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TEST BANK For Biological Psychology 13th Edition, James W. Kalat Chapters 1 - 14 Complete Guide. Introduction: Overview and Major Issues Chapter 1: Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses Chapter 2: Synapses Chapter 3: Anatomy and Research Methods Chapter 4: Genetics Evolution Development and Plasticity Chapter 5: Vision Chapter 6: Other Sensory Systems Chapter 7” Movement Chapter 8: Wakefulness and Sleep Chapter 9: Internal Regulation Chapter 10: Reproductive Behavior Chapter 11: Emotional Behaviors Chapter 12: The Biology of Learning and Memory Chapter 13: Cognitive Functions Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders

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, True |/ |False

1. Dendrites |contain |the |nuclei, |ribosomes, |mitochondria, |and |other |structures |found |in |most |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


2. Neurons |receive |information |and |transmit |it |to |other |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


3. An |afferent |axon |brings |information |into |a |structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


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




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, REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute |the
|nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


5. The |greater |the |surface |area |of |a |dendrite, |the |more |information |it |can |receive |from |other |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


6. Neurons |are |distinguished |from |other |cells |by |their |shape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


7. Glial |cells |serve |many |functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


8. Glial |cells |transmit |information |across |long |distances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: | KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute




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, the |nervous |system.
TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


9. Schwann |cells |build |the |myelin |sheaths |in |the |periphery |of |the |body.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons |and |Glia
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 |- |Describe |neurons |and |glia, |the |cells |that |constitute
|the |nervous |system.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


10. The |blood-brain |barrier |is |made |up |of |closely |packed |glial |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: The |Blood-Brain |Barrier
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 |- |Summarize |how |the |blood–brain |barrier |relates |to
|protection |and |nutrition |of |neurons.

TOPICS: 1.1 |The |Cells |of |the |Nervous |System


11. The |difference |in |voltage |in |a |resting |neuron |is |called |the |resting |potential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Understand
REFERENCES: The |Resting |Potential |of |the |Neuron
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 |- |Explain |how |the |sodium–potassium |pump |and |the
|properties |of |the |membrane |lead |to |the |resting |potential |of |a |neuron.

TOPICS: 1.2 |The |Nerve |Impulse


12. Increasing |the |electrical |gradient |for |potassium |will |reduce |the |tendency |for |potassium |ions |to |exit |the
|neuron.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: |Analyze
REFERENCES: The |Resting |Potential |of |the |Neuron
LEARNING |OBJECTIVES: |KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 |- |Explain |how |the |sodium–potassium |pump |and |the
|properties |of |the |membrane |lead |to |the |resting |potential |of |a |neuron.




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