, Test Bank
dY
to dYaccompany
Neuroscience, dYSixth dYEdition
Purves dY• dYAugustine dY• dYFitzpatrick dY• dYHall dY• dYLaMantia dY• dYMooney dY• dYPlatt dY•
dYWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
dY dY dY dY dY
Multiple dYChoice
1. Which dYpart dYof dYDNA dYis dYtranscribed dYinto dYmessenger dYRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding dYDNA
e. Regulatory
dYDNA dYAnswer: dYa
Textbook dYReference: dYGenetics dYand dYGenomics
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
2. Genomics dYis dYthe dYanalysis dYof
a. coding dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYa dYspecies.
b. regulatory dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYan dYindividual dYorganism dYand dYa dYspecies.
c. coding dYand dYregulatory dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYa dYspecies.
d. coding dYand dYregulatory dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYan dYindividual dYorganism.
e. coding dYand dYregulatory dYDNA dYof dYan dYindividual dYorganism dYor dYa
dYspecies. dYAnswer: dYe
Textbook dYReference: dYGenetics dYand dYGenomics
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
3. Which dYof dYCamillo dYGolgi’s dYcontributions dYenabled dYSantiago dYRamón dYy dYCajal
dYto dYmake dYobservations dYthat dYsuggested dYthat dYnerve dYcells dYare dYdiscrete dYentities?
a. Articulation dYof dYthe dYneuron dYdoctrine
b. Identifying dYthe dYorganelle dYlater dYcalled dYthe dYGolgi dYapparatus
c. Development dYof dYa dYstaining dYmethod dYbased dYon dYimpregnation dYwith dYsilver dYsalts
d. Improving dYthe dYunderstanding dYof dYthe dYpathophysiology dYof dYmalaria
e. Articulation dYof dYthe dYreticular dYtheory dYof dYnerve dYcell
dYcommunication dYAnswer: dYc
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
4. The dYmajor dYproponent(s) dYof dYthe dYneuron dYdoctrine dYwas(were)
a. Camillo dYGolgi.
b. Santiago dYRamón dYy dYCajal.
c. Charles dYSherrington.
d. Santiago dYRamón dYy dYCajal dYand dYCharles dYSherrington.
,e. Camillo dYGolgi dYand dYSantiago dYRamón dYy
dYCajal. dYAnswer: dYd
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
5. Which dYfunction dYis dYa dYcharacteristic dYprimarily dYof dYneurons dYonly, dYand dYnot dYglia?
a. Transmits dYaction dYpotentials
b. Supports dYelectrical dYsignals
c. Repairs dYthe dYnervous dYsystem
d. Prevents dYregeneration dYof dYthe dYnervous dYsystem
e. Produces
dYmyelin dYAnswer:
dYa
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
6. In dYwhich dYpart dYof dYa dYneuron dYwould dYmost dYof dYthe dYendoplasmic dYreticulum dYbe dYconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic dYterminal
b. Presynaptic dYterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell dYbody
e. Dendrite
dYAnswer:
dYd
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
7. Which dYintracellular dYcomponent dYfacilitates dYthe dYprocesses dYof dYendocytosis dYand
dYexocytosis dYunderlying dYsynaptic dYcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic dYreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi dYapparatus
e. Nucleus
dYAnswer:
dYc
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
8. Most dYneurons dYhave
a. one dYaxon dYhillock dY(initial dYsegment).
b. multiple dYaxon dYhillocks dY(initial dYsegments).
c. one dYdendrite.
d. one dYaxon dYhillock dY(initial dYsegment) dYand dYone dYdendrite.
e. multiple dYaxon dYhillocks dY(initial dYsegments) dYand dYone
dYdendrite. dYAnswer: dYa
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
, 9. Which dYstatement dYbest dYdescribes dYthe dYfunction dYof dYa dYneuron dYwith
dYmultiple, dYhighly dYbranched dYdendrites dYand dYone dYaxon?
