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Neuroscience, ySixth yEdition
Purves y• yAugustine y• yFitzpatrick y• yHall y• yLaMantia y• yMooney y• yPlatt y• yWhite
Chapter y1: yStudying ythe yNervous ySystem
Multiple yChoice
1. Which ypart yof yDNA yis ytranscribed yinto ymessenger yRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding yDNA
e. Regulatory yDNA
yAnswer: ya
Textbook yReference: yGenetics yand yGenomics
yBloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
2. Genomics yis ythe yanalysis yof
a. coding yDNA ysequences yfor ya yspecies.
b. regulatory yDNA ysequences yfor yan yindividual yorganism yand ya yspecies.
c. coding yand yregulatory yDNA ysequences yfor ya yspecies.
d. coding yand yregulatory yDNA ysequences yfor yan yindividual yorganism.
e. coding yand yregulatory yDNA yof yan yindividual yorganism yor ya
yspecies. yAnswer: ye
Textbook yReference: yGenetics yand yGenomics
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
3. Which yof yCamillo yGolgi’s ycontributions yenabled ySantiago yRamón yy yCajal yto
ymake yobservations ythat ysuggested ythat ynerve ycells yare ydiscrete yentities?
a. Articulation yof ythe yneuron ydoctrine
b. Identifying ythe yorganelle ylater ycalled ythe yGolgi yapparatus
c. Development yof ya ystaining ymethod ybased yon yimpregnation ywith ysilver ysalts
d. Improving ythe yunderstanding yof ythe ypathophysiology yof ymalaria
e. Articulation yof ythe yreticular ytheory yof ynerve ycell
ycommunication yAnswer: yc
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
4. The ymajor yproponent(s) yof ythe yneuron ydoctrine ywas(were)
a. Camillo yGolgi.
b. Santiago yRamón yy yCajal.
c. Charles ySherrington.
d. Santiago yRamón yy yCajal yand yCharles ySherrington.
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, e. Camillo yGolgi yand ySantiago yRamón yy
yCajal. yAnswer: yd
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
5. Which yfunction yis ya ycharacteristic yprimarily yof yneurons yonly, yand ynot yglia?
a. Transmits yaction ypotentials
b. Supports yelectrical ysignals
c. Repairs ythe ynervous ysystem
d. Prevents yregeneration yof ythe ynervous ysystem
e. Produces ymyelin
yAnswer: ya
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
6. In ywhich ypart yof ya yneuron ywould ymost yof ythe yendoplasmic yreticulum ybe yconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic yterminal
b. Presynaptic yterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell ybody
e. Dendrite
yAnswer:
yd
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
7. Which yintracellular ycomponent yfacilitates ythe yprocesses yof yendocytosis yand
yexocytosis yunderlying ysynaptic ycommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic yreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi yapparatus
e. Nucleus
yAnswer:
yc
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
8. Most yneurons yhave
a. one yaxon yhillock y(initial ysegment).
b. multiple yaxon yhillocks y(initial ysegments).
c. one ydendrite.
d. one yaxon yhillock y(initial ysegment) yand yone ydendrite.
e. multiple yaxon yhillocks y(initial ysegments) yand yone
ydendrite. yAnswer: ya
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
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, 9. Which ystatement ybest ydescribes ythe yfunction yof ya yneuron ywith ymultiple,
yhighly ybranched ydendrites yand yone yaxon?
a. It ypasses yinformation ydirectly yto ymultiple yneurons.
b. It ycannot yintegrate yinformation yfrom ymultiple yneurons.
c. It yreceives yinformation yfrom yonly yone yother yneuron.
d. It yintegrates yinformation yfrom ymany yneurons.
e. The yinformation yit yreceives ywill ynot ybe
yrelayed. yAnswer: yd
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y3. yApplying
10. Which ystatement ybest ydescribes ymost yneurons?
a. They yreceive yinformation yvia yaxons.
b. They ytransmit yinformation yto yother ycells yvia ydendrites.
c. They yare ypolarized.
d. They yconduct ysignals ybidirectionally.
e. They ytransmit yelectrical ysignals yvia ycytoplasmic
ycontinuity. yAnswer: yc
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y3. yApplying
11. Compared ywith yprojection yneurons, yaxons yof ylocal ycircuit yneurons y(interneurons)
a. are ylonger.
b. are yshorter.
c. have ymore ysynapses.
d. have ymore ybranches.
e. reach ymore ypostsynaptic
yneurons. yAnswer: yb
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
Bloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
12. An yaction ypotential yis ya(n) change yin ythe yelectrical ypotential yacross ythe
ynerve ycell ymembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
yAnswer: yb
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
13. The ypart yof ya ysynapse yto ywhich ythe ycontents yof ysynaptic yvesicles ybind yis ycalled ythe
a. presynaptic yterminal.
b. synaptic yending.
c. axon yterminal.
