Test Bank - for Neuroscience 7th Edition by Purves, All Chapters 1-34 | Complete Guide A+

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Purves• Augustine•Fitzpatrick• Hall• LaMantia•Mooney•Platt • White
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Chapter1:StudyingtheNervousSystem

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1. Whichpart ofDNAistranscribed intomessengerRNA? yz ji ji yz ji




a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding DNA yz




e. RegulatoryDNA
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:GeneticsandGenomicsBloom’s yz ji




Level:2.Understanding
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2. Genomics istheanalysisof yz ji




a. codingDNAsequencesforaspecies. ji ji




b. regulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganismandaspecies. ji ji yz




c. codingandregulatoryDNA sequencesforaspecies. yz ji yz ji




d. coding andregulatoryDNAsequencesforanindividualorganism.
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e. codingandregulatoryDNAofanindividualorganism oraspecies. yz yz yz yz yz




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TextbookReference:GeneticsandGenomicsBloom’s yz ji




Level:1.Remembering
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3. WhichofCamilloGolgi’scontributionsenabledSantiagoRamóny Cajaltomake yz




observationsthatsuggestedthatnervecellsarediscreteentities?
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a. Articulationoftheneuron doctrine yz




b. Identifying the organellelatercalledtheGolgiapparatus yz yz ji




c. Developmentofastaining method basedonimpregnationwithsilversalts yz yz yz




d. Improvingtheunderstandingofthepathophysiologyofmalaria yz ji




e. Articulationofthereticulartheoryofnervecellcommunication yz




Answer:c
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem
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Bloom’sLevel:2.Understanding
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4. Themajorproponent(s)ofthe neuron doctrinewas(were) yz ji




a. CamilloGolgi. ji




b. SantiagoRamón yCajal. yz




c. CharlesSherrington.
d. SantiagoRamónyCajalandCharlesSherrington. ji




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, e. CamilloGolgiandSantiagoRamónyCajal. yz




Answer:d
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz




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5. Whichfunction isacharacteristic primarilyof neuronsonly, andnot glia? yz j i j i yz




a. Transmitsaction potentials yz




b. Supportselectricalsignals yz




c. Repairsthe nervous system yz




d. Preventsregenerationofthenervoussystem
e. Producesmyelin
Answer:a
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TextbookReference:CellularComponentsoftheNervousSystem yz




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6. Inwhichpartofaneuronwouldmostoftheendoplasmicreticulum beconcentrated? yz




a. Postsynapticterminal
b. Presynapticterminal
c. Axon
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e. Dendrite
Answer:d
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7. Whichintracellularcomponentfacilitatestheprocessesofendocytosisandexocytosis yz




underlyingsynapticcommunication?
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a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgiapparatus
e. Nucleus
Answer:c
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8. Most neuronshave yz ji




a. oneaxon hillock(initialsegment). yz




b. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments).
c. onedendrite.
d. oneaxonhillock(initialsegment)andonedendrite. ji




e. multipleaxonhillocks(initialsegments)andonedendrite. yz yz




Answer:a
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji ji




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, 9. Whichstatementbestdescribesthefunctionofaneuronwithmultiple,highly yz yz yz yz




brancheddendritesandoneaxon?
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a. It passesinformationdirectlytomultipleneurons.
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b. Itcannotintegrateinformationfrommultipleneurons.
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c. Itreceivesinformationfrom onlyoneotherneuron.
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d. It integrates informationfrommanyneurons.
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e. Theinformationitreceiveswillnotberelayed.
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Answer:d
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TextbookReference:Neurons
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10. Whichstatementbestdescribesmostneurons?
a. Theyreceiveinformationviaaxons. yz




b. Theytransmitinformationtoothercellsviadendrites. yz




c. Theyarepolarized.
d. Theyconductsignalsbidirectionally. ji




e. Theytransmitelectricalsignalsviacytoplasmiccontinuity. yz yz yz




Answer:c
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TextbookReference:Neurons
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11. Comparedwithprojection neurons,axonsof localcircuitneurons(interneurons) yz ji




a. are longer. yz




b. areshorter.
c. havemoresynapses. yz




d. havemorebranches. yz




e. reachmorepostsynapticneurons. yz yz




Answer:b
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TextbookReference:Neurons ji




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12. Anactionpotentialisa(n) ji changeintheelectricalpotentialacrossthenervecell
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membrane.
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a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
Answer:b
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13. Thepart of asynapsetowhichthecontentsofsynapticvesiclesbindiscalledtheyz j i j i




a. presynapticterminal.
b. synapticending.
c. axonterminal. yz




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