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Watson & Breedlove: The
Mind's Machine: Foundations
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sciences, it covers neural mechanisms, cognitive processes, sensory and motor systems, brain-behavior relationships, and clinical
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Watson & Breedlove 5th Edition Test Bank
Foundations of Brain and Behavior Questions
Neuroscience and Psychology Exam Prep
Cognitive Neuroscience Test Bank
Behavioral Science Study Guide
Neuropsychology Exam Questions
Brain and Behavior Academic Practice
Watson Breedlove Verified Test Bank
Neuroscience and Psychology Assessment
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THIS TEST BANK FOR THE MIND'S MACHINE: FOUNDATIONS OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, 5TH EDITION BY
NEIL R. WATSON & S. MARC BREEDLOVE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTER-BASED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE,
AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, IT COVERS NEURAL MECHANISMS, COGNITIVE PROCESSES, SENSORY AND
MOTOR SYSTEMS, BRAIN-BEHAVIOR RELATIONSHIPS, AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS, SUPPORTING
ACADEMIC REVIEW, EXAM PREPARATION, AND MASTERY OF COURSE
CONCEPTS…………………………………………….
,Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Dendrites are
a. a type of glial cell.
b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
d. small interneurons.
Answer: b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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,a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
Answer: a
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
a. synaptic vesicles
b. dendritic spines
c. the myelin sheath
d. the axon hillock
Answer:b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
.
a. integration; hillock
b. input; dendrites
c. conduction; axon
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,d. output; terminal
Answer: b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
6. Axon terminals typically form synapses on the cell body or dendrites of a(n)
a. postsynaptic neuron.
b. presynaptic neuron.
c. oligodendrocyte.
d. Schwann cell.
Answer: a
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level:1. Remembering
7. Axon terminals
a. are found within synaptic vesicles.
b. are protrusions occurring along the length of dendrites.
c. form synapses onto other cells.
d. are specialized synapses occurring on muscles.
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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,Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level:2. Understanding
8. When you reach out for your pen and feel its shape in your hand, which type of neurons are
conveying the sensation in your fingers to your spinal cord?
a. Multipolar
b. Bipolar
c. Unipolar
d. Depolarized
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
9. Bipolar neurons have at one of the cell and at the other end.
a.many dendrites; a single axon
b. a single dendrite; a single axon
c. many dendrites;branching axons
d. a single dendrite;axon terminals
Answer: b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level:3. Applying
10. Large nerve cell bodies are about in diameter.
a. 10 μm
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, b. 10 mm
c. 100 μm
d. 1 cm
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
11. The Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal showed that
a. neurons are continuous with one another and are functionally dependent.
b. neurons are continuous with one another but are functionally independent.
c. although neurons come very close together, they are not continuous with one another,but they
are functionally dependent on one another.
d. although neurons come very close together, they are not continuous with one another and are
functionally independent.
Answer: d
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level:2. Understanding
12. Axonal transport is
a. bidirectional, moving materials from the neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and
from axon terminals out to other, distant cell bodies.
b. bidirectional, moving materials from the neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and
from axon terminals back to the cell body.
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@_________________________________________....2027TESTBANK,.COM#
@ TITLE
Watson & Breedlove: The
Mind's Machine: Foundations
of Brain and Behavior 5th
Edition | Test Bank
!!!Chapters Included
@#~
This Test Bank for The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior, 5th Edition by Neil R. Watson & S. Marc Breedlove provides
comprehensive chapter-based exam questions with verified answers. Designed for students of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral
sciences, it covers neural mechanisms, cognitive processes, sensory and motor systems, brain-behavior relationships, and clinical
applications, supporting academic review, exam preparation, and mastery of course concepts.
~~
The Mind's Machine Test Bank
Watson & Breedlove 5th Edition Test Bank
Foundations of Brain and Behavior Questions
Neuroscience and Psychology Exam Prep
Cognitive Neuroscience Test Bank
Behavioral Science Study Guide
Neuropsychology Exam Questions
Brain and Behavior Academic Practice
Watson Breedlove Verified Test Bank
Neuroscience and Psychology Assessment
1________________________________________________________________
THIS TEST BANK FOR THE MIND'S MACHINE: FOUNDATIONS OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, 5TH EDITION BY
NEIL R. WATSON & S. MARC BREEDLOVE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTER-BASED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE,
AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, IT COVERS NEURAL MECHANISMS, COGNITIVE PROCESSES, SENSORY AND
MOTOR SYSTEMS, BRAIN-BEHAVIOR RELATIONSHIPS, AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS, SUPPORTING
ACADEMIC REVIEW, EXAM PREPARATION, AND MASTERY OF COURSE
CONCEPTS…………………………………………….
,Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Dendrites are
a. a type of glial cell.
b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
d. small interneurons.
Answer: b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
!!!!######$%#$!@@!#!#!!!!!11A3
,a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
Answer: a
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
a. synaptic vesicles
b. dendritic spines
c. the myelin sheath
d. the axon hillock
Answer:b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
.
a. integration; hillock
b. input; dendrites
c. conduction; axon
!!!!######$%#$!@@!#!#!!!!!11A4
,d. output; terminal
Answer: b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
6. Axon terminals typically form synapses on the cell body or dendrites of a(n)
a. postsynaptic neuron.
b. presynaptic neuron.
c. oligodendrocyte.
d. Schwann cell.
Answer: a
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level:1. Remembering
7. Axon terminals
a. are found within synaptic vesicles.
b. are protrusions occurring along the length of dendrites.
c. form synapses onto other cells.
d. are specialized synapses occurring on muscles.
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
!!!!######$%#$!@@!#!#!!!!!11A5
,Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
neuron.
Bloom’s Level:2. Understanding
8. When you reach out for your pen and feel its shape in your hand, which type of neurons are
conveying the sensation in your fingers to your spinal cord?
a. Multipolar
b. Bipolar
c. Unipolar
d. Depolarized
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
9. Bipolar neurons have at one of the cell and at the other end.
a.many dendrites; a single axon
b. a single dendrite; a single axon
c. many dendrites;branching axons
d. a single dendrite;axon terminals
Answer: b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level:3. Applying
10. Large nerve cell bodies are about in diameter.
a. 10 μm
!!!!######$%#$!@@!#!#!!!!!11A6
, b. 10 mm
c. 100 μm
d. 1 cm
Answer: c
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
11. The Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal showed that
a. neurons are continuous with one another and are functionally dependent.
b. neurons are continuous with one another but are functionally independent.
c. although neurons come very close together, they are not continuous with one another,but they
are functionally dependent on one another.
d. although neurons come very close together, they are not continuous with one another and are
functionally independent.
Answer: d
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
Learning Objective:1.1.2 Classify neurons according to both structure and function.
Bloom’s Level:2. Understanding
12. Axonal transport is
a. bidirectional, moving materials from the neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and
from axon terminals out to other, distant cell bodies.
b. bidirectional, moving materials from the neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and
from axon terminals back to the cell body.
!!!!######$%#$!@@!#!#!!!!!11A7
