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1. Dendrites79contain79the79nuclei,79ribosomes,79mitochondria,79and79other79structures79found79in79most79cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

2. Neurons79receive79information79and79transmit79it79to79other79cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

3. Santiago79Ramón79y79Cajal79used79special79staining79techniques79to79reveal79that79the79brain79is79composed79of79individual79
cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

4. An79efferent79axon79carries79information79away79from79a79structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

5. The79greater79the79surface79area79of79a79dendrite,79the79more79information79it79can79receive79from79other79neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

6. Neurons79are79distinguished79from79other79cells79by79their79shape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

7. The79role79of79glial79cells79is79to79act79like79―glue‖79or79scaffolding79to79support79the79neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

8. Glial79cells79transmit79information79across79long79distances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

9. There79are79two79types79of79glial79cells79that79produce79myelin79sheath.79In79the79central79nervous79system,79Schwann7
9cells79fulfill79this79role79and,79in79the79periphery,79oligodendrocytes79produce79it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

10. The79blood-brain79barrier79is79made79up79of79closely79packed79glial79cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

11. The79difference79in79voltage79in79a79resting79neuron79is79called79the79resting79potential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

12. Increasing79the79electrical79gradient79for79potassium79will79reduce79the79tendency79for79potassium79ions79to79exit79the79neuro
n.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 True

13. At79the79resting79potential,79the79potassium79channels79are79completely79closed79and79the79sodium79channels79are79almost79c
losed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

14. Dr.79Skinner79is79working79in79the79lab79measuring79the79voltage79of79neurons,79and79during79one79condition,79she79tri
ed79to79depolarize79the79neurons79from79-7079mV79to79-8079mV.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

15. Action79potentials79can79be79produced79in79the79dendrites79of79some79neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:7 9 False

16. The79two79basic79kinds79of79cells79in79the79nervous79system79are .
a. neurons79and79glia
b. dendrites79and79axons
c. ribosomes79and79lysosomes
d. neurons79and79axons
ANSWER:79a

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17. Santiago79Ramon79y79Cajal79demonstrated79that .
a. at79rest,79the79neuron79has79a79negative79charge79inside79its79membrane
b. neurons79are79separate79from79one79another
c. neurons79communicate79at79specialized79junctions79called79synapses
d. action79potentials79follow79the79all-or-none79law
ANSWER:79b

18. Both and shared79the79Nobel79Prize79for79Physiology79or79Medicine79in791906.
a. Golgi79and79Cajal
b. Cajal79and79Sherrington
c. Sherrington79and79Golgi
d. Cajal79and79Kalat
ANSWER:79a

19. Dr.79Kimi79studies79the79plasma79membrane79of79neurons.79He79specifically79researches79the79specialized
that79allow79in79important79things79like79water,79oxygen,79sodium,79and79so79on.
a. lipid79channels
b. protein79channels
c. lipid79receptors
d. protein79receptors
ANSWER:79b

20. Neurons79differ79most79strongly79from79other79body79cells79in79their .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmotic79pressure
d. mitochondria
ANSWER:79b

21. What79do79neurons79have79that79other79cells79do79not?
a. A79plasma79membrane
b. Large,79branching79extensions
c. Protein79channels
d. An79endoplasmic79reticulum
ANSWER:79b

22. Dr.79McLaughlin’s79lab79studies79how79newly79formed79proteins79are79folded79inside79neurons.79They79would79be79mo
st79interested79in79studying79the .
a. endoplasmic79reticulum
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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