Test Bank For-Biological-Psychology-13th-Edition-
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James-W.-Kalatisbn-No-10-9781337408202isbn-No-
13-978-13374082022023-2024complete-Guide-A
,True / False
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1. Dendrites containthe nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
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nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous Systemn n n n n n
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
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nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
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nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
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nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells bytheir shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
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nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
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, the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
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nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–brain barrier relates to
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protection and nutrition of neurons. n n n n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron n n n n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump and the
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properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential of a neuron.
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TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse n n n
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the
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neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze n
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron n n n n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump and the
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properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential of a neuron.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
n n
James-W.-Kalatisbn-No-10-9781337408202isbn-No-
13-978-13374082022023-2024complete-Guide-A
,True / False
n n
1. Dendrites containthe nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous Systemn n n n n n
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells bytheir shape.
n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
n n n n n n n n n n n
, the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
n n n n n n
9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
n n n n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the
n n n n n n n n n n n n
nervous system. n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
n n n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–brain barrier relates to
n n n n n n n n n n
protection and nutrition of neurons. n n n n n
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System n n n n n n
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand n
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron n n n n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump and the
n n n n n n n n n n
properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential of a neuron.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse n n n
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
neuron.
n
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze n
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron n n n n n
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump and the
n n n n n n n n n n
properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential of a neuron.
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