Test Bank for Neuroscience 6th Edition by Dale Purves

Test Bank for Neuroscience 6th Edition by Dale Purves 3807, 9, 7225, 7 1: Studying the Nervous System 2: Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells 3: Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability 4: Ion Channels and Transporters 5: Synaptic Transmission 6: Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors 7: Molecular Signaling within Neurons 8: Synaptic Plasticity 9: The Somatosensory System: Touch and Proprioception 10: Pain 11: Vision: The Eye 12: Central Visual Pathways 13: The Auditory System 14: The Vestibular System 15: The Chemical Senses 16: Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control 17: Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal CorD 18: Modulation of Movement by the Basal GangliA 19: Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum 20: Eye Movements and Sensorimotor Integration 21: The Visceral Motor System 22: Early Brain Development 23: Construction of Neural Circuits 24: Circuit Development: Intrinsic Factors and Sex Differences 25: Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain 26: Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System 27: Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex 28: Cortical States 29: Attention 30: Memory 31: Emotion 32: Thinking, Planning, and Deciding 33: Speech and Language 34: Development and Evolution of Cognitive Function. 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 Answer: 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. Answer: 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 Answer: 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.e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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 Answer: 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. Answer: a Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly branched dendrites and one axon? a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons. b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons. c. It receives information from only one other neuron. d. It integrates information from many neurons. e. The information it receives will not be relayed. Answer: d Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying- - - -