,True / False
m m
1. Dendritesmcontainmthe mnuclei,mribosomes,mmitochondria,mandmothermstructuresmfoundminmmostmcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
2. Neuronsmreceive minformationmandmtransmitmitmtomothermcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
3. Anmafferentmaxonmbringsminformationmintomamstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
4. Anmefferentmaxonmcarriesminformationmawaymfrommamstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
,REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
5. The mgreatermthemsurfacemareamofmamdendrite,mthemmoreminformationmitmcanmreceivemfrommothermneuron
s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
6. Neuronsmare mdistinguishedmfrommothermcellsmbymtheirmshape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
7. Glialmcellsmserve mmanymfunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
8. Glialmcellsmtransmitminformationmacrossmlongmdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01m-mDescribemneuronsmand mglia,mthemcellsmthatmconstitute
, themnervousmsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
9. Schwannmcellsmbuildmthe mmyelinmsheathsminmthe mperipherymof mthe mbody.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
10. The mblood-brainmbarriermismmade mupmofmcloselympackedmglialmcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThemBlood-Brain mBarrier
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 m-mSummarize mhowmthemblood–
brain mbarriermrelatesmto mprotection mand mnutrition mof mneurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
11. The mdifference minmvoltage minmamrestingmneuronmismcalledmthe mrestingmpotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThemRestingmPotentialmof mthemNeuron
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 m-mExplain mhowmthemsodium–
potassium mpumpmandmthempropertiesmofmthemmembrane mlead mtomthemrestingmpo
tentialmof mamneuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 mThemNervemImpulse
12. Increasingmthe melectricalmgradientmformpotassiummwillmreducemthemtendencymformpotassiummionsmto
m exitm the m neuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mAnalyze
REFERENCES: ThemRestingmPotentialmof mthemNeuron
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 m-mExplain mhowmthemsodium–
potassium mpumpmandmthempropertiesmofmthemmembrane mlead mtomthemrestingmpo
tentialmof mamneuron.
m m
1. Dendritesmcontainmthe mnuclei,mribosomes,mmitochondria,mandmothermstructuresmfoundminmmostmcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
2. Neuronsmreceive minformationmandmtransmitmitmtomothermcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
3. Anmafferentmaxonmbringsminformationmintomamstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
4. Anmefferentmaxonmcarriesminformationmawaymfrommamstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
,REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
5. The mgreatermthemsurfacemareamofmamdendrite,mthemmoreminformationmitmcanmreceivemfrommothermneuron
s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
6. Neuronsmare mdistinguishedmfrommothermcellsmbymtheirmshape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
7. Glialmcellsmserve mmanymfunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
8. Glialmcellsmtransmitminformationmacrossmlongmdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01m-mDescribemneuronsmand mglia,mthemcellsmthatmconstitute
, themnervousmsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
9. Schwannmcellsmbuildmthe mmyelinmsheathsminmthe mperipherymof mthe mbody.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
10. The mblood-brainmbarriermismmade mupmofmcloselympackedmglialmcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThemBlood-Brain mBarrier
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 m-mSummarize mhowmthemblood–
brain mbarriermrelatesmto mprotection mand mnutrition mof mneurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem
11. The mdifference minmvoltage minmamrestingmneuronmismcalledmthe mrestingmpotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThemRestingmPotentialmof mthemNeuron
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 m-mExplain mhowmthemsodium–
potassium mpumpmandmthempropertiesmofmthemmembrane mlead mtomthemrestingmpo
tentialmof mamneuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 mThemNervemImpulse
12. Increasingmthe melectricalmgradientmformpotassiummwillmreducemthemtendencymformpotassiummionsmto
m exitm the m neuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mAnalyze
REFERENCES: ThemRestingmPotentialmof mthemNeuron
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 m-mExplain mhowmthemsodium–
potassium mpumpmandmthempropertiesmofmthemmembrane mlead mtomthemrestingmpo
tentialmof mamneuron.