NEUROSCIENCE:
Exploring the Brainv v
4th Edition, Mark Bear
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,TestvBankvForvNeuroscience:vExploringvThevBrain,v4thvEdition
TablevofvContents:
Partv 1v Foundations
Chapterv 1v Neuroscience:vPast,vPresent,vandvFuture
Chapterv 2v NeuronsvandvGlia
Chapterv 3v ThevNeuronalvMembranevatvRest
Chapterv 4v ThevActionvPotential
Chapterv 5v SynapticvTransmission
Chapterv 6v NeurotransmittervSystems
Chapterv 7v ThevStructurevofvthevNervousvSystem
Appendixv AnvIllustratedvGuidevtovHumanvNeuroanatomy
Partv 2v SensoryvandvMotorvSystems
Chapterv 8v ThevChemicalvSenses
Chapterv 9v ThevEye
Chapterv 10v ThevCentralvVisualvSystem
Chapterv 11v ThevAuditoryvandvVestibularvSystems
Chapterv 12v ThevSomaticvSensoryvSystem
Chapterv 13v SpinalvControlvofvMovement
Chapterv 14v BrainvControlvofvMovement
Partv 3v ThevBrainvandvBehavior
Chapterv 15v ChemicalvControlvofvthevBrainvandvBehavior
Chapterv 16v Motivation
Chapterv 17v SexvandvthevBrain
Chapterv 18v BrainvMechanismsvofvEmotion
Chapterv 19v BrainvRhythmsvandvSleep
Chapterv 20v Language
Chapterv 21v ThevRestingvBrain,vAttention,vandvConsciousness
Chapterv 22v MentalvIllness
Partv 4v ThevChangingvBrain
Chapterv 23v WiringvthevBrain
Chapterv 24v MemoryvSystems
Chapterv 25v MolecularvMechanismsvofvLearningvandvMemory
,Chapterv1:v Neuroscience:vPast,vPresent,vandvFuturevNeuroscience
:vExploringvthevBrain,v4thv EditionvBearvTestvBank
1. Whyvarevavbroadvperspectivevandvanvinterdisciplinaryvapproachvrequiredvfor
understandingvthevbrain?vChoosevthevcorrectvoption.
A) Understandingvthevbrainvisvavfocusedvareavinvnaturalvsciencevwithvthevbrainvservingvas
vthevcommonvpointvofvfocus.
B) Understandingvthevbrainvrequiresvknowledgevaboutvmanyvthings,vfromvthevstructurevo
fvthevwatervmoleculevtovthevelectricalvandvchemicalvpropertiesvofvthevbrain.
C) Understandingvthevbrainvrequiresvthevstudyvofvthevdifferentvspeciesvofvthevbrain.
D) Understandingvthevbrainvrequiresvthevanalysisvofvonevapproachvatvavtimevtovyieldvavne
wvsynthesis.
2. Galen'svstudyvofvsheepvbrainsvwasvthevbasisvforvavtheoryvofvbrainvfunctionvthatvprevailed
forvalmostv1500vyears.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvrepresentsvthisvview?vChoosevthevcorrectvo
ption.
A) Thevheartvasvthevcentervofvintellectvandvthevbrainvasvthevcoolingvsystem
B) Localizationvofvbrainvfunctionvinvthevcerebrumvandvcerebellum
C) Mind–brainvduality
D) Parcelingvthevcerebrumvintovlobes
3. Whatvisv“mind–brainvproblem”?vChoosevthevcorrectvoption.
A) Individually,vhumanvmentalvcapacitiesvexistvinvthevmindvthatvisvoutsidevthevbrain.
B) Thevmindvisvthevsamevasvthevbrain.
C) BothvanimalsvandvpeoplevpossessvintellectvandvavGod-givenvsoul.
D) Thevpinealvglandvisvavspiritualventity.
4. Whatvnotionvwasvdisplacedvbyvthevconceptvofvnervesvbeingvdescribedvasvwires?vChoosevt
hevcorrectvoption.
A) Nervesvarevchannelsvthatvcommunicatevwithvthevbrainvbyvthevmovementvofvfluids.
B) Musclesvcanvbevtwitchedvwhenvnervesvarevstimulatedvelectricallyvandvthevbrainvitselfv
mayvgeneratevelectricity.
C) Signalsvtovthevmusclesvcausingvmovementvusevthevsamevwiresvasvthosevthatvregistervse
nsationsvfromvthevskin.
D) Nervesvconductvelectricalvsignalsvtovandvfromvthevbrain.
5. ThevcombinedvworkvofvBellvandvMagendievrevealedvavfundamentalvfactvaboutvthevspinalvn
erves.vChoosevthevcorrectvoption.
A) Spinalvnervesvarevmyelinated.
B) Spinalvnervesvarevbundlesvofvsensoryvandvmotorvnerves,vandvinveachvsensoryvandvmot
orvnervevfiber,vtransmissionvisvstrictlyvone-way.
C) Spinalvnervesvarevnotvhollowvtubesvcarryingvfluid.
D) Bothvhumansvandvanimalsvhavevspinalvnerves.
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, 6. ForvwhatvpurposevdidvFranzvJosephvGallvstudyvthevdimensionsvofvthevhumanvhead?
Choosevthevcorrectvoption.
A) Tovunderstandvthevpropensityvforvcertainvpersonalityvtraits
B) Tovdemonstratevequalvparticipationvofvallvregionsvofvthevbrainvinvallvcerebralvfun
ctions
C) Tovshowvthatvnervesvconductvelectricalvsignalsvtovandvfromvthevbrain
D) Tovshowvthatvuniquevhumanvmentalvcapabilitiesvexistvoutsidevthevbrain
7. OnvwhatvbasisvdidvBrocavdefendvfunctionalvlocalizationvofvthevbrain?vChoosevthevcorrectvo
ption.
A) Byvestablishingvavrelationshipvbetweenvthevproductionvofvspeechvandvthevrightvfrontal
vlobe
B) Byvestablishingvavrelationshipvbetweenvthevproductionvofvspeechvandvthevoccipitalvlob
e
C) Byvestablishingvavrelationshipvbetweenvthevproductionvofvspeechvandvthevleftvfrontalvl
obe
D) Byvestablishingvavrelationshipvbetweenvthevproductionvofvspeechvandvthevcerebellum
8. Tovwhomvcanvwevattributevthevtheoryvthatvbehaviorvisvamongvthevheritablevtraitsvthatvcanvd
evelop?vChoosevthevcorrectvoption.
A) Marie-Jean-PierrevFlourens
B) CharlesvDarwin
C) GustavvFritschvandvEdwardvHitzig
D) FranzvJosephvGall
9. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavcorrectvexplanationvofvavdisordervthatvaffectsvthevnervousvs
ystem?vChoosevthevcorrectvoption.
A) Cerebralvpalsyvisvavmotorvdisordervcausedvbyvdamagevtovthevcerebrumvbefore,vduring,
vorvsoonvaftervbirth.
B) Epilepsyvisvavprogressivevdiseasevthatvaffectsvnervevconduction,vcharacterizedvbyvepis
odesvofvweakness,vlackvofvcoordination,vandvspeechvdisturbance.
C) Strokevinvolvesvavlossvofvfeelingvandvmovementvcausedvbyvtraumaticvdamagevtovthevs
pinalvcord.
D) Alzheimer'svdiseasevisvavseverevpsychoticvillnessvcharacterizedvbyvdelusions,vhallucin
ations,vandvbizarrevbehavior.
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