Med C
x
, Test Bank x
to accompany x
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition x x
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System x x x x x
Multiple Choice
x
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
x x x x x x x x
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA x
e. Regulatory DNA x
Answer: a
x x
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x x
2. Genomics is the analysis of x x x x
a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
x x x x x
b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
x x x x x x x x x
c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
x x x x x x x
d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
x x x x x x x x
e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species.
x x x x x x x x x x
Answer: e
x x
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make
x x x x x x x x x x x
observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine x x x x
b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
x x x x x x x
c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
x x x x x x x x x x
d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
x x x x x x x
e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
x x x x x x x x
Answer: c
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x x
4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
x x x x x x x
a. Camillo Golgi. x
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. x x x
c. Charles Sherrington.
x
d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
x x x x x x
Med Cx
, e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
x x x x x x
Answer: d
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Transmits action potentials x x
b. Supports electrical signals x x
c. Repairs the nervous system x x x
d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system
x x x x x
e. Produces myelin x
Answer: a
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Postsynaptic terminal x
b. Presynaptic terminal x
c. Axon
d. Cell body x
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
x x x x x x x x x
underlying synaptic communication?
x x x
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum x
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus x
e. Nucleus
Answer: c
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x x
8. Most neurons havex x
a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
x x x x
b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).
x x x x
c. one dendrite.
x
d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
x x x x x x x
e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
x x x x x x x
Answer: a
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
Med Cx
, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly
x x x x x x x x x x x
branched dendrites and one axon?
x x x x x
a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons.
x x x x x x
b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
x x x x x x
c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
x x x x x x x
d. It integrates information from many neurons.
x x x x x
e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
x x x x x x x
Answer: d
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
x x x x
10. Which statement best describes most neurons?
x x x x x
a. They receive information via axons.
x x x x
b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
x x x x x x x
c. They are polarized. x x
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
x x x
e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
x x x x x x
Answer: c
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
x x x x
11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons)
x x x x x x x x x
a. are longer.
x
b. are shorter.
x
c. have more synapses.
x x
d. have more branches.
x x
e. reach more postsynaptic neurons.
x x x
Answer: b
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x
12. An action potential is a(n)
x x x x change in the electrical potential across the nerve
x x x x x x x
cell membrane.
x x
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. presynaptic terminal. x
b. synaptic ending. x
c. axon terminal. x
Med Cx
x
, Test Bank x
to accompany x
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition x x
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System x x x x x
Multiple Choice
x
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
x x x x x x x x
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA x
e. Regulatory DNA x
Answer: a
x x
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x x
2. Genomics is the analysis of x x x x
a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
x x x x x
b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
x x x x x x x x x
c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
x x x x x x x
d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
x x x x x x x x
e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species.
x x x x x x x x x x
Answer: e
x x
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make
x x x x x x x x x x x
observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine x x x x
b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
x x x x x x x
c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
x x x x x x x x x x
d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
x x x x x x x
e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
x x x x x x x x
Answer: c
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x x
4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
x x x x x x x
a. Camillo Golgi. x
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. x x x
c. Charles Sherrington.
x
d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
x x x x x x
Med Cx
, e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
x x x x x x
Answer: d
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Transmits action potentials x x
b. Supports electrical signals x x
c. Repairs the nervous system x x x
d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system
x x x x x
e. Produces myelin x
Answer: a
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Postsynaptic terminal x
b. Presynaptic terminal x
c. Axon
d. Cell body x
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
x x x x x x x x x
underlying synaptic communication?
x x x
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum x
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus x
e. Nucleus
Answer: c
x x
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
x x x x x x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x x
8. Most neurons havex x
a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
x x x x
b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).
x x x x
c. one dendrite.
x
d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
x x x x x x x
e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
x x x x x x x
Answer: a
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
Med Cx
, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly
x x x x x x x x x x x
branched dendrites and one axon?
x x x x x
a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons.
x x x x x x
b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
x x x x x x
c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
x x x x x x x
d. It integrates information from many neurons.
x x x x x
e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
x x x x x x x
Answer: d
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
x x x x
10. Which statement best describes most neurons?
x x x x x
a. They receive information via axons.
x x x x
b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
x x x x x x x
c. They are polarized. x x
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
x x x
e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
x x x x x x
Answer: c
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
x x x x
11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons)
x x x x x x x x x
a. are longer.
x
b. are shorter.
x
c. have more synapses.
x x
d. have more branches.
x x
e. reach more postsynaptic neurons.
x x x
Answer: b
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
x x x
12. An action potential is a(n)
x x x x change in the electrical potential across the nerve
x x x x x x x
cell membrane.
x x
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
x x
Textbook Reference: Neurons x x
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
x x x x
13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. presynaptic terminal. x
b. synaptic ending. x
c. axon terminal. x
Med Cx
