TEST BANK for Biological Psychology 14th Edition
by James Kalat
All Chapters Included| Expert Verified Questions & Correct
Answers for Exam Preparations| A+ PASS ASSURED
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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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NSWER: False
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2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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3. Santiago Ramóny Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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ANSWER: Tru wq
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5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.
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8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann c
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ells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
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by James Kalat
All Chapters Included| Expert Verified Questions & Correct
Answers for Exam Preparations| A+ PASS ASSURED
1|Page
, Chapter 1 wq
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False A wq
NSWER: False
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2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False wq
ANSWER: Tru wq
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3. Santiago Ramóny Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.
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a. True
b. False wq
ANSWER: Tru wq
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4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False wq
ANSWER: Tru wq
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5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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ANSWER: Tru wq
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6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.
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a. True
b. False A wq
NSWER: False wq
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False A wq
NSWER: False wq
9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann c
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ells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False A wq
NSWER: False wq
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False A wq
NSWER: False wq
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
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