Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 13th Edition, James W. Kalat || Complete Guide A+||Latest Update 2024

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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi

,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




7. Glial cells serve many functions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
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, the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System fi fi fi fi fi fi




11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand fi


REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron fi fi fi fi fi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–
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12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the n
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze fi


REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron fi fi fi fi fi