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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 b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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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 b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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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 b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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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 b
,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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constitute the nervous system. b b b b
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System b b b b b b
5. The greater the surface
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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bconstitute the nervous system. b b b
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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constitute the nervous system.b b b b
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System b b b b b b
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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constitute the nervous system.b b b b
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System b b b b b b
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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, constitute
the nervous system. b b
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous
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System b
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 b
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
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constitute the nervous system. b b b b
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System b b b b b b
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand b
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–brain barrier
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relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System b b b b b b
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 b
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron b b b b b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump
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and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting potentialb b b b b b b b b b
of a neuron. b b b
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse b b b
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions
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bto exit the neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze b
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron b b b b b