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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt

,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




7. Glial cells serve many functions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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, Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
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the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous Syste
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9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia Xt Xt



LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
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Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




10. The blood-brain barrier
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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brain barrier relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand Xt


REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–
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potassium pump and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt


potential of a neuron. Xt Xt Xt


TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse Xt Xt Xt




12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit
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the neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze Xt


REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt