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Neuroscience,zSixthzEdition
Purvesz•zAugustinez•zFitzpatrickz•zHallz•zLaMantiaz•zMooneyz•zPlattz•zWhite

Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
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MultiplezChoice

1. WhichzpartzofzDNAzisztranscribedzintozmessengerzRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingzDNA
e. RegulatoryzDNAz
Answer:za
TextbookzReference:zGeneticszandzGenomicsz
Bloom’szLevel:z2.zUnderstanding

2. Genomicsziszthezanalysiszof
a. codingzDNAzsequenceszforzazspecies.
b. regulatoryzDNAzsequenceszforzanzindividualzorganismzandzazspecies.
c. codingzandzregulatoryzDNAzsequenceszforzazspecies.
d. codingzandzregulatoryzDNAzsequenceszforzanzindividualzorganism.
e. codingzandzregulatoryzDNAzofzanzindividualzorganismzorzazspecies.zA
nswer:ze
TextbookzReference:zGeneticszandzGenomicsz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

3. WhichzofzCamillozGolgi’szcontributionszenabledzSantiagozRamónzyzCajalztozmakezo
bservationszthatzsuggestedzthatznervezcellszarezdiscretezentities?
a. Articulationzofzthezneuronzdoctrine
b. IdentifyingzthezorganellezlaterzcalledzthezGolgizapparatus
c. Developmentzofzazstainingzmethodzbasedzonzimpregnationzwithzsilverzsalts
d. Improvingzthezunderstandingzofzthezpathophysiologyzofzmalaria
e. Articulationzofzthezreticularztheoryzofznervezcellzcommunicationz
Answer:zc
TextbookzReference:zCellularzComponentszofzthezNervouszSystemz
Bloom’szLevel:z2.zUnderstanding

4. Thezmajorzproponent(s)zofzthezneuronzdoctrinezwas(were)
a. CamillozGolgi.
b. SantiagozRamónzyzCajal.
c. CharleszSherrington.
d. SantiagozRamónzyzCajalzandzCharleszSherrington.

,e. CamillozGolgizandzSantiagozRamónzyzCajal.z
Answer:zd
TextbookzReference:zCellularzComponentszofzthezNervouszSystemz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

5. Whichzfunctionziszazcharacteristiczprimarilyzofzneuronszonly,zandznotzglia?
a. Transmitszactionzpotentials
b. Supportszelectricalzsignals
c. Repairsztheznervouszsystem
d. Preventszregenerationzofztheznervouszsystem
e. Produceszmyelinz
Answer:za
TextbookzReference:zCellularzComponentszofzthezNervouszSystemz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

6. Inzwhichzpartzofzazneuronzwouldzmostzofzthezendoplasmiczreticulumzbezconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticzterminal
b. Presynapticzterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellzbody
e. Dendritez
Answer:zd
TextbookzReference:zCellularzComponentszofzthezNervouszSystemz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

7. Whichzintracellularzcomponentzfacilitateszthezprocesseszofzendocytosiszandzexocytosiszu
nderlyingzsynapticzcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmiczreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgizapparatus
e. Nucleusz
Answer:zc
TextbookzReference:zCellularzComponentszofzthezNervouszSystemz
Bloom’szLevel:z2.zUnderstanding

8. Mostzneuronszhave
a. onezaxonzhillockz(initialzsegment).
b. multiplezaxonzhillocksz(initialzsegments).
c. onezdendrite.
d. onezaxonzhillockz(initialzsegment)zandzonezdendrite.
e. multiplezaxonzhillocksz(initialzsegments)zandzonezdendrite.z
Answer:za
TextbookzReference:zNeuronszBl
oom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

,9. Whichzstatementzbestzdescribeszthezfunctionzofzazneuronzwithzmultiple,zhighlyzb
ranchedzdendriteszandzonezaxon?
a. Itzpasseszinformationzdirectlyztozmultiplezneurons.
b. Itzcannotzintegratezinformationzfromzmultiplezneurons.
c. Itzreceiveszinformationzfromzonlyzonezotherzneuron.
d. Itzintegrateszinformationzfromzmanyzneurons.
e. Thezinformationzitzreceiveszwillznotzbezrelayed.z
Answer:zd
TextbookzReference:zNeuronsz
Bloom’szLevel:z3.zApplying

10. Whichzstatementzbestzdescribeszmostzneurons?
a. Theyzreceivezinformationzviazaxons.
b. Theyztransmitzinformationztozotherzcellszviazdendrites.
c. Theyzarezpolarized.
d. Theyzconductzsignalszbidirectionally.
e. Theyztransmitzelectricalzsignalszviazcytoplasmiczcontinuity.z
Answer:zc
TextbookzReference:zNeuronsz
Bloom’szLevel:z3.zApplying

11. Comparedzwithzprojectionzneurons,zaxonszofzlocalzcircuitzneuronsz(interneurons)
a. arezlonger.
b. arezshorter.
c. havezmorezsynapses.
d. havezmorezbranches.
e. reachzmorezpostsynapticzneurons.z
Answer:zb
TextbookzReference:zNeurons
Bloom’szLevel:z2.zUnderstanding

12. Anzactionzpotentialzisza(n)
changezinzthezelectricalzpotentialzacrossztheznervezcellzmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectionalz
Answer:zb
TextbookzReference:zNeuronszBl
oom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

13. Thezpartzofzazsynapseztozwhichzthezcontentszofzsynapticzvesicleszbindziszcalledzthe
a. presynapticzterminal.
b. synapticzending.
c. axonzterminal.

, d. terminalzbouton.
e. receptor.
Answer:ze
TextbookzReference:zNeuronszBl
oom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

14. Whichzcellzproduceszmyelinzinztheznerveszofzthezperipheralznervouszsystem?
a. Astrocyte
b. Neuron
c. Schwannzcell
d. Microglia
e. Neuralzprogenitorzcellz
Answer:zc
TextbookzReference:zGlialzCellsz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

15. Whichzglialzcellztypezserveszaszazresidentzimmunezcellzinzthezcentralznervouszsystem?
a. Glialzstemzcell
b. Astrocyte
c. Microglia
d. Oligodendrocyte
e. Schwannzcellz
Answer:zc
TextbookzReference:zGlialzCellsz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

16. Inzthezmaturezcentralznervouszsystem,zglialzstemzcellszwithzthezpropertieszofzastrocyteszca
nzgivezrisezto
a. astrocytes.
b. neurons.
c. oligodendrocytes.
d. astrocyteszandzoligodendrocytes.
e. astrocytes,zoligodendrocytes,zandzneurons.z
Answer:ze
TextbookzReference:zGlialzCellsz
Bloom’szLevel:z1.zRemembering

17. Referztozthezfigure.