• Wrong document? Swap it for free
  • Written by students who passed
  • Immediately available after payment
  • Read online or as PDF
Sell
Where do you study
Your language
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 131 pages
Exam (elaborations)

Test Bank for Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain 5th Edition by Mark Bear, Barry Connors and Michael A. Paradiso All Chapters Fully Covered A+ Guide.

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 131 pages

Test Bank for Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain 5th Edition by Mark Bear, Barry Connors and Michael A. Paradiso isbn-9781284286878 Brief Contents Part 1: Foundations Chapter 1: Neuroscience: Past, Present and Future Chapter 2: Neurons and Gila Chapter 3: The Neuronal Membrane at Rest Chapter 4: The Action Potential Chapter 5: Synaptic Transmission Chapter 6: Neurotransmitter Systems Chapter 7: The Structure of the Nervous System Appendix: An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy Part 2: Sensory and Motor Systems Chapter 8: The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell Chapter 9: The Eye Chapter 10: The Central Visual System Chapter 11: The Auditory and Vestibular System: Hearing and Balancing Chapter 12: The Somatic Sensory System: Touch, Pain, and Itch Chapter 13: Muscles and the Spinal Control of Movement Chapter 14: Brain Control of Movement Part 3: The Brain and Behavior Chapter 15: Chemical Contol of the Brain and Behavior Chapter 16: Motivation Chapter 17: Sex and the Brain Chapter 18: Brain Mechanisms of Emotion Chapter 19: Sleep, Circadian Clocks, and Brain Rhythms Chapter 20: Language Chapter 21: The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness Chapter 22: Mental Illness Part 4: The Changing Brain Chapter 23: Wiring the Brain Chapter 24: Memory Systems Chapter 25: Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory

Content preview

,Test Bank For Neuroscience: Exploring The Brain, 5th Edition
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




Table of Contents:
nn nn


Part 1
n n Foundations
n n n n n n


Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia
n n n n n n nn nn nn


Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
nn nn n n nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 4 The Action Potential
nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission
nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems
nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System
nn n n nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems
nn nn n n n n nn nn nn


Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses
nn n n nn nn nn nn


Chapter 9 The Eyenn nn n n n n nn


Chapter 10 The Central Visual System
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement
n n n n n n nn nn nn nn


Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement
n n n n n n n n nn nn nn


Part 3
nn The Brain and Behavior
nn n n n n nn nn nn


Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior
nn nn n n nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 16 Motivation
n n n n n n n n


Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain
n n n n n n nn nn nn nn


Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion
n n n n n n nn nn nn nn


Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep
nn nn n n n n nn nn nn


Chapter 20 Language
n n n n n n n n


Chapter 21 The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Chapter 22 Mental Illness
nn n n n n n n nn


Part 4 The Changing Brain
nn nn n n n n nn nn


Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain
nn n n nn nn nn nn


Chapter 24 Memory Systems
n n n n n n nn nn


Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn

,Chapter 1: Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future
nn n n nn nn nn nn



Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 5th Edition Bear Test
nn nn nn nn nn
n n
nn nn



Bank
nn




1. Whyare a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


for understanding the brain? Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


serving as the common point of focus.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about manythings, from the nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


structure of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


the brain. nn nn


C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


a new synthesis.
nn nn nn




2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


prevailed
nn


for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


correct option.
nn nn


A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


C) Mind–brain duality nn


D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes nn nn nn nn




3. What is ―mind–brain problem‖? Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


brain. nn


B) The mind is the same as the brain.nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity.
nn nn nn nn nn nn




4. What notion was displaced bythe concept of nerves being described as wires?
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn


A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain bythe movement of
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


fluids. nn


B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electricallyand the brain
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


itself may generate electricity.
nn nn nn nn


C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


register sensations from the skin.
nn nn nn nn nn


D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


spinal nerves. Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn nn nn


A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. nn nn nn


B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensoryand motor nerves, and in each sensoryand
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


motor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves.
nn nn nn nn nn nn



Page 1 nn

, 6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall studythe dimensions of the human
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


head? Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn nn


A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


functions
nn


C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose the
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


correct option.
nn nn


A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


frontal lobe
nn nn


B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


lobe nn


C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


frontal lobe
nn nn


D) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


cerebellum
nn




8. To whom can we attribute the theorythat behavior is among the heritable traits that
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


can develop? Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn nn nn


A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens nn


B) Charles Darwin nn


C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig nn nn nn nn


D) Franz Joseph Gall nn nn




9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervous
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


system? Choose the correct option.
nn nn nn nn nn


A) Cerebral palsyis a motor disorder caused bydamage to the cerebrum before,
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


during, or soon after birth.
nn nn nn nn nn


B) Epilepsyis a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


episodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused bytraumatic damage to
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


the spinal cord.
nn nn nn


D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized bydelusions,
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn


hallucinations, and bizarre behavior.
nn nn nn nn




Page 2 nn

Connected book
 image
Mark Bear, Barry Connors, Michael A. Paradiso Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain
Publisher: 2025 ISBN: 9781284286878 Edition: Unknown

Document information

Uploaded on
October 1, 2026
Number of pages
131
Written in
2026/2027
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
$15.99

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
ExamsAdept
3.3
(15)
Sold
74
Followers
4
Items
1283
Last sold
1 day ago




Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions