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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this
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b role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b




13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are almost closed.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to depolarize
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b the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b




16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are
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a. neurons and glia b b




b. dendrites and axons b b




c. ribosomes and lysosomes b b




d. neurons and axons b b




ANSWER: a b




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17. Santiago Ramon y Cajal demonstrated that
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a. at rest, the neuron has a negative charge inside its membrane
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b. neurons are separate from one another b b b b b




c. neurons communicate at specialized junctions called synapses
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d. action potentials follow the all-or-none law
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ANSWER: b b




18. Both and
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a. Golgi and Cajal b b




b. Cajal and Sherrington b b




c. Sherrington and Golgi b b




d. Cajal and Kalat b b




ANSWER: a b




19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
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b important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
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a. lipid channels b




b. protein channels b




c. lipid receptors b




d. protein receptors b




ANSWER: b b




20. Neurons differ most strongly from other body cells in their
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a. temperature
b. shape
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d. mitochondria
ANSWER: b b




21. What do neurons have that other cells do not?
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a. A plasma membrane
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b. Large, branching extensions b b




c. Protein channels b




d. An endoplasmic reticulum
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ANSWER: b b




22. Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studies how newly formed proteins are folded inside neurons. They would be most interested in
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a. endoplasmic reticulum b




b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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