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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CHAPTER 1 Studying the Nervous System
UNIT I Neural Signaling
2. CHAPTER 2 Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells
3. CHAPTER 3 Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability
4. CHAPTER 4 Ion Channels and Transporters
5. CHAPTER 5 Synaptic Transmission
6. CHAPTER 6 Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors
7. CHAPTER 7 Molecular Signaling within Neurons
8. CHAPTER 8 Synaptic Plasticity
UNIT II Sensation and Sensory Processing
9. CHAPTER 9 Vision
10. CHAPTER 10 Hearing
11. CHAPTER 11 The Vestibular System
12. CHAPTER 12 Touch and Proprioception
13. CHAPTER 13 Pain and Temperature
14. CHAPTER 14 Olfaction
15. CHAPTER 15 Taste
UNIT III Movement and Its Central Control
16. CHAPTER 16 Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control
17. CHAPTER 17 Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord
18. CHAPTER 18 Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
19. CHAPTER 19 Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum
20. CHAPTER 20 Eye Movements and Sensorimotor Integration
21. CHAPTER 21 The Visceral Motor System
UNIT IV The Changing Brain
22. CHAPTER 22 Early Brain Development
23. CHAPTER 23 Construction of Neural Circuits
24. CHAPTER 24 Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain
25. CHAPTER 25 Sex Differences and Neural Circuit Development
26. CHAPTER 26 Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System
27. CHAPTER 27 Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
28. CHAPTER 28 Cortical States
29. CHAPTER 29 Attention
30. CHAPTER 30 Memory
31. CHAPTER 31 Speech and Language
32. CHAPTER 32 Emotion
33. CHAPTER 33 Thinking, Planning, and Deciding
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Chapter 1 : Studying The Nervous System
Multiple Choice
1. Which Part Of DNA Is Transcribed Into Messenger RNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-Coding DNA
e. Regulatory DNA
ANS: A
Textbook Reference: Genetics And Genomics Bloom’s
Level: 2. Understanding
2. Genomics Is The Analysis Of
a. Coding DNA Sequences For A Species.
b. Regulatory DNA Sequences For An Individual Organism And A Species.
c. Coding And Regulatory DNA Sequences For A Species.
d. Coding And Regulatory DNA Sequences For An Individual Organism.
e. Coding And Regulatory DNA Of An Individual Organism Or A Species.
ANS: E
Textbook Reference: Genetics And Genomics Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
3. Which Of Camillo Golgi’s Contributions Enabled Santiago Ramón Y Cajal To Make
Observations That Suggested That Nerve Cells Are Discrete Entities?
a. Articulation Of The Neuron Doctrine
b. Identifying The Organelle Later Called The Golgi Apparatus
c. Development Of A Staining Method Based On Impregnation With Silver Salts
d. Improving The Understanding Of The Pathophysiology Of Malaria
e. Articulation Of The Reticular Theory Of Nerve Cell Communication
ANS: C
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 2. Understanding
4. The Major Proponent(S) Of The Neuron Doctrine Was(Were)
a. Camillo Golgi.
b. Santiago Ramón Y Cajal.
c. Charles Sherrington.
d. Santiago Ramón Y Cajal And Charles Sherrington.
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e. Camillo Golgi And Santiago Ramón Y Cajal.
ANS: D
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
5. Which Function Is A Characteristic Primarily Of Neurons Only, And Not Glia?
a. Transmits Action Potentials
b. Supports Electrical Signals
c. Repairs The Nervous System
d. Prevents Regeneration Of The Nervous System
e. Produces Myelin
ANS: A
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
6. In Which Part Of A Neuron Would Most Of The Endoplasmic Reticulum Be Concentrated?
a. Postsynaptic Terminal
b. Presynaptic Terminal
c. Axon
d. Cell Body
e. Dendrite
ANS: D
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
7. Which Intracellular Component Facilitates The Processes Of Endocytosis And Exocytosis
Underlying Synaptic Communication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic Reticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi Apparatus
e. Nucleus
ANS: C
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 2. Understanding
8. Most Neurons Have
a. One Axon Hillock (Initial Segment).
b. Multiple Axon Hillocks (Initial Segments).
c. One Dendrite.
d. One Axon Hillock (Initial Segment) And One Dendrite.
e. Multiple Axon Hillocks (Initial Segments) And One Dendrite.
