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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
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4. Development of the Brain dx dx dx
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex dx bn
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep dx dx dx
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress dx dx dx
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders dx dx dx dx dx
13. Memory, Learning, and Development dx dx dx
14. Attention and Higher Cognition dx dx dx
15. Language and Lateralization dx dx
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions bn bn
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons. dx
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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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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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 bn
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying dx dx dx
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a bn
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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b. dendritic spines dx
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
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b. input; dendrites dx
c. conduction; axon dx
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,The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Watson
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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
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4. Development of the Brain dx dx dx
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex dx bn
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep dx dx dx
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress dx dx dx
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders dx dx dx dx dx
13. Memory, Learning, and Development dx dx dx
14. Attention and Higher Cognition dx dx dx
15. Language and Lateralization dx dx
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions bn bn
1. Dendrites are dx
a. a type of glial cell.
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons. dx
Answer: b bn
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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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 bn
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying dx dx dx
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a bn
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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a. synaptic vesicles dx
b. dendritic spines dx
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
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 neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
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a. integration; hillock dx
b. input; dendrites dx
c. conduction; axon dx
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