Test Bank for Biological Psychology, 14th Edition — James W. Kalat | Updated 2026 | 100% Pass Guarantee

TEST BANK for Biological Psychology 14th Edition
by James Kalat
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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True



3. Santiago Ramóny Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True



4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True



5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True




6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.


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,a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True



7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill
this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False




11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.

a. True



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, b. False

ANSWER: True



12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the neuron.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True



13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are almost
closed.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to
depolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False



16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are .

a. neurons and glia

b. dendrites and axons

c. ribosomes and lysosomes

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