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Neuroscience 6th Edition – Purves (2023), Chapters 1–34, Complete Test Bank with Answers

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This document contains the full test bank for Neuroscience, 6th Edition by Purves (2023). It covers all 34 chapters with multiple-choice questions, short-answer items, and detailed solutions. The material provides a complete preparation guide for exams and quizzes based on this textbook, ensuring coverage of key concepts in cellular, molecular, and systems neuroscience.

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1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
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Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
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a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
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c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
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d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species.
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
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3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make
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observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine fg fg fg fg




b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus fg fg fg fg fg fg fg




c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg




d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg




Answer: c
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
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c. Charles Sherrington. fg




d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
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e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
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Answer: d
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials fg fg




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d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system fg fg fg fg fg




e. Produces myelin fg




Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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c. Axon
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e. Dendrite
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
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underlying synaptic communication?
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a. Mitochondria
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c. Cytoskeleton
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e. Nucleus
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a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
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b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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