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Test Bank … Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kal
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1. Dendritescontainthenuclei,ribosomes,mitochondria,andotherstructuresfoundinmost
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. Neuronsreceiveinformation andtransmit it toothercells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. SantiagoRamónyCajal used special staining techniquesto reveal that thebrainiscomposedofindividual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. An efferent axon carriesinformation awayfrom a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

5. Thegreaterthesurface area of a dendrite,themore informationit can receive fromother neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. Neuronsaredistinguishedfromother cells bytheirshape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. Theroleofglialcellsistoactlike―glue‖or scaffoldingto supporttheneurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

8. Glial cellstransmit information acrosslongdistances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

9. There aretwotypes of glial cellsthat produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfil
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l this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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b. False
ANSWER: False

10. Theblood-brain barrierismade up ofcloselypacked glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

11. Thedifferencein voltagein arestingneuronis calledtherestingpotential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

12. Increasingtheelectrical gradient forpotassiumwillreducethetendencyfor potassiumions toexitthe neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

13. At the restingpotential,the potassiumchannels arecompletelyclosed andthesodiumchannels are almost closed.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

14. Dr. Skinner is workingin the lab measuringthe voltage of neurons, and duringone condition,she tri
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ed to depolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

15. Actionpotentialscan be producedinthedendrites of some neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

16. Thetwo basic kinds ofcells inthe nervous systemare
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a. neuronsand glia A
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b. dendritesand axons A
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c. ribosomes andlysosomes xz A.




d. neuronsandaxons
ANSWER:a

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17. SantiagoRamon yCajal demonstrated that . xz xz A.




a. atrest,theneuronhasanegative chargeinside its membrane .A xz xz xz xz



b. neuronsare separate fromone another xz xz x z



c. neuronscommunicateat specializedjunctionscalledsynapses
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d. actionpotentialsfollowtheall-or-nonelaw A
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ANSWER:b

18. Both and sharedthe Nobel PrizeforPhysiologyor Medicine in1906. A
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a. Golgi and Cajal xz A.




b. Cajal andSherrington xz



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ANSWER:a

19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
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that allowin important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
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a. lipidchannels A.




b. proteinchannels
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d. proteinreceptors
ANSWER:b

20. Neurons differ most stronglyfrom otherbodycellsin their
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a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmoticpressure
d. mitochondria
ANSWER:b

21. Whatdo neurons have thatother cells do not?
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a. Aplasma membrane
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b. Large,branchingextensions
c. Proteinchannels
d. An endoplasmic reticulum
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ANSWER:b

22. Dr. McLaughlin’s labstudies how newlyformed proteins arefoldedinside neurons. Theywould be most interest
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ed in studying the
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a. endoplasmic reticulum A.




b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes