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Neuroscience,mSixthmEdition
Purvesm•mAugustinem•mFitzpatrickm•mHallm•mLaMantiam•mMooneym•mPlatt m•mWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
m m m m m
MultiplemChoice
1. Whichmpart mof mDNAmismtranscribed mintommessengermRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingmDNA
e. RegulatorymDNA
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmand mGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
2. Genomicsmismthemanalysismof
a. codingmDNAmsequencesmformamspecies.
b. regulatorymDNA msequencesmformanmindividualmorganismmand mamspecies.
c. codingmand mregulatorymDNA msequencesmformamspecies.
d. codingmand mregulatorymDNA msequencesmformanmindividualmorganism.
e. codingmand mregulatorymDNA mof manmindividualmorganismmormamspecie
s.mAnswer:me
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmand mGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
3. Whichmof mCamillomGolgi’smcontributionsmenabled mSantiagomRamónmymCajalmtomma
kemobservationsmthat msuggested mthat mnervemcellsmaremdiscretementities?
a. Articulationmof mthemneuronmdoctrine
b. Identifyingmthemorganellemlatermcalled mthemGolgimapparatus
c. Development mof mamstainingmmethod mbased monmimpregnationmwithmsilvermsalts
d. Improvingmthemunderstandingmof mthempathophysiologymof mmalaria
e. Articulationmof mthemreticularmtheorymof mnervemcellmcommunicatio
nmAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
4. Themmajormproponent(s)mof mthemneuronmdoctrinemwas(were)
a. CamillomGolgi.
b. SantiagomRamónmymCajal.
c. CharlesmSherrington.
d. SantiagomRamónmymCajalmand mCharlesmSherrington.
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, e. CamillomGolgimand mSantiagomRamónmymCaja
l.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
5. Whichmfunctionmismamcharacteristicmprimarilymof mneuronsmonly,mand mnot mglia?
a. Transmitsmactionmpotentials
b. Supportsmelectricalmsignals
c. Repairsmthemnervousmsystem
d. Preventsmregenerationmof mthemnervousmsystem
e. Producesmmyelin
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
6. Inmwhichmpart mof mamneuronmwould mmost mof mthemendoplasmicmreticulummbemconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticmterminal
b. Presynapticmterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellmbody
e. Dendrite
mAnswer:m
d
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
7. Whichmintracellularmcomponent mfacilitatesmthemprocessesmof mendocytosismand mexocytos
ismunderlyingmsynapticmcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicmreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgimapparatus
e. Nucleus
mAnswer:m
c
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
8. Most mneuronsmhave
a. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment).
b. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments).
c. onemdendrite.
d. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment)mand monemdendrite.
e. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments)mand monemdendrit
e.mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
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, 9. Whichmstatement mbest mdescribesmthemfunctionmof mamneuronmwithmmultiple,mhigh
lymbranched mdendritesmand monemaxon?
a. It mpassesminformationmdirectlymtommultiplemneurons.
b. It mcannot mintegrateminformationmfrommmultiplemneurons.
c. It mreceivesminformationmfrommonlymonemothermneuron.
d. It mintegratesminformationmfrommmanymneurons.
e. Theminformationmit mreceivesmwillmnot mbemrelaye
d.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
10. Whichmstatement mbest mdescribesmmost mneurons?
a. Theymreceiveminformationmviamaxons.
b. Theymtransmit minformationmtomothermcellsmviamdendrites.
c. Theymarempolarized.
d. Theymconduct msignalsmbidirectionally.
e. Theymtransmit melectricalmsignalsmviamcytoplasmicmcontinuit
y.mAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
11. Compared mwithmprojectionmneurons,maxonsmof mlocalmcircuit mneuronsm(interneurons)
a. aremlonger.
b. aremshorter.
c. havemmoremsynapses.
d. havemmorembranches.
e. reachmmorempostsynapticmneurons
.mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeurons
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
12. Anmactionmpotentialmisma(n)
changeminmthemelectricalmpotentialmacrossmthemnervemcellmmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
13. Thempart mof mamsynapsemtomwhichmthemcontentsmof msynapticmvesiclesmbind mismcalled mthe
a. presynapticmterminal.
b. synapticmending.
c. axonmterminal.
