Test Bank for Biological Psychology (14th Edition) by James W. Kalat

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1. Dendritescontainthenuclei,ribosomes,mitochondria,andotherstructuresfoundinmost
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b. False
ANSWER: False

2. Neuronsreceiveinformation andtransmit it t o othercells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. Santiago RamónyCajal used special staining techniquesto reveal that thebrainiscomposed ofindividual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. An efferent axon carriesinformation awayfrom a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

5. Thegreaterthesurface area of a dendrite,themore informationit can receive fromother neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. Neuronsaredistinguishedfromother cells bytheirshape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. Theroleofglial cellsistoact like―glue‖or scaffoldingto supporttheneurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

8. Glialcellstransmit informationacrosslongdistances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

9. There aretwotypes of glial cellsthat produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this
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vrole and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

10. Theblood-brain barrierismade up ofcloselypacked glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

11. Thedifference i n voltagein arestingneuronis calledtherestingpotential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

12. Increasingtheelectrical gradient forpotassiumwillreducethetendencyfor potassiumions toexitthe neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

13. At the restingpotential,the potassiumchannels arecompletelyclosed andthesodiumchannels are almost closed.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

14. Dr. Skinner is workingin the lab measuringthe voltage of neurons, and duringone condition,she tried to
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vdepolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

15. Actionpotentialscan be producedinthedendrites of some neurons. A
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

16. Thetwo basic kinds ofcells in the nervous systemare
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a. neuronsand glia A
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b. dendritesand axons A
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c. ribosomes and lysosomes v A
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d. neuronsandaxons
ANSWER:a

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17. SantiagoRamon yCajal demonstrated that . v v A.




a. atrest,theneuronhasanegative chargeinside its membrane A
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b. neuronsareseparate fromone another v v v



c. neuronscommunicateat specializedjunctionscalledsynapses
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d. actionpotentialsfollowtheall-or-nonelaw
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ANSWER:b

18. Both and sharedthe Nobel PrizeforPhysiologyor Medicine in1906. A
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a. Golgi and Cajal v A.




b. Cajal andSherrington v



c. Sherringtonand Golgi v



d. Cajal andKalat v



ANSWER:a

19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
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v important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
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a. lipid channels A.




b. proteinchannels
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d. proteinreceptors
ANSWER:b

20. Neurons differ most stronglyfrom otherbodycellsin their
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a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmoticpressure
d. mitochondria
ANSWER:b

21. What do neurons have thatother cells do not?
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a. Aplasma membrane
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b. Large,branchingextensions
c. Proteinchannels
d. An endoplasmic reticulum
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ANSWER:b

22. Dr. McLaughlin’slabstudies how newlyformed proteins arefoldedinside neurons. Theywould be most interested in
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a. endoplasmic reticulum A.




b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes