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Purves• Augustine•Fitzpatrick• Hall• LaMantia•Mooney•Platt • White
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Chapter1:StudyingtheNervousSystem
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1. Whichpart ofDNAistranscribed intomessengerRNA? yz ji ji yz ji
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA yz
e. RegulatoryDNA
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:GeneticsandGenomicsBloom’s yz ji
Level:2.Understanding
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2. Genomics istheanalysisof yz ji
a. codingDNAsequencesforaspecies. ji ji
b. regulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganismandaspecies. ji ji yz
c. codingandregulatoryDNA sequencesforaspecies. yz ji yz ji
d. coding andregulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganism.
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e. codingandregulatoryDNAofanindividualorganism oraspecies. yz yz yz yz yz
Answer:e ji ji
TextbookReference:GeneticsandGenomicsBloom’s yz ji
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3. WhichofCamilloGolgi’scontributionsenabledSantiagoRamóny Cajaltomake yz
observationsthatsuggestedthatnervecellsarediscreteentities?
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a. Articulationoftheneuron doctrine yz
b. Identifying the organellelatercalledtheGolgiapparatus yz yz ji
c. Developmentofastaining method basedonimpregnationwithsilversalts yz yz yz
d. Improvingtheunderstandingofthepathophysiologyofmalaria yz ji
e. Articulationofthereticulartheoryofnervecellcommunication yz
Answer:c
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem
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4. Themajorproponent(s)ofthe neuron doctrinewas(were) yz ji
a. CamilloGolgi. ji
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c. CharlesSherrington.
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Answer:d
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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5. Whichfunction isacharacteristic primarilyof neuronsonly, andnot glia? yz j i j i yz
a. Transmitsaction potentials yz
b. Supportselectricalsignals yz
c. Repairsthe nervous system yz
d. Preventsregenerationofthenervoussystem
e. Producesmyelin
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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6. Inwhichpartofaneuronwouldmostoftheendoplasmicreticulum beconcentrated? yz
a. Postsynapticterminal
b. Presynapticterminal
c. Axon
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e. Dendrite
Answer:d
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
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7. Whichintracellularcomponentfacilitatestheprocessesofendocytosisandexocytosis yz
underlyingsynapticcommunication?
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a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgiapparatus
e. Nucleus
Answer:c
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8. Most neuronshave yz ji
a. oneaxon hillock(initialsegment). yz
b. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments).
c. onedendrite.
d. oneaxonhillock(initialsegment)andonedendrite. ji
e. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments)andonedendrite. yz yz
Answer:a
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, 9. Whichstatementbestdescribesthefunctionofaneuronwithmultiple,highly yz yz yz yz
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b. Itcannotintegrateinformationfrommultipleneurons.
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c. Itreceivesinformationfrom onlyoneotherneuron.
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d. It integrates informationfrommanyneurons.
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e. Theinformationitreceiveswillnotberelayed.
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Answer:d
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TextbookReference:Neurons
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10. Whichstatementbestdescribesmostneurons?
a. Theyreceiveinformationviaaxons. yz
b. Theytransmitinformationtoothercellsviadendrites. yz
c. Theyarepolarized.
d. Theyconductsignalsbidirectionally. ji
e. Theytransmitelectricalsignalsviacytoplasmiccontinuity. yz yz yz
Answer:c
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TextbookReference:Neurons
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11. Comparedwithprojection neurons,axonsof localcircuitneurons(interneurons) yz ji
a. are longer. yz
b. areshorter.
c. havemoresynapses. yz
d. havemorebranches. yz
e. reachmorepostsynapticneurons. yz yz
Answer:b
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji
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12. Anactionpotentialisa(n) ji changeintheelectricalpotentialacrossthenervecell
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji ji
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13. Thepart of asynapsetowhichthecontentsofsynapticvesiclesbindiscalledtheyz j i j i
a. presynapticterminal.