ANS: A
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
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Med C
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CHAPTER 1 Studying the Nervous System
UNIT I Neural Signaling
2. CHAPTER 2 Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells
3. CHAPTER 3 Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability
4. CHAPTER 4 Ion Channels and Transporters
5. CHAPTER 5 Synaptic Transmission
6. CHAPTER 6 Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors
7. CHAPTER 7 Molecular Signaling within Neurons
8. CHAPTER 8 Synaptic Plasticity
UNIT II Sensation and Sensory Processing
9. CHAPTER 9 Vision
10. CHAPTER 10 Hearing
11. CHAPTER 11 The Vestibular System
12. CHAPTER 12 Touch and Proprioception
13. CHAPTER 13 Pain and Temperature
14. CHAPTER 14 Olfaction
15. CHAPTER 15 Taste
UNIT III Movement and Its Central Control
16. CHAPTER 16 Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control
17. CHAPTER 17 Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord
18. CHAPTER 18 Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
19. CHAPTER 19 Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum
20. CHAPTER 20 Eye Movements and Sensorimotor Integration
21. CHAPTER 21 The Visceral Motor System
UNIT IV The Changing Brain
22. CHAPTER 22 Early Brain Development
23. CHAPTER 23 Construction of Neural Circuits
24. CHAPTER 24 Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain
25. CHAPTER 25 Sex Differences and Neural Circuit Development
26. CHAPTER 26 Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System
27. CHAPTER 27 Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
28. CHAPTER 28 Cortical States
29. CHAPTER 29 Attention
30. CHAPTER 30 Memory
31. CHAPTER 31 Speech and Language
32. CHAPTER 32 Emotion
33. CHAPTER 33 Thinking, Planning, and Deciding
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Chapter 1 : Studying The Nervous System
Multiple Choice
1. Which Part Of DNA Is Transcribed Into Messenger RNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-Coding DNA
e. Regulatory DNA
ANS: A
Textbook Reference: Genetics And Genomics Bloom’s
Level: 2. Understanding
2. Genomics Is The Analysis Of
a. Coding DNA Sequences For A Species.
b. Regulatory DNA Sequences For An Individual Organism And A Species.
c. Coding And Regulatory DNA Sequences For A Species.
d. Coding And Regulatory DNA Sequences For An Individual Organism.
e. Coding And Regulatory DNA Of An Individual Organism Or A Species.
ANS: E
Textbook Reference: Genetics And Genomics Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
3. Which Of Camillo Golgi’s Contributions Enabled Santiago Ramón Y Cajal To Make
Observations That Suggested That Nerve Cells Are Discrete Entities?
a. Articulation Of The Neuron Doctrine
b. Identifying The Organelle Later Called The Golgi Apparatus
c. Development Of A Staining Method Based On Impregnation With Silver Salts
d. Improving The Understanding Of The Pathophysiology Of Malaria
e. Articulation Of The Reticular Theory Of Nerve Cell Communication
ANS: C
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 2. Understanding
4. The Major Proponent(S) Of The Neuron Doctrine Was(Were)
a. Camillo Golgi.
b. Santiago Ramón Y Cajal.
c. Charles Sherrington.
d. Santiago Ramón Y Cajal And Charles Sherrington.
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e. Camillo Golgi And Santiago Ramón Y Cajal.
ANS: D
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
5. Which Function Is A Characteristic Primarily Of Neurons Only, And Not Glia?
a. Transmits Action Potentials
b. Supports Electrical Signals
c. Repairs The Nervous System
d. Prevents Regeneration Of The Nervous System
e. Produces Myelin
ANS: A
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
6. In Which Part Of A Neuron Would Most Of The Endoplasmic Reticulum Be Concentrated?
a. Postsynaptic Terminal
b. Presynaptic Terminal
c. Axon
d. Cell Body
e. Dendrite
ANS: D
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
7. Which Intracellular Component Facilitates The Processes Of Endocytosis And Exocytosis
Underlying Synaptic Communication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic Reticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi Apparatus
e. Nucleus
ANS: C
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components Of The Nervous System Bloom’s
Level: 2. Understanding
8. Most Neurons Have
a. One Axon Hillock (Initial Segment).
b. Multiple Axon Hillocks (Initial Segments).
c. One Dendrite.
d. One Axon Hillock (Initial Segment) And One Dendrite.
e. Multiple Axon Hillocks (Initial Segments) And One Dendrite.
ANS: A
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s
Level: 1. Remembering
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