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or Neuroscience: Exploring The Brain, 5th Edition
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Table of Contents:
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Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future j7 j7 j7 j7


Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia j7 j7


Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest j7 j7 j7 j7


Chapter 4 The Action Potential j7 j7


Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission j7


Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems j7


Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System
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Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
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Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems j7 j7 j7


Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses j7 j7


Chapter 9 The Eye j7


Chapter 10 The Central Visual System j7 j7 j7


Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems j7 j7 j7 j7


Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System j7 j7 j7


Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement j7 j7 j7


Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement j7 j7 j7


Part 3 The Brain and Behavior
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Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7


Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain j7 j7 j7


Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion j7 j7 j7


Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep j7 j7 j7


Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness
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Chapter 22 Mental Illness j7


Part 4 The Changing Brain j 7 j7


Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain j7 j7


Chapter 24 Memory Systems j7


Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory j 7 j7 j7 j7 j7

,Chapter 1: Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future Neuroscie nce
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: Exploring the Brain, 5th Edition Bear Test Bank
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1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for un
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derstanding the brain? Choose the correct option. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7


A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain servin g j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j 7 j7


as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about manythings, from the structur e j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7


of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the b
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rain.
C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j 7 j7 j7 j7


D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield a ne j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7


w synthesis. j7




2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevail ed f
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or almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the corre ct o
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ption.
A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j 7


C) Mind–brain duality j7


D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes j7 j7 j7 j7




3. What is “mind–brain problem”? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brai n. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j 7


B) The mind is the same as the brain.
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C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity.
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4. What notion was displaced bythe concept of nerves being described as wires? Choo se t
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he correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain bythe movement of fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electricallyand the brain itse lf
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may generate electricity. j7 j7


C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register se n
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sations from the skin. j7 j7 j7


D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain.
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5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spin al n
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erves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. j7 j7 j7


B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensoryand motor nerves, and in each sensory and m o
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tor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid.
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D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves.
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,6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall studythe dimensions of the human hea d?
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Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral fu
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nctions
C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose the corre ct o
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ption.
A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right fro nt a
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l lobe j7


B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital lo b
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e
C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left front al l
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obe
D) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the cerebellu m fc j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7




8. To whom can we attribute the theorythat behavior is among the heritable traits that c an d
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evelop? Choose the correct option.
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A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens j7


B) Charles Darwin j7


C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig j7 j7 j7 j7


D) Franz Joseph Gall j7 j7




9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervo us s
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ystem? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused bydamage to the cerebrum before, duri ng, o
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r soon after birth.
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B) Epilepsyis a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by e pi s
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odes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused bytraumatic damage to th e
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spinal cord. j7


D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized bydelusions, hallu ci
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nations, and bizarre behavior. j7 j7 j7




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, 10. A neuroscientist is investigating how different neural circuits in the brain analyze s ens o
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ry information, form perceptions of the external world, make decisions, and ex ecute m
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ovements. At what level of analysis is this research conducted? Choose the correct o pti
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on.
A) Molecular neuroscience level j7 j7


B) Cellular neuroscience level j7 j7


C) Systems neuroscience level j7 j7


D) Cognitive neuroscience level j7 j7




11. What is the rationale behind the use of animal models to understand the human brai n?
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Choose the correct option. j7 j7 j7


A) Animal brains are identical to human brains but only smaller in size.
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B) Brain mechanisms that motivate any reaction are identical in animal and human br
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ains.
C) The nervous systems of different species of animals and humans share many co m
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mon mechanisms. j7


D) Animal brains are easier to obtain than human brains. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7




12. How do neuroscientists identify the parts of the brain that are specialized for differe nt
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behavioral functions related to the niche a species normallyoccupies? Choose the co rre c
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t option.
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A) By studying the similarities in response pattern to fear in different species
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B) By studying neurons one at a time j7 j7 j7 j 7 j7 j7


C) Bycomparing the specializations of the brains of different species j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j 7


D) By systematically destroying each part of the brain and studying its implication
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13. At which level of analysis do neuroscientists study the different types of neurons a nd t
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heir functions? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cellular neuroscience j7


B) Cognitive neuroscience j7


C) Molecular neuroscience j7


D) Behavioral neuroscience j7




14. What is the difference between replication and verification? Choose the correct option.
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A) Replication tests a hypothesis, whereas verification rechecks the hypothesis. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7


B) Replication can only be done once, whereas verification can be done many times. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7


C) Replication is repeating the experiment in other subjects to rule out the possibilit y j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j 7 j7


of chance. In verification, the experiment is repeated and the same observations ar e
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obtained by any scientist following the same protocol as the original obse
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rver.
D) Replication and verification are not essentiallydifferent. j7 j7 j7 j7 j7 j7




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