Neuroscience 6th Edition Test Bank by Purves | 100% Correct Answers |All 34 Chapters.VERIFIED,,UPGRADED VERSION A+ REVISION EXAM Latest.2025/2026

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to70accompany
Neuroscience,70Sixth70Edition
Purves70•70Augustine70•70Fitzpatrick70•70Hall70•70LaMantia70•70Mooney70•70Platt70•70White

Chapter701:70Studying70the70Nervous70System

Multiple70Choice

1. Which70part70of70DNA70is70transcribed70into70messenger70RNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding70DNA
e. Regulatory70DN
A70Answer:70a
Textbook70Reference:70Genetics70and70Genomics70Bl
oom’s70Level:702.70Understanding

2. Genomics70is70the70analysis70of
a. coding70DNA70sequences70for70a70species.
b. regulatory70DNA70sequences70for70an70individual70organism70and70a70species.
c. coding70and70regulatory70DNA70sequences70for70a70species.
d. coding70and70regulatory70DNA70sequences70for70an70individual70organism.
e. coding70and70regulatory70DNA70of70an70individual70organism70or70a
70species.70Answer:70e
Textbook70Reference:70Genetics70and70Genomics70Bl
oom’s70Level:701.70Remembering

3. Which70of70Camillo70Golgi’s70contributions70enabled70Santiago70Ramón70y70Cajal
70to70make70observations70that70suggested70that70nerve70cells70are70discrete70entities
?
a. Articulation70of70the70neuron70doctrine
b. Identifying70the70organelle70later70called70the70Golgi70apparatus
c. Development70of70a70staining70method70based70on70impregnation70with70silver70salts
d. Improving70the70understanding70of70the70pathophysiology70of70malaria
e. Articulation70of70the70reticular70theory70of70nerve70cell70commu
nication70Answer:70c
Textbook70Reference:70Cellular70Components70of70the70Nervous70Sy
stem70Bloom’s70Level:702.70Understanding

4. The70major70proponent(s)70of70the70neuron70doctrine70was(were)
a. Camillo70Golgi.
b. Santiago70Ramón70y70Cajal.
c. Charles70Sherrington.
d. Santiago70Ramón70y70Cajal70and70Charles70Sherrington.

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, e. Camillo70Golgi70and70Santiago70Ramón70y70
Cajal.70Answer:70d
Textbook70Reference:70Cellular70Components70of70the70Nervous70Sy
stem70Bloom’s70Level:701.70Remembering

5. Which70function70is70a70characteristic70primarily70of70neurons70only,70and70not70glia?
a. Transmits70action70potentials
b. Supports70electrical70signals
c. Repairs70the70nervous70system
d. Prevents70regeneration70of70the70nervous70system
e. Produces70myeli
n70Answer:70a
Textbook70Reference:70Cellular70Components70of70the70Nervous70Sy
stem70Bloom’s70Level:701.70Remembering

6. In70which70part70of70a70neuron70would70most70of70the70endoplasmic70reticulum70be70concentrat
ed?
a. Postsynaptic70terminal
b. Presynaptic70terminal
c. Axon
d. Cell70body
e. Dendrite
70Answer:7
0d
Textbook70Reference:70Cellular70Components70of70the70Nervous70Sy
stem70Bloom’s70Level:701.70Remembering

7. Which70intracellular70component70facilitates70the70processes70of70endocytosis70and70e
xocytosis70underlying70synaptic70communication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic70reticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi70apparatus
e. Nucleus
70Answer:
70c
Textbook70Reference:70Cellular70Components70of70the70Nervous70Sy
stem70Bloom’s70Level:702.70Understanding

8. Most70neurons70have
a. one70axon70hillock70(initial70segment).
b. multiple70axon70hillocks70(initial70segments).
c. one70dendrite.
d. one70axon70hillock70(initial70segment)70and70one70dendrite.
e. multiple70axon70hillocks70(initial70segments)70and70one70de
ndrite.70Answer:70a
Textbook70Reference:70Neurons70Blo
om’s70Level:701.70Remembering
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, 9. Which70statement70best70describes70the70function70of70a70neuron70with70multi
ple,70highly70branched70dendrites70and70one70axon?
a. It70passes70information70directly70to70multiple70neurons.
b. It70cannot70integrate70information70from70multiple70neurons.
c. It70receives70information70from70only70one70other70neuron.
d. It70integrates70information70from70many70neurons.
e. The70information70it70receives70will70not70be70r
elayed.70Answer:70d
Textbook70Reference:70Neurons70Blo
om’s70Level:703.70Applying

10. Which70statement70best70describes70most70neurons?
a. They70receive70information70via70axons.
b. They70transmit70information70to70other70cells70via70dendrites.
c. They70are70polarized.
d. They70conduct70signals70bidirectionally.
e. They70transmit70electrical70signals70via70cytoplasmic70conti
nuity.70Answer:70c
Textbook70Reference:70Neurons70Blo
om’s70Level:703.70Applying

11. Compared70with70projection70neurons,70axons70of70local70circuit70neurons70(interneurons)
a. are70longer.
b. are70shorter.
c. have70more70synapses.
d. have70more70branches.
e. reach70more70postsynaptic70neuro
ns.70Answer:70b
Textbook70Reference:70Neurons
Bloom’s70Level:702.70Understanding

12. An70action70potential70is70a(n)
change70in70the70electrical70potential70across70the70nerve70cell70membrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
70Answer:70b
Textbook70Reference:70Neurons70Blo
om’s70Level:701.70Remembering

13. The70part70of70a70synapse70to70which70the70contents70of70synaptic70vesicles70bind70is70called70
the
a. presynaptic70terminal.
b. synaptic70ending.
c. axon70terminal.

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