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NEUROSCIENCE:
ExploringtheBrain
4th Edition, Mark Bear
ss ss ss
TESTBANK
,Test ss Bank s s For s s Neuroscience: s s Exploring s s The s s Brain, s s 4th s s Edition
Table s s of s s Contents:
Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: s s Past, s s Present, s s and s s Future
Chapter 2 Neurons s s and s s Glia
Chapter 3 The s s Neuronal s s Membrane s s at s s Rest
Chapter 4 The s s Action s s Potential
Chapter 5 Synaptic ss Transmission
Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter s s Systems
Chapter 7 The s s Structure s s of s s the s s Nervous ss System
Appendix An s s Illustrated s s Guide s s to s s Human
s s Neuroanatomy
Part 2 Sensory s s and s s Motor s s Systems
Chapter 8 The s s Chemical s s Senses
Chapter 9 The s s Eye
Chapter 10 The s s Central s s Visual s s System
Chapter 11 The s s Auditory s s and ss Vestibular s s Systems
Chapter 12 The s s Somatic ss Sensory s s System
Chapter 13 Spinal s s Control ss of s s Movement
Chapter 14 Brain s s Control s s of s s Movement
Part 3 The s s Brain s s and s s Behavior
Chapter 15 Chemical s s Control ss of s s the s s Brain s s and
s s Behavior
Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex s s and s s the s s Brain
Chapter 18 Brain s s Mechanisms s s of s s Emotion
Chapter 19 Brain s s Rhythms s s and s s Sleep
Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The ss Resting s s Brain, s s Attention, s s and
Consciousness
Chapter 22 Mental ss Illness
Part 4 The s s Changing s s Brain
Chapter 23 Wiring s s the s s Brain
Chapter 24 Memory ss Systems
Chapter 25 Molecular s s Mechanisms s s of s s Learning s s and
Memory
,Chapter ss1: s s Neuroscience: ssPast, ssPresent, ssand ssFuture
ssNeuroscience: ssExploring ssthe ssBrain, ss4
th s s Edition ssBear ssTest
ssBank
1. Whysare ssa ssbroad ssperspective ssand ssan ssinterdisciplinaryssapproach ssrequired
ssfor ssunderstanding ssthe ssbrain? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Understanding ssthe ssbrain ssis ssa ssfocused ssarea ssin ssnatural ssscience sswith ssthe ssbrain
ssserving ssas ssthe sscommon sspoint ssof ssfocus.
B) Understanding the ssbrain ssrequires ssknowledge ssabout ssmanythings, ssfrom ssthe
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ssstructure ssof ssthe sswater ssmolecule ssto ssthe sselectrical s s and sschemical ssproperties ssof
ssthe ssbrain.
C) Understandingssthe ss brain s s requires ssthe s s studyssof s s the s s different s s species ssof ss the s s brain.
D) Understanding ssthe ssbrain ssrequires ssthe ssanalysis ssof ssone ssapproach ssat ssa sstime ssto
ssyield ssa ssnew sssynthesis.
2. Galen's ssstudy ssof sssheep ssbrains sswas ssthe ssbasis ssfor ssa sstheory ssof ssbrain ssfunction
ssthat ssprevailed
for ssalmost ss1500 ssyears. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssrepresents ssthis ssview? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect
ssoption.
A) The ssheart s s as ssthe sscenter ssof s s intellect s s and s s the ss brain s s as s s the sscooling sssystem
B) Localization ssof ssbrain ss function s s in ssthe ss cerebrum ss and s s cerebellum
C) Mind–brain ssduality
D) Parcelingssthe s s cerebrum s s into s s lobes
3. What ssis ss―mind–brain ssproblem‖? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Individually, sshuman ssmental sscapacities ssexist ssin ssthe ssmind ssthat ssis ssoutside
ssthe ssbrain.
B) The ssmind ssis ssthe s s same s s as ssthe s s brain.
