Neuroscience 6th Edition Test Bank by Purves | 100% Correct Answers | 34 Chapters

, Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
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1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon

b. Intron

c. Promoter

d. Non-coding DNA k




e. Regulatory DNA k




Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of
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a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
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b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
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c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
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d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species.
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Answer: e k




Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics
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Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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,3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make
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observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine k k k k




b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
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c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
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d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
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Answer: c
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
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a. Camillo Golgi. k




b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal.k k k




c. Charles Sherrington.
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d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
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, e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
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Answer: d k




Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials k k




b. Supports electrical signals k k




c. Repairs the nervous system
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d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system
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e. Produces myelin k




Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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a. Postsynaptic terminal k




b. Presynaptic terminal k




c. Axon

d. Cell body
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e. Dendrite

Answer: d
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System
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Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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