a. It dYpasses dYinformation dYdirectly dYto dYmultiple dYneurons.
b. It dYcannot dYintegrate dYinformation dYfrom dYmultiple dYneurons.
c. It dYreceives dYinformation dYfrom dYonly dYone dYother dYneuron.
d. It dYintegrates dYinformation dYfrom dYmany dYneurons.
e. The dYinformation dYit dYreceives dYwill dYnot dYbe
dYrelayed. dYAnswer: dYd
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY3. dYApplying
10. Which dYstatement dYbest dYdescribes dYmost dYneurons?
a. They dYreceive dYinformation dYvia dYaxons.
b. They dYtransmit dYinformation dYto dYother dYcells dYvia dYdendrites.
c. They dYare dYpolarized.
d. They dYconduct dYsignals dYbidirectionally.
e. They dYtransmit dYelectrical dYsignals dYvia dYcytoplasmic
dYcontinuity. dYAnswer: dYc
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY3. dYApplying
11. Compared dYwith dYprojection dYneurons, dYaxons dYof dYlocal dYcircuit dYneurons dY(interneurons)
a. are dYlonger.
b. are dYshorter.
c. have dYmore dYsynapses.
d. have dYmore dYbranches.
e. reach dYmore dYpostsynaptic
dYneurons. dYAnswer: dYb
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
Bloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
12. An dYaction dYpotential dYis dYa(n) dY change dYin dYthe dYelectrical dYpotential dYacross dYthe
dYnerve dYcell dYmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
dYAnswer: dYb
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
13. The dYpart dYof dYa dYsynapse dYto dYwhich dYthe dYcontents dYof dYsynaptic dYvesicles dYbind dYis dYcalled dYthe
a. presynaptic dYterminal.
b. synaptic dYending.
c. axon dYterminal.
dY
to dYaccompany
Neuroscience, dYSixth dYEdition
Purves dY• dYAugustine dY• dYFitzpatrick dY• dYHall dY• dYLaMantia dY• dYMooney dY• dYPlatt dY•
dYWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
dY dY dY dY dY
Multiple dYChoice
1. Which dYpart dYof dYDNA dYis dYtranscribed dYinto dYmessenger dYRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding dYDNA
e. Regulatory
dYDNA dYAnswer: dYa
Textbook dYReference: dYGenetics dYand dYGenomics
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
2. Genomics dYis dYthe dYanalysis dYof
a. coding dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYa dYspecies.
b. regulatory dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYan dYindividual dYorganism dYand dYa dYspecies.
c. coding dYand dYregulatory dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYa dYspecies.
d. coding dYand dYregulatory dYDNA dYsequences dYfor dYan dYindividual dYorganism.
e. coding dYand dYregulatory dYDNA dYof dYan dYindividual dYorganism dYor dYa
dYspecies. dYAnswer: dYe
Textbook dYReference: dYGenetics dYand dYGenomics
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
3. Which dYof dYCamillo dYGolgi’s dYcontributions dYenabled dYSantiago dYRamón dYy dYCajal
dYto dYmake dYobservations dYthat dYsuggested dYthat dYnerve dYcells dYare dYdiscrete dYentities?
a. Articulation dYof dYthe dYneuron dYdoctrine
b. Identifying dYthe dYorganelle dYlater dYcalled dYthe dYGolgi dYapparatus
c. Development dYof dYa dYstaining dYmethod dYbased dYon dYimpregnation dYwith dYsilver dYsalts
d. Improving dYthe dYunderstanding dYof dYthe dYpathophysiology dYof dYmalaria
e. Articulation dYof dYthe dYreticular dYtheory dYof dYnerve dYcell
dYcommunication dYAnswer: dYc
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
4. The dYmajor dYproponent(s) dYof dYthe dYneuron dYdoctrine dYwas(were)
a. Camillo dYGolgi.
b. Santiago dYRamón dYy dYCajal.
c. Charles dYSherrington.
d. Santiago dYRamón dYy dYCajal dYand dYCharles dYSherrington.
