TEST BANK for The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Watson & S. Marc Breedlove Updated Complete Guide A+

TEST BANK for The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and
Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Watson & S. Marc Breedlove
Updated Complete Guide A+



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,Table Of Contents
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1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
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3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
x x x x x x




4. Development of the Brain x x x




5. The Sensorimotor System
x x




6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
x x x x




7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
x x x x




8. Hormones and Sex x x




9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
x x x x x x




10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep x x x




11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress x x x




12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders x x x x x




13. Memory, Learning, and Development
x x x




14. Attention and Higher Cognition
x x x




15. Language and Lateralization x x




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,Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. Dendrites are x




a. a type of glial cell.
x x x x




b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
x x x x x x




c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
x x x x x x




d. small interneurons.
x




Answer: b x




Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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xneuron.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x




2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
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a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
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b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
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c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
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d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
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Answer: c x




Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
x x x x x x x x


Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x



xneuron.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
x x x




3. Which statement about neurons is true?
x x x x x




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, a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
x x x x x x x




b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
x x x x




d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a x




Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
x x x x x x x x



Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


xneuron.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
x x x




4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
x x x x x x x x x x x x




a. synaptic vesicles x




b. dendritic spines x




c. the myelin sheath
x x




d. the axon hillock
x x




Answer:b

Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
x x x x x x x x



Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


xneuron.
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
x x x




5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
x x x x x x x x x x x x



.

a. integration; hillock x




b. input; dendrites
x




c. conduction; axon x




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