neuroscience Studying the Nervous System

TEST BANK
2j

, Chapter 2j1: 2jStudying 2jthe 2jNervous 2jSystem

Multiple 2jChoice

1. Which 2jpart 2jof 2jDNA 2jis 2jtranscribed 2jinto 2jmessenger 2jRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding 2jDNA
e. Regulatory
2jDNA
2jAnswer: 2ja
Textbook 2jReference: 2jGenetics 2jand 2jGenomics
2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j2. 2jUnderstanding

2. Genomics 2jis 2jthe 2janalysis 2jof
a. Coding 2jDNA 2jsequences 2jfor 2ja 2jspecies.
b. Regulatory 2jDNA 2jsequences 2jfor 2jan 2jindividual 2jorganism 2jand 2ja 2jspecies.
c. Coding 2jand 2jregulatory 2jDNA 2jsequences 2jfor 2ja 2jspecies.
d. Coding 2jand 2jregulatory 2jDNA 2jsequences 2jfor 2jan 2jindividual 2jorganism.
e. Coding 2jand 2jregulatory 2jDNA 2jof 2jan 2jindividual
2jorganism 2jor 2ja 2jspecies.
Answer: e
Textbook 2jReference: 2jGenetics 2jand 2jGenomics
2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j1. 2jRemembering

3. Which 2jof 2jCamillo 2jGolgi’s 2jcontributions 2jenabled 2jSantiago 2jRamón
2jy 2jCajal 2jto 2jmake 2jobservations 2jthat 2jsuggested 2jthat 2jnerve 2jcells
2jare 2jdiscrete 2jentities?
a. Articulation 2jof 2jthe 2jneuron 2jdoctrine
b. Identifying 2jthe 2jorganelle 2jlater 2jcalled 2jthe 2jGolgi 2japparatus
c. Development 2jof 2ja 2jstaining 2jmethod 2jbased 2jon 2jimpregnation 2jwith 2jsilver
2jsalts
d. Improving 2jthe 2junderstanding 2jof 2jthe 2jpathophysiology 2jof 2jmalaria
e. Articulation 2jof 2jthe 2jreticular 2jtheory 2jof 2jnerve 2jcell
2jcommunication 2jAnswer: 2jc
Textbook 2jReference: 2jCellular 2jComponents 2jof 2jthe
2jNervous 2jSystem 2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j2. 2jUnderstanding

4. The 2jmajor 2jproponent(s) 2jof 2jthe 2jneuron 2jdoctrine 2jwas(were)
a. Camillo 2jGolgi.
b. Santiago 2jRamón 2jy 2jCajal.
c. Charles 2jSherrington.
d. Santiago 2jRamón 2jy 2jCajal 2jand 2jCharles 2jSherrington.

,e. Camillo 2jGolgi 2jand 2jSantiago 2jRamón
2jy 2jCajal. 2jAnswer: 2jd
Textbook 2jReference: 2jCellular 2jComponents 2jof 2jthe
2jNervous 2jSystem 2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j1. 2jRemembering

5. Which 2jfunction 2jis 2ja 2jcharacteristic 2jprimarily 2jof 2jneurons 2jonly, 2jand 2jnot
2jglia?
a. Transmits 2jaction 2jpotentials
b. Supports 2jelectrical 2jsignals
c. Repairs 2jthe 2jnervous 2jsystem
d. Prevents 2jregeneration 2jof 2jthe 2jnervous 2jsystem
e. Produces
2jmyelin
Answer: a
Textbook 2jReference: 2jCellular 2jComponents 2jof 2jthe
2jNervous 2jSystem 2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j1. 2jRemembering

6. In 2jwhich 2jpart 2jof 2ja 2jneuron 2jwould 2jmost 2jof 2jthe 2jendoplasmic 2jreticulum
2jbe 2jconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic 2jterminal
b. Presynaptic 2jterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell 2jbody
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
Textbook 2jReference: 2jCellular 2jComponents 2jof 2jthe
2jNervous 2jSystem 2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j1. 2jRemembering

7. Which 2jintracellular 2jcomponent 2jfacilitates 2jthe 2jprocesses 2jof 2jendocytosis
2jand 2jexocytosis 2junderlying 2jsynaptic 2jcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic 2jreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi 2japparatus
Nucleus
Answer: c
Textbook 2jReference: 2jCellular 2jComponents 2jof 2jthe
2jNervous 2jSystem 2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j2. 2jUnderstanding

8. Most 2jneurons 2jhave
a. one 2jaxon 2jhillock 2j(initial 2jsegment).
b. multiple 2jaxon 2jhillocks 2j(initial 2jsegments).
c. one 2jdendrite.
d. one 2jaxon 2jhillock 2j(initial 2jsegment) 2jand 2jone 2jdendrite.
e. multiple 2jaxon 2jhillocks 2j(initial 2jsegments) 2jand
2jone 2jdendrite. 2jAnswer: 2ja
Textbook 2jReference: 2jNeurons
2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j1.
2jRemembering

, 9. Which 2jstatement 2jbest 2jdescribes 2jthe 2jfunction 2jof 2ja 2jneuron
2jwith 2jmultiple, 2jhighly 2jbranched 2jdendrites 2jand 2jone 2jaxon?
a. It 2jpasses 2jinformation 2jdirectly 2jto 2jmultiple 2jneurons.
b. It 2jcannot 2jintegrate 2jinformation 2jfrom 2jmultiple 2jneurons.
c. It 2jreceives 2jinformation 2jfrom 2jonly 2jone 2jother 2jneuron.
d. It 2jintegrates 2jinformation 2jfrom 2jmany 2jneurons.
e. The 2jinformation 2jit 2jreceives 2jwill 2jnot
2jbe 2jrelayed.
f. Answer: d
Textbook 2jReference: 2jNeurons
2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j3. 2jApplying

10. Which 2jstatement 2jbest 2jdescribes 2jmost 2jneurons?
a. They 2jreceive 2jinformation 2jvia 2jaxons.
b. They 2jtransmit 2jinformation 2jto 2jother 2jcells 2jvia 2jdendrites.
c. They 2jare 2jpolarized.
d. They 2jconduct 2jsignals 2jbidirectionally.
e. They 2jtransmit 2jelectrical 2jsignals 2jvia 2jcytoplasmic
2jcontinuity. 2
Answer:c
Textbook 2jReference: 2jNeurons
2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j3. 2jApplying

11. Compared 2jwith 2jprojection 2jneurons, 2jaxons 2jof 2jlocal 2jcircuit 2jneurons
2j(interneurons)
a. are 2jlonger.
b. are 2jshorter.
c. have 2jmore 2jsynapses.
d. have 2jmore 2jbranches.
e. reach 2jmore 2jpostsynaptic
2jneurons.
Answer: b
Textbook 2jReference: 2jNeurons
Bloom’s 2jLevel: 2j2. 2jUnderstanding

12. An 2jaction 2jpotential 2jis 2ja(n) change 2jin 2jthe 2jelectrical 2jpotential 2jacross
2jthe 2jnerve 2jcell 2jmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
Textbook 2jReference: 2jNeurons
2jBloom’s 2jLevel: 2j1.
2jRemembering

13. The 2jpart 2jof 2ja 2jsynapse 2jto 2jwhich 2jthe 2jcontents 2jof 2jsynaptic 2jvesicles
2jbind 2jis 2jcalled 2jthe
a. presynaptic 2jterminal.
b. synaptic 2jending.
c. axon 2jterminal.