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Neuroscience, DnSixth DnEdition
Purves Dn• DnAugustine Dn• DnFitzpatrick Dn• DnHall Dn• DnLaMantia Dn• DnMooney Dn• DnPlatt Dn•
DnWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Dn Dn Dn Dn Dn
Multiple DnChoice
1. Which Dnpart Dnof DnDNA Dnis Dntranscribed Dninto Dnmessenger DnRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DnDNA
e. Regulatory
DnDNA DnAnswer: Dna
Textbook DnReference: DnGenetics Dnand DnGenomics
DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn2. DnUnderstanding
2. Genomics Dnis Dnthe Dnanalysis Dnof
a. coding DnDNA Dnsequences Dnfor Dna Dnspecies.
b. regulatory DnDNA Dnsequences Dnfor Dnan Dnindividual Dnorganism Dnand Dna Dnspecies.
c. coding Dnand Dnregulatory DnDNA Dnsequences Dnfor Dna Dnspecies.
d. coding Dnand Dnregulatory DnDNA Dnsequences Dnfor Dnan Dnindividual Dnorganism.
e. coding Dnand Dnregulatory DnDNA Dnof Dnan Dnindividual Dnorganism Dnor Dna
Dnspecies. DnAnswer: Dne
Textbook DnReference: DnGenetics Dnand DnGenomics
DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn1. DnRemembering
3. Which Dnof DnCamillo DnGolgi’s Dncontributions Dnenabled DnSantiago DnRamón Dny DnCajal
Dnto Dnmake Dnobservations Dnthat Dnsuggested Dnthat Dnnerve Dncells Dnare Dndiscrete Dnentities?
a. Articulation Dnof Dnthe Dnneuron Dndoctrine
b. Identifying Dnthe Dnorganelle Dnlater Dncalled Dnthe DnGolgi Dnapparatus
c. Development Dnof Dna Dnstaining Dnmethod Dnbased Dnon Dnimpregnation Dnwith Dnsilver Dnsalts
d. Improving Dnthe Dnunderstanding Dnof Dnthe Dnpathophysiology Dnof Dnmalaria
e. Articulation Dnof Dnthe Dnreticular Dntheory Dnof Dnnerve Dncell
Dncommunication DnAnswer: Dnc
Textbook DnReference: DnCellular DnComponents Dnof Dnthe DnNervous
DnSystem DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn2. DnUnderstanding
4. The Dnmajor Dnproponent(s) Dnof Dnthe Dnneuron Dndoctrine Dnwas(were)
a. Camillo DnGolgi.
b. Santiago DnRamón Dny DnCajal.
c. Charles DnSherrington.
d. Santiago DnRamón Dny DnCajal Dnand DnCharles DnSherrington.
,e. Camillo DnGolgi Dnand DnSantiago DnRamón Dny
DnCajal. DnAnswer: Dnd
Textbook DnReference: DnCellular DnComponents Dnof Dnthe DnNervous
DnSystem DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn1. DnRemembering
5. Which Dnfunction Dnis Dna Dncharacteristic Dnprimarily Dnof Dnneurons Dnonly, Dnand Dnnot Dnglia?
a. Transmits Dnaction Dnpotentials
b. Supports Dnelectrical Dnsignals
c. Repairs Dnthe Dnnervous Dnsystem
d. Prevents Dnregeneration Dnof Dnthe Dnnervous Dnsystem
e. Produces
Dnmyelin DnAnswer:
Dna
Textbook DnReference: DnCellular DnComponents Dnof Dnthe DnNervous
DnSystem DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn1. DnRemembering
6. In Dnwhich Dnpart Dnof Dna Dnneuron Dnwould Dnmost Dnof Dnthe Dnendoplasmic Dnreticulum Dnbe Dnconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic Dnterminal
b. Presynaptic Dnterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell Dnbody
e. Dendrite
DnAnswer:
Dnd
Textbook DnReference: DnCellular DnComponents Dnof Dnthe DnNervous
DnSystem DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn1. DnRemembering
7. Which Dnintracellular Dncomponent Dnfacilitates Dnthe Dnprocesses Dnof Dnendocytosis Dnand
Dnexocytosis Dnunderlying Dnsynaptic Dncommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic Dnreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi Dnapparatus
e. Nucleus
DnAnswer:
Dnc
Textbook DnReference: DnCellular DnComponents Dnof Dnthe DnNervous
DnSystem DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn2. DnUnderstanding
8. Most Dnneurons Dnhave
a. one Dnaxon Dnhillock Dn(initial Dnsegment).
b. multiple Dnaxon Dnhillocks Dn(initial Dnsegments).
c. one Dndendrite.
d. one Dnaxon Dnhillock Dn(initial Dnsegment) Dnand Dnone Dndendrite.
e. multiple Dnaxon Dnhillocks Dn(initial Dnsegments) Dnand Dnone
Dndendrite. DnAnswer: Dna
Textbook DnReference: DnNeurons
DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn1. DnRemembering
, 9. Which Dnstatement Dnbest Dndescribes Dnthe Dnfunction Dnof Dna Dnneuron Dnwith
Dnmultiple, Dnhighly Dnbranched Dndendrites Dnand Dnone Dnaxon?
a. It Dnpasses Dninformation Dndirectly Dnto Dnmultiple Dnneurons.
b. It Dncannot Dnintegrate Dninformation Dnfrom Dnmultiple Dnneurons.
c. It Dnreceives Dninformation Dnfrom Dnonly Dnone Dnother Dnneuron.
d. It Dnintegrates Dninformation Dnfrom Dnmany Dnneurons.
e. The Dninformation Dnit Dnreceives Dnwill Dnnot Dnbe
Dnrelayed. DnAnswer: Dnd
Textbook DnReference: DnNeurons
DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn3. DnApplying
10. Which Dnstatement Dnbest Dndescribes Dnmost Dnneurons?
a. They Dnreceive Dninformation Dnvia Dnaxons.
b. They Dntransmit Dninformation Dnto Dnother Dncells Dnvia Dndendrites.
c. They Dnare Dnpolarized.
d. They Dnconduct Dnsignals Dnbidirectionally.
e. They Dntransmit Dnelectrical Dnsignals Dnvia Dncytoplasmic
Dncontinuity. DnAnswer: Dnc
Textbook DnReference: DnNeurons
DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn3. DnApplying
11. Compared Dnwith Dnprojection Dnneurons, Dnaxons Dnof Dnlocal Dncircuit Dnneurons Dn(interneurons)
a. are Dnlonger.
b. are Dnshorter.
c. have Dnmore Dnsynapses.
d. have Dnmore Dnbranches.
e. reach Dnmore Dnpostsynaptic
Dnneurons. DnAnswer: Dnb
Textbook DnReference: DnNeurons
Bloom’s DnLevel: Dn2. DnUnderstanding
12. An Dnaction Dnpotential Dnis Dna(n) Dn change Dnin Dnthe Dnelectrical Dnpotential Dnacross Dnthe
Dnnerve Dncell Dnmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
DnAnswer: Dnb
Textbook DnReference: DnNeurons
DnBloom’s DnLevel: Dn1. DnRemembering
13. The Dnpart Dnof Dna Dnsynapse Dnto Dnwhich Dnthe Dncontents Dnof Dnsynaptic Dnvesicles Dnbind Dnis Dncalled Dnthe
a. presynaptic Dnterminal.
b. synaptic Dnending.
c. axon Dnterminal.