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Purvesm•mAugustinem•mFitzpatrickm•mHallm•mLaMantiam•mMooneym•mPlatt m•mWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
m m m m m
MultiplemChoice
1. Whichmpart mof mDNAmismtranscribed mintommessengermRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingmDNA
e. RegulatorymDNA
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmand mGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
2. Genomicsmismthemanalysismof
a. codingmDNAmsequencesmformamspecies.
b. regulatorymDNA msequencesmformanmindividualmorganismmand mamspecies.
c. codingmand mregulatorymDNA msequencesmformamspecies.
d. codingmand mregulatorymDNA msequencesmformanmindividualmorganism.
e. codingmand mregulatorymDNA mof manmindividualmorganismmormamspecie
s.mAnswer:me
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmand mGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
3. Whichmof mCamillomGolgi’smcontributionsmenabled mSantiagomRamónmymCajalmtomma
kemobservationsmthat msuggested mthat mnervemcellsmaremdiscretementities?
a. Articulationmof mthemneuronmdoctrine
b. Identifyingmthemorganellemlatermcalled mthemGolgimapparatus
c. Development mof mamstainingmmethod mbased monmimpregnationmwithmsilvermsalts
d. Improvingmthemunderstandingmof mthempathophysiologymof mmalaria
e. Articulationmof mthemreticularmtheorymof mnervemcellmcommunicatio
nmAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
4. Themmajormproponent(s)mof mthemneuronmdoctrinemwas(were)
a. CamillomGolgi.
b. SantiagomRamónmymCajal.
c. CharlesmSherrington.
d. SantiagomRamónmymCajalmand mCharlesmSherrington.
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, e. CamillomGolgimand mSantiagomRamónmymCaja
l.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
5. Whichmfunctionmismamcharacteristicmprimarilymof mneuronsmonly,mand mnot mglia?
a. Transmitsmactionmpotentials
b. Supportsmelectricalmsignals
c. Repairsmthemnervousmsystem
d. Preventsmregenerationmof mthemnervousmsystem
e. Producesmmyelin
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
6. Inmwhichmpart mof mamneuronmwould mmost mof mthemendoplasmicmreticulummbemconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticmterminal
b. Presynapticmterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellmbody
e. Dendrite
mAnswer:m
d
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
7. Whichmintracellularmcomponent mfacilitatesmthemprocessesmof mendocytosismand mexocytos
ismunderlyingmsynapticmcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicmreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgimapparatus
e. Nucleus
mAnswer:m
c
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmof mthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
8. Most mneuronsmhave
a. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment).
b. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments).
c. onemdendrite.
d. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment)mand monemdendrite.
e. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments)mand monemdendrit
e.mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
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, 9. Whichmstatement mbest mdescribesmthemfunctionmof mamneuronmwithmmultiple,mhigh
lymbranched mdendritesmand monemaxon?
a. It mpassesminformationmdirectlymtommultiplemneurons.
b. It mcannot mintegrateminformationmfrommmultiplemneurons.
c. It mreceivesminformationmfrommonlymonemothermneuron.
d. It mintegratesminformationmfrommmanymneurons.
e. Theminformationmit mreceivesmwillmnot mbemrelaye
d.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
10. Whichmstatement mbest mdescribesmmost mneurons?
a. Theymreceiveminformationmviamaxons.
b. Theymtransmit minformationmtomothermcellsmviamdendrites.
c. Theymarempolarized.
d. Theymconduct msignalsmbidirectionally.
e. Theymtransmit melectricalmsignalsmviamcytoplasmicmcontinuit
y.mAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
11. Compared mwithmprojectionmneurons,maxonsmof mlocalmcircuit mneuronsm(interneurons)
a. aremlonger.
b. aremshorter.
c. havemmoremsynapses.
d. havemmorembranches.
e. reachmmorempostsynapticmneurons
.mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeurons
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
12. Anmactionmpotentialmisma(n)
changeminmthemelectricalmpotentialmacrossmthemnervemcellmmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
13. Thempart mof mamsynapsemtomwhichmthemcontentsmof msynapticmvesiclesmbind mismcalled mthe
a. presynapticmterminal.
b. synapticmending.
c. axonmterminal.
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