C) Both ssanimals ss and sspeople s s possess ssintellect ssand ss a ssGod-given sssoul.
D) The sspineal s s gland s s is ssa ssspiritual ssentity.
4. What ssnotion sswas ssdisplaced ssbythe ssconcept ssof ssnerves ssbeing ssdescribed ssas
sswires? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Nerves ssare s s channels s s that s s communicate s s with s s the s s brain s s bysthe s s movement s s of
s s fluids.
B) Muscles sscan ssbe sstwitched sswhen ssnerves ssare ssstimulated sselectricallyand ssthe ssbrain
ssitself ssmay ssgenerate sselectricity.
C) Signals ssto ssthe ssmuscles sscausingssmovement ssuse ssthe sssame sswires ssas ssthose ssthat
ssregister sssensations ssfrom ssthe ssskin.
D) Nerves ssconduct s s electrical s s signals s s to ssand ssfrom s s the ss brain.
5. The sscombined sswork ssof ssBell ssand ssMagendie ssrevealed ssa ssfundamental ssfact ssabout ssthe
ssspinal ssnerves. ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Spinal ssnerves ss are ssmyelinated.
B) Spinal ssnerves ssare ssbundles ssof sssensoryand ssmotor ssnerves, ssand ssin sseach sssensory
sand ssmotor ssnerve ssfiber, sstransmission ssis ssstrictly ssone-way.
C) Spinal ssnerves ss are ssnot s s hollow sstubes sscarrying ssfluid.
D) Both sshumans ssand ssanimals sshave ssspinal s s nerves.
Page s s 1
, 6. For sswhat sspurpose ssdid ssFranz ssJoseph ssGall ssstudythe ssdimensions ssof ssthe
sshuman sshead?
Choose ssthe s s correct s s option.
A) To s s understand s s the s s propensityssfor s s certain s s personalitysstraits
B) To ssdemonstrate ssequal ssparticipation ssof ssall ssregions ssof ssthe ssbrain ssin ssall
sscerebral ssfunctions
C) To ss show ssthat s s nerves s s conduct s s electrical s s signals ssto s s and s s from ssthe s s brain
D) To ssshow ssthat s s unique s s human s s mental s s capabilities ss exist s s outside s s the s s brain
7. On sswhat ssbasis ssdid ssBroca ssdefend ssfunctional sslocalization ssof ssthe ssbrain? ssChoose
ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand ssthe
ssright ssfrontal sslobe
B) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand ssthe
ssoccipital sslobe
C) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand ssthe
ssleft ssfrontal sslobe
D) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand
ssthe sscerebellum
8. To sswhom sscan sswe ssattribute ssthe sstheorythat ssbehavior ssis ssamong ssthe ssheritable sstraits
ssthat sscan ssdevelop? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Marie-Jean-Pierre s s Flourens
B) Charles ssDarwin
C) Gustav ssFritsch s s and ssEdward ssHitzig
D) Franz ssJoseph ssGall
9. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowingssis ssa sscorrect ssexplanation ssof ssa ssdisorder ssthat
ssaffects ssthe ssnervous sssystem? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Cerebral sspalsyis ssa ssmotor ssdisorder sscaused ssbydamage ssto ssthe sscerebrum
ssbefore, ssduring, ssor sssoon ssafter ssbirth.
B) Epilepsyis ssa ssprogressive ssdisease ssthat ssaffects ssnerve ssconduction, sscharacterized
ssby ssepisodes ssof ssweakness, sslack ssof sscoordination, ssand ssspeech ssdisturbance.
C) Stroke ssinvolves ssa ssloss ssof ssfeeling ssand ssmovement sscaused ssbytraumatic ssdamage ssto
ssthe ssspinal sscord.
D) Alzheimer's ssdisease ssis ssa sssevere sspsychotic ssillness sscharacterized
ssbydelusions, sshallucinations, ssand ssbizarre ssbehavior.
