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,The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Watson
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Table Of Contents
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1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
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3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
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4. Development of the Brain kx kx kx
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex kx bn
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep kx kx kx
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress kx kx kx
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders kx kx kx kx kx
13. Memory, Learning, and Development kx kx kx
14. Attention and Higher Cognition kx kx kx
15. Language and Lateralization kx kx
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions bn bn
1. Dendrites are kx
a. a type of glial cell.
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons. kx
Answer: b bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
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a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
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b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
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c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
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d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
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Answer: c bn
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying kx kx kx
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a bn
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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a. synaptic vesicles kx
b. dendritic spines kx
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a neur o
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
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a. integration; hillock kx
b. input; dendrites kx
c. conduction; axon kx
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