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Neuroscience, ySixth yEdition
Purves y• yAugustine y• yFitzpatrick y• yHall y• yLaMantia y• yMooney y• yPlatt y• yWhite
Chapter y1: yStudying ythe yNervous ySystem
Multiple yChoice
1. Which ypart yof yDNA yis ytranscribed yinto ymessenger yRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding yDNA
e. Regulatory yDNA
yAnswer: ya
Textbook yReference: yGenetics yand yGenomics
yBloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
2. Genomics yis ythe yanalysis yof
a. coding yDNA ysequences yfor ya yspecies.
b. regulatory yDNA ysequences yfor yan yindividual yorganism yand ya yspecies.
c. coding yand yregulatory yDNA ysequences yfor ya yspecies.
d. coding yand yregulatory yDNA ysequences yfor yan yindividual yorganism.
e. coding yand yregulatory yDNA yof yan yindividual yorganism yor ya
yspecies. yAnswer: ye
Textbook yReference: yGenetics yand yGenomics
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
3. Which yof yCamillo yGolgi’s ycontributions yenabled ySantiago yRamón yy yCajal yto
ymake yobservations ythat ysuggested ythat ynerve ycells yare ydiscrete yentities?
a. Articulation yof ythe yneuron ydoctrine
b. Identifying ythe yorganelle ylater ycalled ythe yGolgi yapparatus
c. Development yof ya ystaining ymethod ybased yon yimpregnation ywith ysilver ysalts
d. Improving ythe yunderstanding yof ythe ypathophysiology yof ymalaria
e. Articulation yof ythe yreticular ytheory yof ynerve ycell
ycommunication yAnswer: yc
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
4. The ymajor yproponent(s) yof ythe yneuron ydoctrine ywas(were)
a. Camillo yGolgi.
b. Santiago yRamón yy yCajal.
c. Charles ySherrington.
d. Santiago yRamón yy yCajal yand yCharles ySherrington.
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, e. Camillo yGolgi yand ySantiago yRamón yy
yCajal. yAnswer: yd
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
5. Which yfunction yis ya ycharacteristic yprimarily yof yneurons yonly, yand ynot yglia?
a. Transmits yaction ypotentials
b. Supports yelectrical ysignals
c. Repairs ythe ynervous ysystem
d. Prevents yregeneration yof ythe ynervous ysystem
e. Produces ymyelin
yAnswer: ya
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
6. In ywhich ypart yof ya yneuron ywould ymost yof ythe yendoplasmic yreticulum ybe yconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic yterminal
b. Presynaptic yterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell ybody
e. Dendrite
yAnswer:
yd
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
7. Which yintracellular ycomponent yfacilitates ythe yprocesses yof yendocytosis yand
yexocytosis yunderlying ysynaptic ycommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic yreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi yapparatus
e. Nucleus
yAnswer:
yc
Textbook yReference: yCellular yComponents yof ythe yNervous ySystem
yBloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
8. Most yneurons yhave
a. one yaxon yhillock y(initial ysegment).
b. multiple yaxon yhillocks y(initial ysegments).
c. one ydendrite.
d. one yaxon yhillock y(initial ysegment) yand yone ydendrite.
e. multiple yaxon yhillocks y(initial ysegments) yand yone
ydendrite. yAnswer: ya
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
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, 9. Which ystatement ybest ydescribes ythe yfunction yof ya yneuron ywith ymultiple,
yhighly ybranched ydendrites yand yone yaxon?
a. It ypasses yinformation ydirectly yto ymultiple yneurons.
b. It ycannot yintegrate yinformation yfrom ymultiple yneurons.
c. It yreceives yinformation yfrom yonly yone yother yneuron.
d. It yintegrates yinformation yfrom ymany yneurons.
e. The yinformation yit yreceives ywill ynot ybe
yrelayed. yAnswer: yd
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y3. yApplying
10. Which ystatement ybest ydescribes ymost yneurons?
a. They yreceive yinformation yvia yaxons.
b. They ytransmit yinformation yto yother ycells yvia ydendrites.
c. They yare ypolarized.
d. They yconduct ysignals ybidirectionally.
e. They ytransmit yelectrical ysignals yvia ycytoplasmic
ycontinuity. yAnswer: yc
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y3. yApplying
11. Compared ywith yprojection yneurons, yaxons yof ylocal ycircuit yneurons y(interneurons)
a. are ylonger.
b. are yshorter.
c. have ymore ysynapses.
d. have ymore ybranches.
e. reach ymore ypostsynaptic
yneurons. yAnswer: yb
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
Bloom’s yLevel: y2. yUnderstanding
12. An yaction ypotential yis ya(n) change yin ythe yelectrical ypotential yacross ythe
ynerve ycell ymembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
yAnswer: yb
Textbook yReference: yNeurons
yBloom’s yLevel: y1. yRemembering
13. The ypart yof ya ysynapse yto ywhich ythe ycontents yof ysynaptic yvesicles ybind yis ycalled ythe
a. presynaptic yterminal.
b. synaptic yending.
c. axon yterminal.
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