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1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals tj tj tj tj tj tj tj tj
3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
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4. Development of the Brain tj tj tj
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision:From Eyeto Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex tj tj
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep tj tj tj
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress tj tj tj
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders tj tj tj tj tj
13. Memory, Learning, and Developmenttj tj dx
14. Attention and Higher Cognition tj tj tj
15. Language and Lateralization tj tj
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,Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions bn bn
1. Dendrites are tj
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons.
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Answer: b bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
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a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
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b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
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c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
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d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
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Answer: c bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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, a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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a. synaptic vesicles tj
b. dendritic spines tj
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
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a. integration; hillock tj
b. input; dendrites
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c. conduction; axon tj
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,Table Of Contents
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1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals tj tj tj tj tj tj tj tj
3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
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4. Development of the Brain tj tj tj
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision:From Eyeto Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex tj tj
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep tj tj tj
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress tj tj tj
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders tj tj tj tj tj
13. Memory, Learning, and Developmenttj tj dx
14. Attention and Higher Cognition tj tj tj
15. Language and Lateralization tj tj
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,Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions bn bn
1. Dendrites are tj
a. a type of glial cell.
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons.
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Answer: b bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?
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a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
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b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
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c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
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d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
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Answer: c bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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, a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a bn
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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a. synaptic vesicles tj
b. dendritic spines tj
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name anddescribethegeneral functions ofthefourmain parts ofa neur o n.
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions called
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a. integration; hillock tj
b. input; dendrites
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c. conduction; axon tj
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