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NEUROSCIENCE:
ExploringtheBrain
4th Edition, Mark Bear
ss ss ss
TESTBANK
,Test ss Bank s s For s s Neuroscience: s s Exploring s s The s s Brain, s s 4th s s Edition
Table s s of s s Contents:
Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: s s Past, s s Present, s s and s s Future
Chapter 2 Neurons s s and s s Glia
Chapter 3 The s s Neuronal s s Membrane s s at s s Rest
Chapter 4 The s s Action s s Potential
Chapter 5 Synaptic ss Transmission
Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter s s Systems
Chapter 7 The s s Structure s s of s s the s s Nervous ss System
Appendix An s s Illustrated s s Guide s s to s s Human
s s Neuroanatomy
Part 2 Sensory s s and s s Motor s s Systems
Chapter 8 The s s Chemical s s Senses
Chapter 9 The s s Eye
Chapter 10 The s s Central s s Visual s s System
Chapter 11 The s s Auditory s s and ss Vestibular s s Systems
Chapter 12 The s s Somatic ss Sensory s s System
Chapter 13 Spinal s s Control ss of s s Movement
Chapter 14 Brain s s Control s s of s s Movement
Part 3 The s s Brain s s and s s Behavior
Chapter 15 Chemical s s Control ss of s s the s s Brain s s and
s s Behavior
Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex s s and s s the s s Brain
Chapter 18 Brain s s Mechanisms s s of s s Emotion
Chapter 19 Brain s s Rhythms s s and s s Sleep
Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The ss Resting s s Brain, s s Attention, s s and
Consciousness
Chapter 22 Mental ss Illness
Part 4 The s s Changing s s Brain
Chapter 23 Wiring s s the s s Brain
Chapter 24 Memory ss Systems
Chapter 25 Molecular s s Mechanisms s s of s s Learning s s and
Memory
,Chapter ss1: s s Neuroscience: ssPast, ssPresent, ssand ssFuture
ssNeuroscience: ssExploring ssthe ssBrain, ss4
th s s Edition ssBear ssTest
ssBank
1. Whysare ssa ssbroad ssperspective ssand ssan ssinterdisciplinaryssapproach ssrequired
ssfor ssunderstanding ssthe ssbrain? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Understanding ssthe ssbrain ssis ssa ssfocused ssarea ssin ssnatural ssscience sswith ssthe ssbrain
ssserving ssas ssthe sscommon sspoint ssof ssfocus.
B) Understanding the ssbrain ssrequires ssknowledge ssabout ssmanythings, ssfrom ssthe
gg
ssstructure ssof ssthe sswater ssmolecule ssto ssthe sselectrical s s and sschemical ssproperties ssof
ssthe ssbrain.
C) Understandingssthe ss brain s s requires ssthe s s studyssof s s the s s different s s species ssof ss the s s brain.
D) Understanding ssthe ssbrain ssrequires ssthe ssanalysis ssof ssone ssapproach ssat ssa sstime ssto
ssyield ssa ssnew sssynthesis.
2. Galen's ssstudy ssof sssheep ssbrains sswas ssthe ssbasis ssfor ssa sstheory ssof ssbrain ssfunction
ssthat ssprevailed
for ssalmost ss1500 ssyears. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssrepresents ssthis ssview? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect
ssoption.
A) The ssheart s s as ssthe sscenter ssof s s intellect s s and s s the ss brain s s as s s the sscooling sssystem
B) Localization ssof ssbrain ss function s s in ssthe ss cerebrum ss and s s cerebellum
C) Mind–brain ssduality
D) Parcelingssthe s s cerebrum s s into s s lobes
3. What ssis ss―mind–brain ssproblem‖? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Individually, sshuman ssmental sscapacities ssexist ssin ssthe ssmind ssthat ssis ssoutside
ssthe ssbrain.
B) The ssmind ssis ssthe s s same s s as ssthe s s brain.
C) Both ssanimals ss and sspeople s s possess ssintellect ssand ss a ssGod-given sssoul.
