Test Bank for biological psychology 13th-edition james w.-kalatisbn

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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand




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, REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


7. Glial cells serve many functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute




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, the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System


9. Schwann icells ibuild ithe imyelin isheaths iin ithe iperiphery iof ithe ibody.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: iUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons iand iGlia
LEARNING iOBJECTIVES: iKALA.BIOP.16.01.01 i- iDescribe ineurons iand iglia, ithe icells ithat
iconstitute ithe inervous isystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 iThe iCells iof ithe iNervous iSystem


10. The iblood-brain ibarrier iis imade iup iof iclosely ipacked iglial icells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: iUnderstand
REFERENCES: The iBlood-Brain iBarrier
LEARNING iOBJECTIVES: iKALA.BIOP.16.01.02 i- iSummarize ihow ithe iblood–brain ibarrier irelates ito
iprotection iand inutrition iof ineurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 iThe iCells iof ithe iNervous iSystem


11. The idifference iin ivoltage iin ia iresting ineuron iis icalled ithe iresting ipotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: iUnderstand
REFERENCES: The iResting iPotential iof ithe iNeuron
LEARNING iOBJECTIVES: iKALA.BIOP.16.01.03 i- iExplain ihow ithe isodium–potassium ipump iand ithe
iproperties iof ithe imembrane ilead ito ithe iresting ipotential iof ia ineuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 iThe iNerve iImpulse


12. Increasing ithe ielectrical igradient ifor ipotassium iwill ireduce ithe itendency ifor ipotassium iions ito
iexit ithe ineuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: iAnalyze
REFERENCES: The iResting iPotential iof ithe iNeuron
LEARNING iOBJECTIVES: iKALA.BIOP.16.01.03 i- iExplain ihow ithe isodium–potassium ipump iand ithe
iproperties iof ithe imembrane ilead ito ithe iresting ipotential iof ia ineuron.




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