Biological Psychology Test Bank[Exam questions and Answers for nursing and psychological students]

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1. Dendrites fgcontain fgthe fgnuclei, fgribosomes, fgmitochondria, fgand fgother fgstructures fgfound fgin fgmost fgcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

2. Neurons fgreceive fginformation fgand fgtransmit fgit fgto fgother fgcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

3. Santiago fgRamón fgy fgCajal fgused fgspecial fgstaining fgtechniques fgto fgreveal fgthat fgthe fgbrain fgis fgcomposed fgof fgindividual fgcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

4. An fgefferent fgaxon fgcarries fginformation fgaway fgfrom fga fgstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

5. The fggreater fgthe fgsurface fgarea fgof fga fgdendrite, fgthe fgmore fginformation fgit fgcan fgreceive fgfrom fgother fgneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

6. Neurons fgare fgdistinguished fgfrom fgother fgcells fgby fgtheir fgshape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

7. The fgrole fgof fgglial fgcells fgis fgto fgact fglike fg―glue‖ fgor fgscaffolding fgto fgsupport fgthe fgneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

8. Glial fgcells fgtransmit fginformation fgacross fglong fgdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

9. There fgare fgtwo fgtypes fgof fgglial fgcells fgthat fgproduce fgmyelin fgsheath. fgIn fgthe fgcentral fgnervous fgsystem, fgSchwann fgcells
fulfill fgthis fgrole fgand, fgin fgthe fgperiphery, fgoligodendrocytes fgproduce fgit.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

10. The fgblood-brain fgbarrier fgis fgmade fgup fgof fgclosely fgpacked fgglial fgcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

11. The fgdifference fgin fgvoltage fgin fga fgresting fgneuron fgis fgcalled fgthe fgresting fgpotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

12. Increasing fgthe fgelectrical fggradient fgfor fgpotassium fgwill fgreduce fgthe fgtendency fgfor fgpotassium fgions fgto fgexit fgthe fgneuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g True

13. At fgthe fgresting fgpotential, fgthe fgpotassium fgchannels fgare fgcompletely fgclosed fgand fgthe fgsodium fgchannels fgare fgalmost fgclosed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

14. Dr. fgSkinner fgis fgworking fgin fgthe fglab fgmeasuring fgthe fgvoltage fgof fgneurons, fgand fgduring fgone fgcondition, fgshe fgtried fgto
depolarize fgthe fgneurons fgfrom fg-70 fgmV fgto fg-80 fgmV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

15. Action fgpotentials fgcan fgbe fgproduced fgin fgthe fgdendrites fgof fgsome fgneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: f g False

16. The fgtwo fgbasic fgkinds fgof fgcells fgin fgthe fgnervous fgsystem fgare fg .
a. neurons fgand fgglia
b. dendrites fgand fgaxons
c. ribosomes fgand fglysosomes
d. neurons fgand fgaxons
ANSWER: f g a

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17. Santiago fgRamon fgy fgCajal fgdemonstrated fgthat fg .
a. at fgrest, fgthe fgneuron fghas fga fgnegative fgcharge fginside fgits fgmembrane
b. neurons fgare fgseparate fgfrom fgone fganother
c. neurons fgcommunicate fgat fgspecialized fgjunctions fgcalled fgsynapses
d. action fgpotentials fgfollow fgthe fgall-or-none fglaw
ANSWER: f g b

18. Both fg and fg shared fgthe fgNobel fgPrize fgfor fgPhysiology fgor fgMedicine fgin fg1906.
a. Golgi fgand fgCajal
b. Cajal fgand fgSherrington
c. Sherrington fgand fgGolgi
d. Cajal fgand fgKalat
ANSWER: f g a

19. Dr. fgKimi fgstudies fgthe fgplasma fgmembrane fgof fgneurons. fgHe fgspecifically fgresearches fgthe fgspecialized fg that
allow fgin fgimportant fgthings fglike fgwater, fgoxygen, fgsodium, fgand fgso fgon.
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a. lipid fgchannels
b. protein fgchannels
c. lipid fgreceptors
d. protein fgreceptors
ANSWER: f g b

20. Neurons fgdiffer fgmost fgstrongly fgfrom fgother fgbody fgcells fgin fgtheir fg .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmotic fgpressure
d. mitochondria
ANSWER: f g b

21. What fgdo fgneurons fghave fgthat fgother fgcells fgdo fgnot?
a. A fgplasma fgmembrane
b. Large, fgbranching fgextensions
c. Protein fgchannels
d. An fgendoplasmic fgreticulum
ANSWER: f g b

22. Dr. fgMcLaughlin’s fglab fgstudies fghow fgnewly fgformed fgproteins fgare fgfolded fginside fgneurons. fgThey fgwould fgbe fgmost
fg interested fgin fgstudying fgthe fg .
a. endoplasmic fgreticulum
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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