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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 UI UI UI
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 UI UI
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep UI UI UI
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress UI UI UI
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders UI UI UI UI UI
13. Memory, Learning, and Development UI UI UI
14. Attention and Higher Cognition UI UI UI
15. Language and Lateralization UI UI
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions UI UI
1. Dendrites are UI
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. UI
Answer: b UI
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.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuro
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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 UI
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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.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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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 UI
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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.
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 UI
b. dendritic spines UI
c. the myelin sheath
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d. the axon hillock
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Answer:b
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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.
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions call
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a. integration; hillock UI
b. input; dendrites
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c. conduction; axon UI
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,The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition by Neil V. Watso
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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 UI UI UI
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 UI UI
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
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10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep UI UI UI
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress UI UI UI
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders UI UI UI UI UI
13. Memory, Learning, and Development UI UI UI
14. Attention and Higher Cognition UI UI UI
15. Language and Lateralization UI UI
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Chapter 1: Structure and Function: Neuroanatomy and Research Methods
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Multiple Choice Questions UI UI
1. Dendrites are UI
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. UI
Answer: b UI
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.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Which pathway represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuro
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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 UI
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.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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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 UI
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.
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 UI
b. dendritic spines UI
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.
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. Neurons receive information from other neurons at the zone through cellular extensions call
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a. integration; hillock UI
b. input; dendrites
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c. conduction; axon UI
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