The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Wats
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,The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Wats
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S. Marc Breedlove
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Table Of Contents
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1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
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3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
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4. Development of the Brain LP LP LP
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex LP LP
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep LP LP LP
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress LP LP LP
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders LP LP LP LP LP
13. Memory, Learning, and Development
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14. Attention and Higher Cognition LP LP LP
15. Language and Lateralization LP LP
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S. Marc Breedlove
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions LP LP
1. Dendrites are LP
a. a type of glial cell.
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons. LP
Answer: b LP
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neur
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on?
a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
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b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
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c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
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d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
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Answer: c LP
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying LP LP LP
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a LP
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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a. synaptic vesicles LP
b. dendritic spines LP
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions ca
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lled
.
a. integration; hillock LP
b. input; dendrites LP
c. conduction; axon LP
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S. Marc Breedlove
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,The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Wats
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on &
LP
S. Marc Breedlove
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Table Of Contents
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1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
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3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
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4. Development of the Brain LP LP LP
5. The Sensorimotor System
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6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
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7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
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8. Hormones and Sex LP LP
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep LP LP LP
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress LP LP LP
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders LP LP LP LP LP
13. Memory, Learning, and Development
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14. Attention and Higher Cognition LP LP LP
15. Language and Lateralization LP LP
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,The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Wats
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on & LP
S. Marc Breedlove
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions LP LP
1. Dendrites are LP
a. a type of glial cell.
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b. the input zone of a nerve cell.
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c. the conduction zone of a nerve cell.
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d. small interneurons. LP
Answer: b LP
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
LP
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neur
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on?
a. Cell body → axon → dendrite → axon terminal
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b. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon hillock
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c. Dendrite → cell body → axon → axon terminal
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d. Dendrite → axon terminal → cell body → axon
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Answer: c LP
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
LP
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying LP LP LP
3. Which statement about neurons is true?
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, The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Wats
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S. Marc Breedlove
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a. All neurons have the same four functional zones.
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b. Multipolar neurons can have many dendrites and many axons.
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c. Some interneurons lack a nucleus.
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d. Unipolar neurons are especially common in the visual system.
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Answer: a LP
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
LP
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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4. Preventing the formation of on dendrites would decrease the space available for synapses.
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a. synaptic vesicles LP
b. dendritic spines LP
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
Section:1.1 The Nervous System Is Made of Specialized Cells
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Learning Objective:1.1.1 Name and describe the general functions of the four main parts of a
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neuron.
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions ca
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lled
.
a. integration; hillock LP
b. input; dendrites LP
c. conduction; axon LP
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