TEST BANK
m
, Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
m m m m m
MultiplemChoice
1. WhichmpartmofmDNAmismtranscribedmintommessengermRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingmDNA
e. RegulatorymDNA
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmandmGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
2. Genomicsmismthemanalysismof
a. codingmDNAmsequencesmformamspecies.
b. regulatorymDNAmsequencesmformanmindividualmorganismmandmamspecies.
c. codingmandmregulatorymDNAmsequencesmformamspecies.
d. codingmandmregulatorymDNAmsequencesmformanmindividualmorganism.
e. codingmandmregulatorymDNAmofmanmindividualmorganismmormamspecie
s.mAnswer:me
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmandmGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
3. WhichmofmCamillomGolgi’smcontributionsmenabledmSantiagomRamónmymCajalmtomma
kemobservationsmthatmsuggestedmthatmnervemcellsmaremdiscretementities?
a. Articulationmofmthemneuronmdoctrine
b. IdentifyingmthemorganellemlatermcalledmthemGolgimapparatus
c. Developmentmofmamstainingmmethodmbasedmonmimpregnationmwithmsilvermsalts
d. Improvingmthemunderstandingmofmthempathophysiologymofmmalaria
e. Articulationmofmthemreticularmtheorymofmnervemcellmcommunicatio
nmAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystem
mBloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
4. Themmajormproponent(s)mofmthemneuronmdoctrinemwas(were)
a. CamillomGolgi.
b. SantiagomRamónmymCajal.
c. CharlesmSherrington.
d. SantiagomRamónmymCajalmandmCharlesmSherrington.
,e. CamillomGolgimandmSantiagomRamónmymCaja
l.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
5. Whichmfunctionmismamcharacteristicmprimarilymofmneuronsmonly,mandmnotmglia?
a. Transmitsmactionmpotentials
b. Supportsmelectricalmsignals
c. Repairsmthemnervousmsystem
d. Preventsmregenerationmofmthemnervousmsystem
e. Producesmmyelin
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
6. Inmwhichmpartmofmamneuronmwouldmmostmofmthemendoplasmicmreticulummbemconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticmterminal
b. Presynapticmterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellmbody
e. Dendrite
mAnswer:m
d
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
7. Whichmintracellularmcomponentmfacilitatesmthemprocessesmofmendocytosismandmexocytos
ismunderlyingmsynapticmcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicmreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgimapparatus
e. Nucleus
mAnswer:m
c
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
8. Mostmneuronsmhave
a. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment).
b. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments).
c. onemdendrite.
d. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment)mandmonemdendrite.
e. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments)mandmonemdendrit
e.mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
, 9. Whichmstatementmbestmdescribesmthemfunctionmofmamneuronmwithmmultiple,mhigh
lymbranchedmdendritesmandmonemaxon?
a. Itmpassesminformationmdirectlymtommultiplemneurons.
b. Itmcannotmintegrateminformationmfrommmultiplemneurons.
c. Itmreceivesminformationmfrommonlymonemothermneuron.
d. Itmintegratesminformationmfrommmanymneurons.
e. Theminformationmitmreceivesmwillmnotmbemrelaye
d.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
10. Whichmstatementmbestmdescribesmmostmneurons?
a. Theymreceiveminformationmviamaxons.
b. Theymtransmitminformationmtomothermcellsmviamdendrites.
c. Theymarempolarized.
d. Theymconductmsignalsmbidirectionally.
e. Theymtransmitmelectricalmsignalsmviamcytoplasmicmcontinuit
y.mAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
11. Comparedmwithmprojectionmneurons,maxonsmofmlocalmcircuitmneuronsm(interneurons)
a. aremlonger.
b. aremshorter.
c. havemmoremsynapses.
d. havemmorembranches.
e. reachmmorempostsynapticmneurons
.mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeurons
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
12. Anmactionmpotentialmisma(n)
changeminmthemelectricalmpotentialmacrossmthemnervemcellmmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
13. Thempartmofmamsynapsemtomwhichmthemcontentsmofmsynapticmvesiclesmbindmismcalledmthe
a. presynapticmterminal.
b. synapticmending.
c. axonmterminal.
m
, Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
m m m m m
MultiplemChoice
1. WhichmpartmofmDNAmismtranscribedmintommessengermRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingmDNA
e. RegulatorymDNA
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmandmGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
2. Genomicsmismthemanalysismof
a. codingmDNAmsequencesmformamspecies.
