Test Bank
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to accompany
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Neuroscience, Sixth Edition
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Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • H
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, all • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
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Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i
Multiple Choice 3i
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA 3i
e. Regulatory DNA 3i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of 3i 3i 3i 3i
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 3i
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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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 3i 3i 3i 3i
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 3i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’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. 3i
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. 3i 3i 3i
c. Charles Sherrington. 3i
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 3i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’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 3i 3i
b. Supports electrical signals 3i 3i
c. Repairs the nervous system 3i 3i 3i
d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system3i 3i 3i 3i 3i
e. Produces myelin 3i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’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 3i
b. Presynaptic terminal 3i
c. Axon
d. Cell body 3i
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
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underlying synaptic communication? 3i 3i
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum 3i
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus 3i
e. Nucleus
Answer:
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c
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Most neurons have 3i 3i
a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
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b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).3i 3i 3i 3i
c. one dendrite.
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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Answer: a 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly
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branched dendrites and one axon? 3i 3i 3i 3i
a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons.
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b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
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d. It integrates information from many neurons.
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e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
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Answer: d 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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10. Which statement best describes most neurons?
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a. They receive information via axons.
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b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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c. They are polarized. 3i 3i
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
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e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
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Answer: c 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons)
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a. are longer. 3i
b. are shorter.3i
c. have more synapses. 3i 3i
d. have more branches. 3i 3i
e. reach more postsynaptic neurons.
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Answer: b 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons 3i 3i
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 3i 3i 3i
12. An action potential is a(n)
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change in the electrical potential across the nerve cell membrane.
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a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
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Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
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a. presynaptic terminal. 3i
b. synaptic ending. 3i
c. axon terminal. 3i
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to accompany
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Neuroscience, Sixth Edition
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Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • H
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, all • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
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Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i
Multiple Choice 3i
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA 3i
e. Regulatory DNA 3i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of 3i 3i 3i 3i
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 3i
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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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 3i 3i 3i 3i
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 3i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’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. 3i
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. 3i 3i 3i
c. Charles Sherrington. 3i
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 3i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’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 3i 3i
b. Supports electrical signals 3i 3i
c. Repairs the nervous system 3i 3i 3i
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e. Produces myelin 3i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’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 3i
b. Presynaptic terminal 3i
c. Axon
d. Cell body 3i
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
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underlying synaptic communication? 3i 3i
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum 3i
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus 3i
e. Nucleus
Answer:
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c
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Most neurons have 3i 3i
a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
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b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).3i 3i 3i 3i
c. one dendrite.
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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Answer: a 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
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, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly
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branched dendrites and one axon? 3i 3i 3i 3i
a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons.
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b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
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d. It integrates information from many neurons.
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e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
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Answer: d 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
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10. Which statement best describes most neurons?
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a. They receive information via axons.
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b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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c. They are polarized. 3i 3i
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
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e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
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Answer: c 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons)
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a. are longer. 3i
b. are shorter.3i
c. have more synapses. 3i 3i
d. have more branches. 3i 3i
e. reach more postsynaptic neurons.
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Answer: b 3i
Textbook Reference: Neurons 3i 3i
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 3i 3i 3i
12. An action potential is a(n)
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change in the electrical potential across the nerve cell membrane.
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a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
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Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 3i 3i 3i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
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a. presynaptic terminal. 3i
b. synaptic ending. 3i
c. axon terminal. 3i