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Purves• Augustine•Fitzpatrick• Hall• LaMantia•Mooney•Platt • White
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Chapter1:StudyingtheNervousSystem
MultipleChoice ji
1. Whichpart ofDNAistranscribed intomessengerRNA? yz ji ji yz ji
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA yz
e. RegulatoryDNA
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:GeneticsandGenomicsBloom’s yz ji
Level:2.Understanding
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2. Genomics istheanalysisof yz ji
a. codingDNAsequencesforaspecies. ji ji
b. regulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganismandaspecies. ji ji yz
c. codingandregulatoryDNA sequencesforaspecies. yz ji yz ji
d. coding andregulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganism.
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e. codingandregulatoryDNAofanindividualorganism oraspecies. yz yz yz yz yz
Answer:e ji ji
TextbookReference:GeneticsandGenomicsBloom’s yz ji
Level:1.Remembering
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3. WhichofCamilloGolgi’scontributionsenabledSantiagoRamóny Cajaltomake yz
observationsthatsuggestedthatnervecellsarediscreteentities?
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a. Articulationoftheneuron doctrine yz
b. Identifying the organellelatercalledtheGolgiapparatus yz yz ji
c. Developmentofastaining method basedonimpregnationwithsilversalts yz yz yz
d. Improvingtheunderstandingofthepathophysiologyofmalaria yz ji
e. Articulationofthereticulartheoryofnervecellcommunication yz
Answer:c
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem
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Bloom’sLevel:2.Understanding
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4. Themajorproponent(s)ofthe neuron doctrinewas(were) yz ji
a. CamilloGolgi. ji
b. SantiagoRamón yCajal. yz
c. CharlesSherrington.
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Answer:d
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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5. Whichfunction isacharacteristic primarilyof neuronsonly, andnot glia? yz j i j i yz
a. Transmitsaction potentials yz
b. Supportselectricalsignals yz
c. Repairsthe nervous system yz
d. Preventsregenerationofthenervoussystem
e. Producesmyelin
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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6. Inwhichpartofaneuronwouldmostoftheendoplasmicreticulum beconcentrated? yz
a. Postsynapticterminal
b. Presynapticterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellbody ji
e. Dendrite
Answer:d
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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7. Whichintracellularcomponentfacilitatestheprocessesofendocytosisandexocytosis yz
underlyingsynapticcommunication?
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a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgiapparatus
e. Nucleus
Answer:c
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz
Bloom’sLevel:2.Understanding
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8. Most neuronshave yz ji
a. oneaxon hillock(initialsegment). yz
b. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments).
c. onedendrite.
d. oneaxonhillock(initialsegment)andonedendrite. ji
e. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments)andonedendrite. yz yz
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji ji
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brancheddendritesandoneaxon?
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a. It passesinformationdirectlytomultipleneurons.
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b. Itcannotintegrateinformationfrommultipleneurons.
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c. Itreceivesinformationfrom onlyoneotherneuron.
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d. It integrates informationfrommanyneurons.
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e. Theinformationitreceiveswillnotberelayed.
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Answer:d
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TextbookReference:Neurons
Bloom’sLevel:3.Applying
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10. Whichstatementbestdescribesmostneurons?
a. Theyreceiveinformationviaaxons. yz
b. Theytransmitinformationtoothercellsviadendrites. yz
c. Theyarepolarized.
d. Theyconductsignalsbidirectionally. ji
e. Theytransmitelectricalsignalsviacytoplasmiccontinuity. yz yz yz
Answer:c
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TextbookReference:Neurons
Bloom’s Level:3.Applying
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11. Comparedwithprojection neurons,axonsof localcircuitneurons(interneurons) yz ji
a. are longer. yz
b. areshorter.
c. havemoresynapses. yz
d. havemorebranches. yz
e. reachmorepostsynapticneurons. yz yz
Answer:b
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji
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12. Anactionpotentialisa(n) ji changeintheelectricalpotentialacrossthenervecell
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membrane.
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a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer:b
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji ji
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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13. Thepart of asynapsetowhichthecontentsofsynapticvesiclesbindiscalledtheyz j i j i
a. presynapticterminal.
b. synapticending.
c. axonterminal. yz
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