Test Bank for Biological Psychology 12th Edition James W.kalat

,Test jBank jfor jBiological jPsychology j12th jEdition jJames
jW.jKalat.



True j/ jFalse

1. Dendrites jcontain jthe jnuclei, jribosomes, jmitochondria, jand jother jstructures jfound jin jmost jcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


2. Neurons jreceive jinformation jand jtransmit jit jto jother jcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


3. An jafferent jaxon jbrings jinformation jinto ja jstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


4. An jefferent jaxon jcarries jinformation jaway jfrom ja jstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand

,REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


5. The jgreater jthe jsurface jarea jof ja jdendrite, jthe jmore jinformation jit jcan jreceive jfrom jother jneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


6. Neurons jare jdistinguished jfrom jother jcells jby jtheir jshape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


7. Glial jcells jserve jmany jfunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


8. Glial jcells jtransmit jinformation jacross jlong jdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitute

, the jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


9. Schwann jcells jbuild jthe jmyelin jsheaths jin jthe jperiphery jof jthe jbody.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neurons jand jGlia
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 j- jDescribe jneurons jand jglia, jthe jcells jthat
jconstitutejthe jnervous jsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


10. The jblood-brain jbarrier jis jmade jup jof jclosely jpacked jglial jcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: The jBlood-Brain jBarrier
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 j- jSummarize jhow jthe jblood–brain jbarrier jrelates
jtojprotection jand jnutrition jof jneurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 jThe jCells jof jthe jNervous jSystem


11. The jdifference jin jvoltage jin ja jresting jneuron jis jcalled jthe jresting jpotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jUnderstand
REFERENCES: The jResting jPotential jof jthe jNeuron
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 j- jExplain jhow jthe jsodium–potassium jpump jand
jthejproperties jof jthe jmembrane jlead jto jthe jresting jpotential jof ja
jneuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 jThe jNerve jImpulse


12. Increasing jthe jelectrical jgradient jfor jpotassium jwill jreduce jthe jtendency jfor jpotassium jions jto
jexit jthejneuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: jAnalyze
REFERENCES: The jResting jPotential jof jthe jNeuron
LEARNING jOBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 j- jExplain jhow jthe jsodium–potassium jpump jand
jthejproperties jof jthe jmembrane jlead jto jthe jresting jpotential jof ja
jneuron.