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COMPLETE TEST BANK
FOR BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY, 13TH
EDITION, JAMES W.
KALAT
,Chapter 01 c
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this role a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
nd, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
c c c c c c
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the neuron.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are almost closed.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to depolarize the ne
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
urons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.
c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are
c c c c c c c c c c c .
a. neurons and glia c c
b. dendrites and axons c c
c. ribosomes and lysosomes c c
d. neurons and axons c c
ANSWER: a c
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17. Santiago Ramon y Cajal demonstrated that c . c c c c c
a. at rest, the neuron has a negative charge inside its membrane
c c c c c c c c c c
b. neurons are separate from one another c c c c c
c. neurons communicate at specialized junctions called synapses
c c c c c c
d. action potentials follow the all-or-none law
c c c c c
ANSWER: b c
18. Both and c shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1906.
c c c c c c c c c c
a. Golgi and Cajal c c
b. Cajal and Sherrington c c
c. Sherrington and Golgi c c
d. Cajal and Kalat c c
ANSWER: a c
19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
that allow in important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
c c c c c c c c c c c
a. lipid channels c
b. protein channels c
c. lipid receptors c
d. protein receptors c
ANSWER: b c
20. Neurons differ most strongly from other body cells in their
c c c c c c c c c c .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmotic pressure c
d. mitochondria
ANSWER: b c
21. What do neurons have that other cells do not?
c c c c c c c c
a. A plasma membrane
c c
b. Large, branching extensions c c
c. Protein channels c
d. An endoplasmic reticulum
c c
ANSWER: b c
22. Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studies how newly formed proteins are folded inside neurons. They would be most interested in study
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
ing the
c c .
a. endoplasmic reticulum c
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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COMPLETE TEST BANK
FOR BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY, 13TH
EDITION, JAMES W.
KALAT
,Chapter 01 c
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this role a
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
nd, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the neuron.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True c
13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are almost closed.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to depolarize the ne
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
urons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.
c c c c c c c c c c
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False c
16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are
c c c c c c c c c c c .
a. neurons and glia c c
b. dendrites and axons c c
c. ribosomes and lysosomes c c
d. neurons and axons c c
ANSWER: a c
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17. Santiago Ramon y Cajal demonstrated that c . c c c c c
a. at rest, the neuron has a negative charge inside its membrane
c c c c c c c c c c
b. neurons are separate from one another c c c c c
c. neurons communicate at specialized junctions called synapses
c c c c c c
d. action potentials follow the all-or-none law
c c c c c
ANSWER: b c
18. Both and c shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1906.
c c c c c c c c c c
a. Golgi and Cajal c c
b. Cajal and Sherrington c c
c. Sherrington and Golgi c c
d. Cajal and Kalat c c
ANSWER: a c
19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
that allow in important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
c c c c c c c c c c c
a. lipid channels c
b. protein channels c
c. lipid receptors c
d. protein receptors c
ANSWER: b c
20. Neurons differ most strongly from other body cells in their
c c c c c c c c c c .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmotic pressure c
d. mitochondria
ANSWER: b c
21. What do neurons have that other cells do not?
c c c c c c c c
a. A plasma membrane
c c
b. Large, branching extensions c c
c. Protein channels c
d. An endoplasmic reticulum
c c
ANSWER: b c
22. Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studies how newly formed proteins are folded inside neurons. They would be most interested in study
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
ing the
c c .
a. endoplasmic reticulum c
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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