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