TEST BANK
NEUROSCIENCE/6TH EDITION
By: Dale Purves, George J. Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, William C. Hall, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia
TEST BANK
,Neuroscience / Edition 6 by Dale Purves Test Bank
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Studying the Nervous System
Chapter 2. Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells
Chapter 3. Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability
Chapter 4. Ion Channels and Transporters
Chapter 5. Synaptic Transmission
Chapter 6. Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors
Chapter 7. Molecular Signaling within Neurons
Chapter 8. Synaptic Plasticity
Chapter 9. The Somatosensory System: Touch and Proprioception
Chapter 10. Pain
Chapter 11. Vision: The Eye
Chapter 12. Central Visual Pathways
Chapter 13. The Auditory System
Chapter 14. The Vestibular System
Chapter 15. The Chemical Senses
Chapter 16. Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control
Chapter 17. Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord
Chapter 18. Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 19. Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum
Chapter 20. Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration
Chapter 21. The Visceral Motor System
Chapter 22. Early Brain Development
Chapter 23. Construction of Neural Circuits
Chapter 24. Circuit Differentiation: Intrinsic Factors and Sex Differences
Chapter 25. Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain
Chapter 26. Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System
Chapter 27. Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
Chapter 28. Cortical States
Chapter 29. Attention
Chapter 30. Memory
Chapter 31. Emotion
Chapter 32. Thinking, Planning, and Deciding
Chapter 33. Speech and Language
Chapter 34. Development and Evolution of Cognitive Functions
, Test Bank
to accompany
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Multiple Choice
1. Which\ part\ of\ DNA\ is\ transcribed\ into\ messenger\ RNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding\ DNA
e. Regulatory\
DNA\ Answer:\ a
Textbook\Reference:\ Genetics\and\ Genomics
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 2.\ Understanding
2. Genomics\ is\ the\ analysis\ of
a. coding\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ a\ species.
b. regulatory\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ an\ individual\ organism\ and\ a\ species.
c. coding\ and\ regulatory\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ a\ species.
d. coding\ and\ regulatory\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ an\ individual\ organism.
e. coding\ and\ regulatory\ DNA\ of\ an\ individual\ organism\ or\ a\ species.\
Answer:\ e
Textbook\Reference:\ Genetics\and\ Genomics
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
3. Which\ of\ Camillo\ Golgi’s\ contributions\ enabled\ Santiago\ Ramón\ y\ Cajal\ to\ make\
observations\ that\ suggested\ that\ nerve\ cells\ are\ discrete\ entities?
a. Articulation\ of\ the\ neuron\ doctrine
b. Identifying\ the\ organelle\ later\ called\ the\ Golgi\ apparatus
c. Development\ of\ a\ staining\ method\ based\ on\ impregnation\ with\ silver\ salts
d. Improving\ the\ understanding\ of\ the\ pathophysiology\ of\ malaria
e. Articulation\ of\ the\ reticular\ theory\ of\ nerve\ cell\ communication\
Answer:\ c
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 2.\ Understanding
4. The\ major\ proponent(s)\ of\ the\ neuron\ doctrine\ was(were)
a. Camillo\ Golgi.
b. Santiago\ Ramón\ y\ Cajal.
c. Charles\ Sherrington.
d. Santiago\ Ramón\ y\ Cajal\ and\ Charles\ Sherrington.
, e. Camillo\ Golgi\ and\ Santiago\ Ramón\ y\Cajal.\
Answer:\ d
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
5. Which\ function\ is\ a\ characteristic\ primarily\ of\ neurons\ only,\ and\ not\ glia?
a. Transmits\ action\ potentials
b. Supports\ electrical\ signals
c. Repairs\ the\ nervous\ system
d. Prevents\regeneration\ of\ the\ nervous\ system
e. Produces\
myelin\ Answer:\ a
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
6. In\ which\ part\ of\ a\ neuron\ would\ most\ of\ the\ endoplasmic\ reticulum\ be\ concentrated?
a. Postsynaptic\terminal
b. Presynaptic\terminal
c. Axon
d. Cell\ body
e. Dendrite
\ Answer:\ d
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
7. Which\ intracellular\ component\ facilitates\ the\ processes\ of\ endocytosis\ and\ exocytosis\
underlying\ synaptic\ communication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic\ reticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi\ apparatus
e. Nucleus
\ Answer:\
c
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 2.\ Understanding
8. Most\ neurons\ have
a. one\ axon\ hillock\ (initial\ segment).
b. multiple\ axon\ hillocks\ (initial\ segments).
c. one\ dendrite.
d. one\ axon\ hillock\ (initial\ segment)\ and\ one\ dendrite.