D) The sspineal s s gland s s is ssa ssspiritual ssentity.
4. What ssnotion sswas ssdisplaced ssbythe ssconcept ssof ssnerves ssbeing ssdescribed ssas
sswires? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Nerves ssare s s channels s s that s s communicate s s with s s the s s brain s s bysthe s s movement s s of
s s fluids.
B) Muscles sscan ssbe sstwitched sswhen ssnerves ssare ssstimulated sselectricallyand ssthe ssbrain
ssitself ssmay ssgenerate sselectricity.
C) Signals ssto ssthe ssmuscles sscausingssmovement ssuse ssthe sssame sswires ssas ssthose ssthat
ssregister sssensations ssfrom ssthe ssskin.
D) Nerves ssconduct s s electrical s s signals s s to ssand ssfrom s s the ss brain.
5. The sscombined sswork ssof ssBell ssand ssMagendie ssrevealed ssa ssfundamental ssfact ssabout ssthe
ssspinal ssnerves. ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Spinal ssnerves ss are ssmyelinated.
B) Spinal ssnerves ssare ssbundles ssof sssensoryand ssmotor ssnerves, ssand ssin sseach sssensory
sand ssmotor ssnerve ssfiber, sstransmission ssis ssstrictly ssone-way.
C) Spinal ssnerves ss are ssnot s s hollow sstubes sscarrying ssfluid.
D) Both sshumans ssand ssanimals sshave ssspinal s s nerves.
Page s s 1
, 6. For sswhat sspurpose ssdid ssFranz ssJoseph ssGall ssstudythe ssdimensions ssof ssthe
sshuman sshead?
Choose ssthe s s correct s s option.
A) To s s understand s s the s s propensityssfor s s certain s s personalitysstraits
B) To ssdemonstrate ssequal ssparticipation ssof ssall ssregions ssof ssthe ssbrain ssin ssall
sscerebral ssfunctions
C) To ss show ssthat s s nerves s s conduct s s electrical s s signals ssto s s and s s from ssthe s s brain
D) To ssshow ssthat s s unique s s human s s mental s s capabilities ss exist s s outside s s the s s brain
7. On sswhat ssbasis ssdid ssBroca ssdefend ssfunctional sslocalization ssof ssthe ssbrain? ssChoose
ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand ssthe
ssright ssfrontal sslobe
B) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand ssthe
ssoccipital sslobe
C) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand ssthe
ssleft ssfrontal sslobe
D) Bysestablishing ssa ssrelationship ssbetween ssthe ssproduction ssof ssspeech ssand
ssthe sscerebellum
8. To sswhom sscan sswe ssattribute ssthe sstheorythat ssbehavior ssis ssamong ssthe ssheritable sstraits
ssthat sscan ssdevelop? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Marie-Jean-Pierre s s Flourens
B) Charles ssDarwin
C) Gustav ssFritsch s s and ssEdward ssHitzig
D) Franz ssJoseph ssGall
9. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowingssis ssa sscorrect ssexplanation ssof ssa ssdisorder ssthat
ssaffects ssthe ssnervous sssystem? ssChoose ssthe sscorrect ssoption.
A) Cerebral sspalsyis ssa ssmotor ssdisorder sscaused ssbydamage ssto ssthe sscerebrum
ssbefore, ssduring, ssor sssoon ssafter ssbirth.
B) Epilepsyis ssa ssprogressive ssdisease ssthat ssaffects ssnerve ssconduction, sscharacterized
ssby ssepisodes ssof ssweakness, sslack ssof sscoordination, ssand ssspeech ssdisturbance.
C) Stroke ssinvolves ssa ssloss ssof ssfeeling ssand ssmovement sscaused ssbytraumatic ssdamage ssto
ssthe ssspinal sscord.
D) Alzheimer's ssdisease ssis ssa sssevere sspsychotic ssillness sscharacterized
ssbydelusions, sshallucinations, ssand ssbizarre ssbehavior.
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