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TEST BANK
NEUROSCIENCE (SINAUER ASSOCIATES, 2023) 7TH EDITION BY
GEORGE J. AUGUSTINE, JENNIFER M. GROH, SCOTT A. HUETTEL,
ANTHONY-SAMUEL LAMANTIA, LEONARD E. WHITE AND DALE
PURVES, ISBN NO; 9780197616246, ALL 34 CHAPTERS COVERED

, Test Bank for Neuroscience (Sinauer Associates, 2023) 7th Edition by George J. Augustine,
Jennifer M. Groh, Scott A. Huettel, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Leonard E. White and Dale
Purves, Isbn no; 9780197616246, all 34 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS

1: Studying the Nervous System

Unit 1: Neural Signaling
2: Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells
3: Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability
4: Ion Channels and Transporters
5: Synaptic Transmission
6: Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors
7: Molecular Signaling within Neurons
8: Synaptic Plasticity

Unit 2: Sensation and Sensory Processing
9: Vision
10: Hearing
11: The Vestibular System
12: Touch and Proprioception
13: Pain and Temperature
14: Olfaction
15: Taste

Unit 3: Movement and Its Central Control
16: Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control
17: Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord
18: Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
19: Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum
20: Eye Movements and Sensorimotor Integration
21: The Visceral Motor System

Unit 4: The Changing Brain
22: Early Brain Development
23: Construction of Neural Circuits
24: Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain
25: Sex Differences and Neural Circuit Development
26: Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System

Unit 5: Complex Brain Functions and Cognitive Neuroscience
27: Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
28: Corticol States
29: Attention
20: Memory
31: Speech and Language
32: Emotion
33: Thinking, Planning, and Deciding

, Test Bank for Neuroscience (Sinauer Associates, 2023) 7th Edition by George J. Augustine,
Jennifer M. Groh, Scott A. Huettel, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Leonard E. White and Dale
Purves, Isbn no; 9780197616246, all 34 Chapters Covered
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System

Multiple Choice

1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?

a. Exon

b. Intron

c. Promoter

d. Non-coding DNA

e. Regulatory DNA Answer: a




2. Genomics is the analysis of

a. coding DNA sequences for a species.

b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.

c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.

d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.

e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species. Answer: e




3.
suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?

a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine

b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus

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

d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria

e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication Answer: c




4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)

, a. Camillo Golgi.

b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

c. Charles Sherrington.

d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.



e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Answer: d




5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?

a. Transmits action potentials

b. Supports electrical signals

c. Repairs the nervous system

d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system

e. Produces myelin Answer: a



6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?

a. Postsynaptic terminal

b. Presynaptic terminal

c. Axon

d. Cell body

e. Dendrite Answer: d




7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis underlying
synaptic communication?

a. Mitochondria

b. Endoplasmic reticulum

c. Cytoskeleton

d. Golgi apparatus

e. Nucleus Answer: c

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