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Neuroscience, Sixth Edition kr kr
Purves•Augustine• Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney•Platt •White
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Chapter1:StudyingtheNervousSystem kr kr kr kr
Multiple Choice kr
1. Whichpartof DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
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a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingDNA kr
e. Regulatory
DNAAnswer:
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and
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GenomicsBloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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2. Genomics is the analysis of kr kr kr kr
a. coding DNA sequences fora species.
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b. regulatoryDNA sequences for an individual organism and aspecies.
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c. codingand regulatory DNA sequences for aspecies.
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d. codingand regulatoryDNA sequences for an individual organism.
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e. codingand regulatoryDNAofan individualorganism or
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aspecies.Answer:e
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Textbook Reference: Genetics and
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GenomicsBloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
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3. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón yCajal
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tomakeobservations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities?
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a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine kr kr kr kr
b. Identifyingtheorganelle later called the Golgi apparatus kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
c. Development of astaining method based on impregnation with silver salts kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
d. Improvingthe understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria
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e. Articulation of thereticulartheoryof nerve cell kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
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TextbookReference: CellularComponents of the
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NervousSystemBloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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4. Themajorproponent(s) ofthe neuron doctrine was(were)
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a. Camillo Golgi. kr
b. Santiago Ramón yCajal. kr kr kr
c. Charles Sherrington. kr
d. