, Table of Contents:
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Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future v6 v6 v6 v6
Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia v6 v6
Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
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Chapter 4 The Action Potential v6 v6
Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission v6
Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems v6
Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System
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Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
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Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems v6 v6 v6
Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses v6 v6
Chapter 9 The Eye v6
Chapter 10 The Central Visual System v6 v6 v6
Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems
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Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System v6 v6 v6
Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement v6 v6 v6
Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement v6 v6 v6
Part 3 The Brain and Behavior
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Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain v6 v6 v6
Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion v6 v6 v6
Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep v6 v6 v6
Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness
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Chapter 22 Mental Illness v6
Part 4 The Changing Brain
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Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain v6 v6
Chapter 24 Memory Systems v6
Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory v 6 v6 v6 v6 v6
,Chapter 1: Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future Neuroscie nce
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: Exploring the Brain, 5th Edition Bear Test Bank
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1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for un
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derstanding the brain? Choose the correct option.
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A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain servin v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6
g as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about manythings, from the structur e v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the
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brain. v 6
C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6 v6 v6 v6
D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield a n v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
e w synthesis. v6 v6
2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevail e
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d for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the corr
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e ct option.
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A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6
C) Mind–brain duality v6
D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes v6 v 6 v6 v6
3. What is “mind–brain problem”? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brai n. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6
B) The mind is the same as the brain. v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6 v6 v6
C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
4. What notion was displaced bythe concept of nerves being described as wires? Choo s
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e the correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain by the movement of fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electrically and the brain itse l
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f may generate electricity.
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C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register s
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e nsations from the skin. v6 v6 v6 v6
D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spin a
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l nerves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. v6 v6 v6
B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensory and motor nerves, and in each sensory and m
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otor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
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, 6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall studythe dimensions of the human hea d
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? Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral f
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u nctions v6
C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose the corre c
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t option.
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A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right fro n
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t al lobe v6 v6
B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital l
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o be v6
C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left front a
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l lobe v6
D) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the cerebellu mfc v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
8. To whom can we attribute the theory that behavior is among the heritable traits that c a
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n develop? Choose the correct option.
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A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens v6
B) Charles Darwin v6
C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig v6 v6 v6 v6
D) Franz Joseph Gall v6 v6
9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervo u
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s system? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum before, duri ng
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, or soon after birth.
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B) Epilepsyis a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by e p
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i sodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage to th
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e spinal cord.
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D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions, hallu c
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i nations, and bizarre behavior.
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v 6 v6
Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future v6 v6 v6 v6
Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia v6 v6
Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
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Chapter 4 The Action Potential v6 v6
Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission v6
Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems v6
Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System
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Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
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Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems v6 v6 v6
Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses v6 v6
Chapter 9 The Eye v6
Chapter 10 The Central Visual System v6 v6 v6
Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems
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Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System v6 v6 v6
Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement v6 v6 v6
Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement v6 v6 v6
Part 3 The Brain and Behavior
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Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain v6 v6 v6
Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion v6 v6 v6
Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep v6 v6 v6
Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness
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Chapter 22 Mental Illness v6
Part 4 The Changing Brain
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Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain v6 v6
Chapter 24 Memory Systems v6
Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory v 6 v6 v6 v6 v6
,Chapter 1: Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future Neuroscie nce
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: Exploring the Brain, 5th Edition Bear Test Bank
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1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for un
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derstanding the brain? Choose the correct option.
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A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain servin v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6
g as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about manythings, from the structur e v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the
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brain. v 6
C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6 v6 v6 v6
D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield a n v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
e w synthesis. v6 v6
2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevail e
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d for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the corr
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e ct option.
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A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6
C) Mind–brain duality v6
D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes v6 v 6 v6 v6
3. What is “mind–brain problem”? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brai n. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6
B) The mind is the same as the brain. v6 v6 v6 v6 v 6 v6 v6
C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
4. What notion was displaced bythe concept of nerves being described as wires? Choo s
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e the correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain by the movement of fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electrically and the brain itse l
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f may generate electricity.
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C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register s
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e nsations from the skin. v6 v6 v6 v6
D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spin a
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l nerves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. v6 v6 v6
B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensory and motor nerves, and in each sensory and m
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otor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves. v6 v6 v6 v6 v6 v6
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, 6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall studythe dimensions of the human hea d
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? Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral f
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u nctions v6
C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose the corre c
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t option.
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A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right fro n
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t al lobe v6 v6
B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital l
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o be v6
C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left front a
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l lobe v6
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8. To whom can we attribute the theory that behavior is among the heritable traits that c a
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n develop? Choose the correct option.
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A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens v6
B) Charles Darwin v6
C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig v6 v6 v6 v6
D) Franz Joseph Gall v6 v6
9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervo u
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s system? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum before, duri ng
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, or soon after birth.
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B) Epilepsyis a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by e p
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i sodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage to th
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e spinal cord.
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D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions, hallu c
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i nations, and bizarre behavior.
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