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1. Dendritescontainthenuclei,ribosomes,mitochondria,andotherstructuresfoundinmostp p cells.
.A A. A. .
A A
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. Neuronsreceiveinformationpandtransmit it to othercells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. Santiago RamónyCajal usedpspecialp staining techniquesto revealpthatpthebrainiscomposed ofindividualpcells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. Anpefferent axonpcarriesinformationpawayfrom ap structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

5. Thegreaterthesurface areapofpapdendrite,themorepinformationitpcan receivepfromotherp neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. Neuronsarepdistinguishedfromotherp cellspbytheirshape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. Theroleofglial cellsistoact like―glue‖orpscaffoldingtopsupporttheneurons.
A. A
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

8. Glialpcellstransmitpinformationpacrosslongdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

9. There aretwotypespofpglialpcellsthatpproducepmyelinpsheath.pInpthepcentralpnervouspsystem,pSchwannpcellspf
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ulfill thisprolepand,pinpthepperiphery,poligodendrocytespproducepit.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

10. Theblood-brainpbarrierismadepup ofcloselypacked glialp cells. A.




a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

11. Thedifference i npvoltage in arestingneuronispcalledtherestingpotential.
A. A
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

12. Increasingtheelectricalp gradientpforpotassiumwillreducethetendencyforppotassiumionsptoexitthepneuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

13. Atpthe restingpotential,theppotassiumchannelsparecompletelyclosedpandthesodiumchannels a repalmostpclosed.
A. A
. A
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

14. Dr.pSkinnerpispworkinginptheplabpmeasuringthepvoltagepofpneurons,pandpduringonepcondition,she
ptried topdepolarizepthepneuronspfromp-70pmVptop-80pmV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

15. Actionpotentialscan bepproducedinthedendrites ofpsomepneurons.
A
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

16. Thetwo basicpkindspofcells inthe nervouspsystemare
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a. neuronsandpglia A
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b. dendritesandpaxons A
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c. ribosomespand lysosomes A.




d. neuronsandaxons
ANSWER:a

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17. SantiagoRamonpyCajalpdemonstrated that . A.




a. atrest,theneuronhasapnegativepchargeinsidepitspmembrane
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b. neuronsarepseparatepfromonep another
c. neuronscommunicateat specializedjunctionscalledsynapses
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d. actionpotentialsfollowtheall-or-nonelaw
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ANSWER:b

18. Both and sharedthe NobelpPrizeforPhysiologyorpMedicinepin1906.
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a. Golgipand Cajal A.




b. CajalpandSherrington
c. SherringtonandpGolgi
d. CajalpandKalat
ANSWER:a

19. Dr.pKimipstudiespthepplasmapmembranepofpneurons.pHepspecificallypresearchespthepspecialized
thatpallowinpimportantpthingsplikepwater,poxygen,psodium,pandpsopon.
a. lipid channelsA.




b. proteinchannels
c. lipidreceptorsA.




d. proteinreceptors
ANSWER:b

20. Neurons differpmostpstronglyfrom otherbodycellsin their
A. i A
. A. .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmoticpressure
d. mitochondria
ANSWER:b

21. What dopneurons havepthatotherpcellspdopnot?
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a. Aplasmapmembrane
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b. Large,branchingextensions
c. Proteinchannels
d. An endoplasmic reticulum
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ANSWER:b

22. Dr.pMcLaughlin’splabpstudiesphowpnewlyformedpproteinsparepfoldedinsidepneurons.pTheywouldpbepmostpinter
estedpinpstudyingpthe .
a. endoplasmic reticulum A.




b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes