Test Bank 1i
to accompany 1i
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition 1i 1i
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • H
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all • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
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Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
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Multiple Choice1i
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA 1i
e. Regulatory DNA 1i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of
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a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
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b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
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c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
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,d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species.
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Answer: e 1i
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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s Level: 1. Remembering
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3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make
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observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine 1i 1i 1i 1i
b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
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c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
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d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
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Answer: c 1i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
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a. Camillo Golgi. 1i
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. 1i 1i 1i
c. Charles Sherrington. 1i
d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
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,e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
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Answer: d 1i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials 1i 1i
b. Supports electrical signals 1i 1i
c. Repairs the nervous system 1i 1i 1i
d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system1i 1i 1i 1i 1i
e. Produces myelin 1i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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a. Postsynaptic terminal 1i
b. Presynaptic terminal 1i
c. Axon
d. Cell body 1i
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
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underlying synaptic communication? 1i 1i
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum 1i
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus 1i
e. Nucleus
Answer:
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c
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Most neurons have 1i 1i
a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
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b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).1i 1i 1i 1i
c. one dendrite.
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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Answer: a 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly
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branched dendrites and one axon? 1i 1i 1i 1i
a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons.
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b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
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d. It integrates information from many neurons.
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e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
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Answer: d 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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10. Which statement best describes most neurons?
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a. They receive information via axons.
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b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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c. They are polarized. 1i 1i
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
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e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
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Answer: c 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons)
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a. are longer. 1i
b. are shorter.1i
c. have more synapses. 1i 1i
d. have more branches. 1i 1i
e. reach more postsynaptic neurons.
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Answer: b 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons 1i 1i
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 1i 1i 1i
12. An action potential is a(n)
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change in the electrical potential across the nerve cell membrane.
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a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
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Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
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a. presynaptic terminal. 1i
b. synaptic ending. 1i
c. axon terminal. 1i
to accompany 1i
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition 1i 1i
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • H
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all • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
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Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
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Multiple Choice1i
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA 1i
e. Regulatory DNA 1i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of
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a. coding DNA sequences for a species.
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b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species.
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c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species.
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,d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species.
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Answer: e 1i
Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’
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s Level: 1. Remembering
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3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón y Cajal to make
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observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine 1i 1i 1i 1i
b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus
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c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts
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d. Improving the understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication
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Answer: c 1i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
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a. Camillo Golgi. 1i
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. 1i 1i 1i
c. Charles Sherrington. 1i
d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
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,e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
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Answer: d 1i
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials 1i 1i
b. Supports electrical signals 1i 1i
c. Repairs the nervous system 1i 1i 1i
d. Prevents regeneration of the nervous system1i 1i 1i 1i 1i
e. Produces myelin 1i
Answer: a
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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a. Postsynaptic terminal 1i
b. Presynaptic terminal 1i
c. Axon
d. Cell body 1i
e. Dendrite
Answer: d
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Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis
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underlying synaptic communication? 1i 1i
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum 1i
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus 1i
e. Nucleus
Answer:
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c
Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System B
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loom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Most neurons have 1i 1i
a. one axon hillock (initial segment).
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b. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments).1i 1i 1i 1i
c. one dendrite.
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d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multiple axon hillocks (initial segments) and one dendrite.
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Answer: a 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple, highly
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branched dendrites and one axon? 1i 1i 1i 1i
a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons.
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b. It cannot integrate information from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
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d. It integrates information from many neurons.
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e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
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Answer: d 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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10. Which statement best describes most neurons?
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a. They receive information via axons.
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b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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c. They are polarized. 1i 1i
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
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e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
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Answer: c 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 3. Applying
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11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons)
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a. are longer. 1i
b. are shorter.1i
c. have more synapses. 1i 1i
d. have more branches. 1i 1i
e. reach more postsynaptic neurons.
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Answer: b 1i
Textbook Reference: Neurons 1i 1i
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 1i 1i 1i
12. An action potential is a(n)
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change in the electrical potential across the nerve cell membrane.
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a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer: b
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Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom 1i 1i 1i
’s Level: 1. Remembering
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13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
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a. presynaptic terminal. 1i
b. synaptic ending. 1i
c. axon terminal. 1i