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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most
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ix cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is
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ix composed of individual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other
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ix neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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7. The role of glial cells is to act like “glue” or scaffolding to support the neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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b. False
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ANSWER: False ix
9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous
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ix system, Schwann cells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium
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ix ions to exit the neuron.
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b. False
ANSWER:True
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13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium
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ix channels are almost closed.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one
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ix condition, she tried to depolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are
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a. neurons and glia ix ix
b. dendrites and axons ix ix
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TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 13TH
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ixEDITION, JAMES W. KALAT A+ ix ix ix ix
Chapter 01 ix
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most
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ix cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
ix ix
3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is
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ix composed of individual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other
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ix neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
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7. The role of glial cells is to act like “glue” or scaffolding to support the neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False ix
9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous
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ix system, Schwann cells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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ix Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1
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Chapter 01 ix
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:True
ix ix
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium
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ix ions to exit the neuron.
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a. True
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b. False
ANSWER:True
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13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium
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ix channels are almost closed.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one
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ix condition, she tried to depolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
ix ix
15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:False
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16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are
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a. neurons and glia ix ix
b. dendrites and axons ix ix
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