, Test Bank
b
to baccompany
Neuroscience, bSixth bEdition
Purves b• bAugustine b• bFitzpatrick b• bHall b• bLaMantia b• bMooney b• bPlatt b• bWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
b b b b b
Multiple bChoice
1. Which bpart bof bDNA bis btranscribed binto bmessenger bRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding bDNA
e. Regulatory bDNA
bAnswer: ba
Textbook bReference: bGenetics band bGenomics
bBloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
2. Genomics bis bthe banalysis bof
a. coding bDNA bsequences bfor ba bspecies.
b. regulatory bDNA bsequences bfor ban bindividual borganism band ba bspecies.
c. coding band bregulatory bDNA bsequences bfor ba bspecies.
d. coding band bregulatory bDNA bsequences bfor ban bindividual borganism.
e. coding band bregulatory bDNA bof ban bindividual borganism bor ba
bspecies. bAnswer: be
Textbook bReference: bGenetics band bGenomics
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
3. Which bof bCamillo bGolgi’s bcontributions benabled bSantiago bRamón by bCajal bto
bmake bobservations bthat bsuggested bthat bnerve bcells bare bdiscrete bentities?
a. Articulation bof bthe bneuron bdoctrine
b. Identifying bthe borganelle blater bcalled bthe bGolgi bapparatus
c. Development bof ba bstaining bmethod bbased bon bimpregnation bwith bsilver bsalts
d. Improving bthe bunderstanding bof bthe bpathophysiology bof bmalaria
e. Articulation bof bthe breticular btheory bof bnerve bcell
bcommunication bAnswer: bc
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
4. The bmajor bproponent(s) bof bthe bneuron bdoctrine bwas(were)
a. Camillo bGolgi.
b. Santiago bRamón by bCajal.
c. Charles bSherrington.
d. Santiago bRamón by bCajal band bCharles bSherrington.
,e. Camillo bGolgi band bSantiago bRamón by
bCajal. bAnswer: bd
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
5. Which bfunction bis ba bcharacteristic bprimarily bof bneurons bonly, band bnot bglia?
a. Transmits baction bpotentials
b. Supports belectrical bsignals
c. Repairs bthe bnervous bsystem
d. Prevents bregeneration bof bthe bnervous bsystem
e. Produces bmyelin
bAnswer: ba
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
6. In bwhich bpart bof ba bneuron bwould bmost bof bthe bendoplasmic breticulum bbe bconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic bterminal
b. Presynaptic bterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell bbody
e. Dendrite
bAnswer: bd
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
7. Which bintracellular bcomponent bfacilitates bthe bprocesses bof bendocytosis band
bexocytosis bunderlying bsynaptic bcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic breticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi bapparatus
e. Nucleus
bAnswer:
bc
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
8. Most bneurons bhave
a. one baxon bhillock b(initial bsegment).
b. multiple baxon bhillocks b(initial bsegments).
c. one bdendrite.
d. one baxon bhillock b(initial bsegment) band bone bdendrite.
e. multiple baxon bhillocks b(initial bsegments) band bone
bdendrite. bAnswer: ba
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
, 9. Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bthe bfunction bof ba bneuron bwith bmultiple,
bhighly bbranched bdendrites band bone baxon?
a. It bpasses binformation bdirectly bto bmultiple bneurons.
b. It bcannot bintegrate binformation bfrom bmultiple bneurons.
c. It breceives binformation bfrom bonly bone bother bneuron.
d. It bintegrates binformation bfrom bmany bneurons.
e. The binformation bit breceives bwill bnot bbe
brelayed. bAnswer: bd
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b3. bApplying
10. Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bmost bneurons?
a. They breceive binformation bvia baxons.
b. They btransmit binformation bto bother bcells bvia bdendrites.
c. They bare bpolarized.
d. They bconduct bsignals bbidirectionally.
e. They btransmit belectrical bsignals bvia bcytoplasmic
bcontinuity. bAnswer: bc
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b3. bApplying
11. Compared bwith bprojection bneurons, baxons bof blocal bcircuit bneurons b(interneurons)
a. are blonger.
b. are bshorter.
c. have bmore bsynapses.
d. have bmore bbranches.
e. reach bmore bpostsynaptic bneurons.
bAnswer: bb
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
Bloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
12. An baction bpotential bis ba(n) b change bin bthe belectrical bpotential bacross bthe
bnerve bcell bmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
bAnswer: bb
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
13. The bpart bof ba bsynapse bto bwhich bthe bcontents bof bsynaptic bvesicles bbind bis bcalled bthe
a. presynaptic bterminal.
b. synaptic bending.
c. axon bterminal.
