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Chapter1:StudyingtheNervousSystem


MultipleChoice
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1. WhichpartofDNAistranscribedintomessengerRNA?
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a. Exon
b. Intron
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e. Regulatory
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a
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2. Genomicsistheanalysisof nm nm




a. codingDNAsequencesforaspecies.
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b. regulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganismandaspecies. nm nm nm




c. codingandregulatoryDNAsequencesforaspecies.
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d. codingandregulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganism.
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e. codingandregulatoryDNAofanindividualorganismoraspe
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f#cies.Answer:e

Textbookf#Reference: f#Genetics f#and
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3. WhichofCamilloGolgi’scontributionsenabledSantiagoRamónyCajaltomak
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f#eobservationsthatsuggestedthatnervecellsarediscreteentities? nm nm nm nm




a. Articulationoftheneurondoctrine nm nm




b. IdentifyingtheorganellelatercalledtheGolgiapparatus
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c. Developmentofastainingmethodbasedonimpregnationwithsilversaltsnm nm nm nm nm nm




d. Improvingtheunderstandingofthepathophysiologyofmalaria
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e. Articulationofthereticulartheoryofnervecell nm nm




f#communication A f # f# f# f # nswer:c j n m m nm nm




f#TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousS
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4. Themajorproponent(s)oftheneurondoctrinewas(were) nm nm nm




a. CamilloGolgi.
b. SantiagoRamónyCajal.
c. CharlesSherrington.
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d. SantiagoRamónyCajalandCharlesSherrington. nm

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f# ajal.Answer:d

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5. Whichfunctionisacharacteristicprimarilyofneuronsonly,andnotglia?
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a. Transmitsactionpotentials nm




b. Supportselectricalsignals
c. Repairsthenervoussystem
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d. Preventsregenerationofthenervoussystem nm nm nm




e. Produces
f#myelinAnswer:

a
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6. Inwhichpartofaneuronwouldmostoftheendoplasmicreticulumbeconcentrated?
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a. Postsynapticterminal
b. Presynapticterminal
c. Axon
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f # Answer:

d
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7. Whichintracellularcomponentfacilitatestheprocessesofendocytosisandexo
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f# cytosisunderlyingsynapticcommunication? nm nm




a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
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f # Answer:

c
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8. Mostneuronshave
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a. oneaxonhillock(initialsegment). nm nm




b. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments).
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c. onedendrite.
d. oneaxonhillock(initialsegment)andonedendrite.
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e. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments)andonede
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f#ndrite.Answer:a

Textbookf#Reference: f#Neurons
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, 9. Whichstatementbestdescribesthefunctionofaneuronwithmultiple,high
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f#lybrancheddendritesandoneaxon? nm nm




a. Itpassesinformationdirectlytomultipleneurons.
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b. Itcannotintegrateinformationfrommultipleneurons.
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c. Itreceivesinformationfromonlyoneotherneuron.
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d. Itintegratesinformationfrommanyneurons. nm nm




e. Theinformationitreceiveswillnotberel
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f#ayed.Answer:d

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10. Whichstatementbestdescribesmostneurons? nm nm nm




a. Theyreceiveinformationviaaxons. nm




b. Theytransmitinformationtoothercellsviadendrites. nm




c. Theyarepolarized.
d. Theyconductsignalsbidirectionally.
e. Theytransmitelectricalsignalsviacytoplasmicc nm nm




f#ontinuity.Answer:c

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11. Comparedwithprojectionneurons,axonsoflocalcircuitneurons(interneurons) nm nm nm nm nm




a. arelonger.
b. areshorter.
c. havemoresynapses.
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d. havemorebranches.
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f # neurons.Answer:b

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12. Anactionpotentialisa(n)
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changeintheelectricalpotentialacrossthenervecellmembrane. nm




a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
f#Answer:b

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13. Thepartofasynapsetowhichthecontentsofsynapticvesiclesbindiscalledthe
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a. presynapticterminal.
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c. axonterminal. nm