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Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat ||All Chapters || Complete Guide A+. ISBN: 9781305105409 Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat ||All Chapters || Complete Guide A+. ISBN: 9781305105409 Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat ||All Chapters || Complete Guide A+. ISBN: 9781305105409 Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat ||All Chapters || Complete Guide A+. ISBN: 9781305105409 Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat ||All Chapters || Complete Guide A+. ISBN: 9781305105409

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A.




Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01 A.




1. Dendrites containthenuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and otherstructuresfoundin most cells.
A. A
. A
. A. A. A. A
. A
. A
. A
. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. Neuronsreceive information andtransmit it toother cells.
A
. A. A. A
. A. A. A
. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. Santiago Ramón yCajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brainis composed of individual cells.
A. A. A. A. A. il. A. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A
. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. An efferent axon carries information awayfrom a structure.
A. A. A. A. A. A
. il. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

5. Thegreater the surface area of a dendrite,the more information it can receive fromother neurons.
A
. A. A. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. Neuronsare distinguished fromother cells bytheirshape.
A
. A. A. A. A. A
. A
.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. Therole of glial cellsis to act like ―glue‖ or scaffoldingto support the neurons.
A. A. A. A
. A
. A. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

8. Glial cellstransmit information across longdistances.
A. A. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this
A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.

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A.




Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01 A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

10. Theblood-brain barrier is made up of closelypacked glial cells. A. A. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

11. Thedifferencein voltage in a restingneuron is called the restingpotential.
A
. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A. A. A
.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

12. Increasingthe electrical gradient for potassiumwill reduce the tendencyfor potassiumions to exit the neuron.
A. A. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

13. At the restingpotential, the potassiumchannels are completelyclosed andthesodiumchannels are almost closed.
A. A. A
. A. A. A
. A. A. A
. A. A
. A
. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to
A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




depolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

15. Actionpotentialscan be producedinthe dendrites of some neurons. A
. A. A. A
. A
. A. A. A. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

16. Thetwo basic kinds of cells in the nervous systemare
A
. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. .
a. neurons and glia A. A.




b. dendrites and axons A. A.




c. ribosomes andlysosomes A. A
.




d. neurons and axons A. A.




ANSWER: a A.




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Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01 A.




17. Santiago Ramon yCajal demonstrated that A. . A. A
. A. A.




a. at rest, the neuron has a negative charge inside its membrane
A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A. A. A.




b. neurons are separate fromone another A. A. A. A.




c. neuronscommunicateat specializedjunctionscalledsynapses A
. A
. A. A
. A
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d. actionpotentials followtheall-or-none law A
. A. A
. A.




ANSWER: b A.




18. Both and sharedthe Nobel Prize for Physiologyor Medicine in 1906. A
. A. A. A. A. A
. A. A. A
.




a. Golgi and Cajal A. A.




b. Cajal and Sherrington A. A.




c. Sherringtonand Golgi A.




d. Cajal and Kalat A. A.




ANSWER: a A.




19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. that allowin
il.



A. important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




a. lipid channels A.




b. protein channels A.




c. lipidreceptors A
.




d. protein receptors A.




ANSWER: b A.




20. Neurons differ most strongly from other bodycellsin their
A. A. A. A
. i A. A
. A
. A. .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmotic pressure A.




d. mitochondria
ANSWER: b A.




21. Whatdo neurons have that other cells do not?
A
. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




a. Aplasma membrane
A
. A.




b. Large, branchingextensions A.




c. Protein channels A.




d. An endoplasmic reticulum
A. A.




ANSWER: b A.




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




studying the
A. . A.




a. endoplasmic reticulum A.




b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes

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