e. multiple\ axon\ hillocks\ (initial\ segments)\ and\ one\ dendrite.\
Answer:\ a
Textbook\ Reference:\ Neurons
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
NEUROSCIENCE/6TH EDITION
By: Dale Purves, George J. Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, William C. Hall, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia
TEST BANK
,Neuroscience / Edition 6 by Dale Purves Test Bank
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Studying the Nervous System
Chapter 2. Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells
Chapter 3. Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability
Chapter 4. Ion Channels and Transporters
Chapter 5. Synaptic Transmission
Chapter 6. Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors
Chapter 7. Molecular Signaling within Neurons
Chapter 8. Synaptic Plasticity
Chapter 9. The Somatosensory System: Touch and Proprioception
Chapter 10. Pain
Chapter 11. Vision: The Eye
Chapter 12. Central Visual Pathways
Chapter 13. The Auditory System
Chapter 14. The Vestibular System
Chapter 15. The Chemical Senses
Chapter 16. Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control
Chapter 17. Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord
Chapter 18. Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 19. Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum
Chapter 20. Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration
Chapter 21. The Visceral Motor System
Chapter 22. Early Brain Development
Chapter 23. Construction of Neural Circuits
Chapter 24. Circuit Differentiation: Intrinsic Factors and Sex Differences
Chapter 25. Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain
Chapter 26. Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System
Chapter 27. Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
Chapter 28. Cortical States
Chapter 29. Attention
Chapter 30. Memory
Chapter 31. Emotion
Chapter 32. Thinking, Planning, and Deciding
Chapter 33. Speech and Language
Chapter 34. Development and Evolution of Cognitive Functions
, Test Bank
to accompany
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Multiple Choice
1. Which\ part\ of\ DNA\ is\ transcribed\ into\ messenger\ RNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding\ DNA
e. Regulatory\
DNA\ Answer:\ a
Textbook\Reference:\ Genetics\and\ Genomics
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 2.\ Understanding
2. Genomics\ is\ the\ analysis\ of
a. coding\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ a\ species.
b. regulatory\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ an\ individual\ organism\ and\ a\ species.
c. coding\ and\ regulatory\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ a\ species.
d. coding\ and\ regulatory\ DNA\ sequences\ for\ an\ individual\ organism.
e. coding\ and\ regulatory\ DNA\ of\ an\ individual\ organism\ or\ a\ species.\
Answer:\ e
Textbook\Reference:\ Genetics\and\ Genomics
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
3. Which\ of\ Camillo\ Golgi’s\ contributions\ enabled\ Santiago\ Ramón\ y\ Cajal\ to\ make\
observations\ that\ suggested\ that\ nerve\ cells\ are\ discrete\ entities?
a. Articulation\ of\ the\ neuron\ doctrine
b. Identifying\ the\ organelle\ later\ called\ the\ Golgi\ apparatus
c. Development\ of\ a\ staining\ method\ based\ on\ impregnation\ with\ silver\ salts
d. Improving\ the\ understanding\ of\ the\ pathophysiology\ of\ malaria
e. Articulation\ of\ the\ reticular\ theory\ of\ nerve\ cell\ communication\
Answer:\ c
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 2.\ Understanding
4. The\ major\ proponent(s)\ of\ the\ neuron\ doctrine\ was(were)
a. Camillo\ Golgi.
b. Santiago\ Ramón\ y\ Cajal.
c. Charles\ Sherrington.
d. Santiago\ Ramón\ y\ Cajal\ and\ Charles\ Sherrington.
, e. Camillo\ Golgi\ and\ Santiago\ Ramón\ y\Cajal.\
Answer:\ d
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
5. Which\ function\ is\ a\ characteristic\ primarily\ of\ neurons\ only,\ and\ not\ glia?
a. Transmits\ action\ potentials
b. Supports\ electrical\ signals
c. Repairs\ the\ nervous\ system
d. Prevents\regeneration\ of\ the\ nervous\ system
e. Produces\
myelin\ Answer:\ a
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
6. In\ which\ part\ of\ a\ neuron\ would\ most\ of\ the\ endoplasmic\ reticulum\ be\ concentrated?
a. Postsynaptic\terminal
b. Presynaptic\terminal
c. Axon
d. Cell\ body
e. Dendrite
\ Answer:\ d
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
7. Which\ intracellular\ component\ facilitates\ the\ processes\ of\ endocytosis\ and\ exocytosis\
underlying\ synaptic\ communication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic\ reticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi\ apparatus
e. Nucleus
\ Answer:\
c
Textbook\ Reference:\ Cellular\ Components\ of\ the\ Nervous\ System
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 2.\ Understanding
8. Most\ neurons\ have
a. one\ axon\ hillock\ (initial\ segment).
b. multiple\ axon\ hillocks\ (initial\ segments).
c. one\ dendrite.
d. one\ axon\ hillock\ (initial\ segment)\ and\ one\ dendrite.
e. multiple\ axon\ hillocks\ (initial\ segments)\ and\ one\ dendrite.\
Answer:\ a
Textbook\ Reference:\ Neurons
Bloom’s\ Level:\ 1.\ Remembering
