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Test Bank for Biological Psychology, 13th
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Chapter 01
1) Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
2) Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
3) Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of
individual cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
4) An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
5) The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
, A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
6) Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
7) The role of glial cells is to act like “glue” or scaffolding to support the neurons.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
8) Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
9)There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system,
Schwann cells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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, Chapter 01
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
10) The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
11) The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
12) Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the
neuron.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
13) At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are
almost closed.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
Test Bank for Biological Psychology, 13th
Edition, James W. Kalat | All Chapters
Covered | Latest (2026/2027) Updated
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❖Full Test Bank
❖Biological Psychology
❖13th Edition
❖James W. Kalat
❖All Chapters Covered
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Chapter 01
1) Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
2) Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
3) Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of
individual cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
4) An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
5) The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
, A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
6) Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
7) The role of glial cells is to act like “glue” or scaffolding to support the neurons.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
8) Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
9)There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system,
Schwann cells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
BRILLIANT NURSE Page
1
, Chapter 01
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
10) The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
11) The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
12) Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the
neuron.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: True
13) At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are
almost closed.
A) True
B) False
ANSWER: False