b
to baccompany
Neuroscience, bSixth bEdition
Purves b• bAugustine b• bFitzpatrick b• bHall b• bLaMantia b• bMooney b• bPlatt b• bWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
b b b b b
Multiple bChoice
1. Which bpart bof bDNA bis btranscribed binto bmessenger bRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding bDNA
e. Regulatory bDNA
bAnswer: ba
Textbook bReference: bGenetics band bGenomics
bBloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
2. Genomics bis bthe banalysis bof
a. coding bDNA bsequences bfor ba bspecies.
b. regulatory bDNA bsequences bfor ban bindividual borganism band ba bspecies.
c. coding band bregulatory bDNA bsequences bfor ba bspecies.
d. coding band bregulatory bDNA bsequences bfor ban bindividual borganism.
e. coding band bregulatory bDNA bof ban bindividual borganism bor ba
bspecies. bAnswer: be
Textbook bReference: bGenetics band bGenomics
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
3. Which bof bCamillo bGolgi’s bcontributions benabled bSantiago bRamón by bCajal bto
bmake bobservations bthat bsuggested bthat bnerve bcells bare bdiscrete bentities?
a. Articulation bof bthe bneuron bdoctrine
b. Identifying bthe borganelle blater bcalled bthe bGolgi bapparatus
c. Development bof ba bstaining bmethod bbased bon bimpregnation bwith bsilver bsalts
d. Improving bthe bunderstanding bof bthe bpathophysiology bof bmalaria
e. Articulation bof bthe breticular btheory bof bnerve bcell
bcommunication bAnswer: bc
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
4. The bmajor bproponent(s) bof bthe bneuron bdoctrine bwas(were)
a. Camillo bGolgi.
b. Santiago bRamón by bCajal.
c. Charles bSherrington.
d. Santiago bRamón by bCajal band bCharles bSherrington.
,e. Camillo bGolgi band bSantiago bRamón by
bCajal. bAnswer: bd
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
5. Which bfunction bis ba bcharacteristic bprimarily bof bneurons bonly, band bnot bglia?
a. Transmits baction bpotentials
b. Supports belectrical bsignals
c. Repairs bthe bnervous bsystem
d. Prevents bregeneration bof bthe bnervous bsystem
e. Produces bmyelin
bAnswer: ba
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
6. In bwhich bpart bof ba bneuron bwould bmost bof bthe bendoplasmic breticulum bbe bconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic bterminal
b. Presynaptic bterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell bbody
e. Dendrite
bAnswer: bd
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
7. Which bintracellular bcomponent bfacilitates bthe bprocesses bof bendocytosis band
bexocytosis bunderlying bsynaptic bcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic breticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi bapparatus
e. Nucleus
bAnswer:
bc
Textbook bReference: bCellular bComponents bof bthe bNervous bSystem
bBloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
8. Most bneurons bhave
a. one baxon bhillock b(initial bsegment).
b. multiple baxon bhillocks b(initial bsegments).
c. one bdendrite.
d. one baxon bhillock b(initial bsegment) band bone bdendrite.
e. multiple baxon bhillocks b(initial bsegments) band bone
bdendrite. bAnswer: ba
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
, 9. Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bthe bfunction bof ba bneuron bwith bmultiple,
bhighly bbranched bdendrites band bone baxon?
a. It bpasses binformation bdirectly bto bmultiple bneurons.
b. It bcannot bintegrate binformation bfrom bmultiple bneurons.
c. It breceives binformation bfrom bonly bone bother bneuron.
d. It bintegrates binformation bfrom bmany bneurons.
e. The binformation bit breceives bwill bnot bbe
brelayed. bAnswer: bd
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b3. bApplying
10. Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bmost bneurons?
a. They breceive binformation bvia baxons.
b. They btransmit binformation bto bother bcells bvia bdendrites.
c. They bare bpolarized.
d. They bconduct bsignals bbidirectionally.
e. They btransmit belectrical bsignals bvia bcytoplasmic
bcontinuity. bAnswer: bc
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b3. bApplying
11. Compared bwith bprojection bneurons, baxons bof blocal bcircuit bneurons b(interneurons)
a. are blonger.
b. are bshorter.
c. have bmore bsynapses.
d. have bmore bbranches.
e. reach bmore bpostsynaptic bneurons.
bAnswer: bb
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
Bloom’s bLevel: b2. bUnderstanding
12. An baction bpotential bis ba(n) b change bin bthe belectrical bpotential bacross bthe
bnerve bcell bmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
bAnswer: bb
Textbook bReference: bNeurons
bBloom’s bLevel: b1. bRemembering
13. The bpart bof ba bsynapse bto bwhich bthe bcontents bof bsynaptic bvesicles bbind bis bcalled bthe
a. presynaptic bterminal.
b. synaptic bending.
c. axon bterminal.