,e. Camillo dYGolgi dYand dYSantiago dYRamón dYy
dYCajal. dYAnswer: dYd
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
5. Which dYfunction dYis dYa dYcharacteristic dYprimarily dYof dYneurons dYonly, dYand dYnot dYglia?
a. Transmits dYaction dYpotentials
b. Supports dYelectrical dYsignals
c. Repairs dYthe dYnervous dYsystem
d. Prevents dYregeneration dYof dYthe dYnervous dYsystem
e. Produces
dYmyelin dYAnswer:
dYa
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
6. In dYwhich dYpart dYof dYa dYneuron dYwould dYmost dYof dYthe dYendoplasmic dYreticulum dYbe dYconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic dYterminal
b. Presynaptic dYterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell dYbody
e. Dendrite
dYAnswer:
dYd
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
7. Which dYintracellular dYcomponent dYfacilitates dYthe dYprocesses dYof dYendocytosis dYand
dYexocytosis dYunderlying dYsynaptic dYcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic dYreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi dYapparatus
e. Nucleus
dYAnswer:
dYc
Textbook dYReference: dYCellular dYComponents dYof dYthe dYNervous
dYSystem dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
8. Most dYneurons dYhave
a. one dYaxon dYhillock dY(initial dYsegment).
b. multiple dYaxon dYhillocks dY(initial dYsegments).
c. one dYdendrite.
d. one dYaxon dYhillock dY(initial dYsegment) dYand dYone dYdendrite.
e. multiple dYaxon dYhillocks dY(initial dYsegments) dYand dYone
dYdendrite. dYAnswer: dYa
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
, 9. Which dYstatement dYbest dYdescribes dYthe dYfunction dYof dYa dYneuron dYwith
dYmultiple, dYhighly dYbranched dYdendrites dYand dYone dYaxon?
a. It dYpasses dYinformation dYdirectly dYto dYmultiple dYneurons.
b. It dYcannot dYintegrate dYinformation dYfrom dYmultiple dYneurons.
c. It dYreceives dYinformation dYfrom dYonly dYone dYother dYneuron.
d. It dYintegrates dYinformation dYfrom dYmany dYneurons.
e. The dYinformation dYit dYreceives dYwill dYnot dYbe
dYrelayed. dYAnswer: dYd
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY3. dYApplying
10. Which dYstatement dYbest dYdescribes dYmost dYneurons?
a. They dYreceive dYinformation dYvia dYaxons.
b. They dYtransmit dYinformation dYto dYother dYcells dYvia dYdendrites.
c. They dYare dYpolarized.
d. They dYconduct dYsignals dYbidirectionally.
e. They dYtransmit dYelectrical dYsignals dYvia dYcytoplasmic
dYcontinuity. dYAnswer: dYc
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY3. dYApplying
11. Compared dYwith dYprojection dYneurons, dYaxons dYof dYlocal dYcircuit dYneurons dY(interneurons)
a. are dYlonger.
b. are dYshorter.
c. have dYmore dYsynapses.
d. have dYmore dYbranches.
e. reach dYmore dYpostsynaptic
dYneurons. dYAnswer: dYb
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
Bloom’s dYLevel: dY2. dYUnderstanding
12. An dYaction dYpotential dYis dYa(n) dY change dYin dYthe dYelectrical dYpotential dYacross dYthe
dYnerve dYcell dYmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
dYAnswer: dYb
Textbook dYReference: dYNeurons
dYBloom’s dYLevel: dY1. dYRemembering
13. The dYpart dYof dYa dYsynapse dYto dYwhich dYthe dYcontents dYof dYsynaptic dYvesicles dYbind dYis dYcalled dYthe
a. presynaptic dYterminal.
b. synaptic dYending.
c. axon dYterminal.
