurons jor jto jmuscles jor jglands
resting jpotential j- jANS✓✓-when ja jneuron jis jin jpolarization; jmore jnegative
jions jare jinside jthe jneuron jcell jmembrane jwith ja jpositive jions jon jthe joutside,
jcausing ja jsmall jelectrical jcharge; jrelease jof jthis jcharge jgenerates ja jneuron's
jimpulse j(signal/message)
threshold j- jANS✓✓-in ja jneuron, jreaching jthis jcauses jthe jneuron jto jfire
myelin jsheath j- jANS✓✓-a jlayer jof jfatty jtissue jencasing ja jneuron's jaxon jthat
jspeeds jtransmission
all-or-none jresponse j- jANS✓✓-how jneurons jreact jto jincreasing jthe jstimulus
jabove jthe jthreshold
, terminal jbuttons j- jANS✓✓-Small jknobs jat jthe jend jof jaxons jthat jsecrete
jchemicals jcalled jneurotransmitters
synapse j- jANS✓✓-the jjunction jbetween jthe jaxon jtip jof jthe jsending jneuron
jand jthe jdendrite jor jcell jbody jof jthe jreceiving jneuron
peripheral jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-the jsensory jand jmotor jneurons jthat
jconnect jthe jcentral jnervous jsystem jto jthe jrest jof jthe jbody
parasympathetic jsystem j- jANS✓✓-the jdivision jof jthe jautonomic jnervous
jsystem jthat jcalms jthe jbody, jconserving jits jenergy
somatic jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-conveys jsensory jinformation jto jthe jcentral
jnervous jsystem jand jsends jmotor jmessages jto jmuscles
cerebrum j- jANS✓✓-area jof jthe jbrain jresponsible jfor jall jvoluntary jactivities jof
jthe jbody
parietal jlobes j- jANS✓✓-the jportion jof jthe jcerebral jcortex jlying jat jthe jtop jof
jthe jhead jand jtoward jthe jrear; jreceives jsensory jinput jfor jtouch jand jbody
jposition
temporal jlobes j- jANS✓✓-the jportion jof jthe jcerebral jcortex jlying jroughly jabove
jthe jears; jincludes jthe jauditory jareas, jeach jof jwhich jreceives jauditory
jinformation jprimarily jfrom jthe jopposite jear
sensory jcortex j- jANS✓✓-the jarea jat jthe jfront jof jthe jparietal jlobes jthat
jregisters jand jprocesses jbody jtouch jand jmovement jsensations
Broca's jarea j- jANS✓✓-controls jlanguage jexpression-an jaread jof jthe jfrontal,
jusually jin jthe jleft jhemisphere, jthat jdirects jthe jmuscle jmovements jinvolved jin
jspeech
spinal jcord j- jANS✓✓-cord jof jnerve jtissue jthat jconducts jmessages jbetween
jthe jbrain jand jthe jperipheral jnerves