b. regulatorymDNAmsequencesmformanmindividualmorganismmandmamspecies.
c. codingmandmregulatorymDNAmsequencesmformamspecies.
d. codingmandmregulatorymDNAmsequencesmformanmindividualmorganism.
e. codingmandmregulatorymDNAmofmanmindividualmorganismmormamspecie
s.mAnswer:me
TextbookmReference:mGeneticsmandmGenomicsmBloom
’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
3. WhichmofmCamillomGolgi’smcontributionsmenabledmSantiagomRamónmymCajalmtomma
kemobservationsmthatmsuggestedmthatmnervemcellsmaremdiscretementities?
a. Articulationmofmthemneuronmdoctrine
b. IdentifyingmthemorganellemlatermcalledmthemGolgimapparatus
c. Developmentmofmamstainingmmethodmbasedmonmimpregnationmwithmsilvermsalts
d. Improvingmthemunderstandingmofmthempathophysiologymofmmalaria
e. Articulationmofmthemreticularmtheorymofmnervemcellmcommunicatio
nmAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystem
mBloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
4. Themmajormproponent(s)mofmthemneuronmdoctrinemwas(were)
a. CamillomGolgi.
b. SantiagomRamónmymCajal.
c. CharlesmSherrington.
d. SantiagomRamónmymCajalmandmCharlesmSherrington.
,e. CamillomGolgimandmSantiagomRamónmymCaja
l.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
5. Whichmfunctionmismamcharacteristicmprimarilymofmneuronsmonly,mandmnotmglia?
a. Transmitsmactionmpotentials
b. Supportsmelectricalmsignals
c. Repairsmthemnervousmsystem
d. Preventsmregenerationmofmthemnervousmsystem
e. Producesmmyelin
mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
6. Inmwhichmpartmofmamneuronmwouldmmostmofmthemendoplasmicmreticulummbemconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticmterminal
b. Presynapticmterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellmbody
e. Dendrite
mAnswer:m
d
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
7. Whichmintracellularmcomponentmfacilitatesmthemprocessesmofmendocytosismandmexocytos
ismunderlyingmsynapticmcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicmreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgimapparatus
e. Nucleus
mAnswer:m
c
TextbookmReference:mCellularmComponentsmofmthemNervousmSystemm
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
8. Mostmneuronsmhave
a. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment).
b. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments).
c. onemdendrite.
d. onemaxonmhillockm(initialmsegment)mandmonemdendrite.
e. multiplemaxonmhillocksm(initialmsegments)mandmonemdendrit
e.mAnswer:ma
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
, 9. Whichmstatementmbestmdescribesmthemfunctionmofmamneuronmwithmmultiple,mhigh
lymbranchedmdendritesmandmonemaxon?
a. Itmpassesminformationmdirectlymtommultiplemneurons.
b. Itmcannotmintegrateminformationmfrommmultiplemneurons.
c. Itmreceivesminformationmfrommonlymonemothermneuron.
d. Itmintegratesminformationmfrommmanymneurons.
e. Theminformationmitmreceivesmwillmnotmbemrelaye
d.mAnswer:md
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
10. Whichmstatementmbestmdescribesmmostmneurons?
a. Theymreceiveminformationmviamaxons.
b. Theymtransmitminformationmtomothermcellsmviamdendrites.
c. Theymarempolarized.
d. Theymconductmsignalsmbidirectionally.
e. Theymtransmitmelectricalmsignalsmviamcytoplasmicmcontinuit
y.mAnswer:mc
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m3.mApplying
11. Comparedmwithmprojectionmneurons,maxonsmofmlocalmcircuitmneuronsm(interneurons)
a. aremlonger.
b. aremshorter.
c. havemmoremsynapses.
d. havemmorembranches.
e. reachmmorempostsynapticmneurons
.mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeurons
Bloom’smLevel:m2.mUnderstanding
12. Anmactionmpotentialmisma(n)
changeminmthemelectricalmpotentialmacrossmthemnervemcellmmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
mAnswer:mb
TextbookmReference:mNeuronsmBloo
m’smLevel:m1.mRemembering
13. Thempartmofmamsynapsemtomwhichmthemcontentsmofmsynapticmvesiclesmbindmismcalledmthe
a. presynapticmterminal.
b. synapticmending.
c. axonmterminal.
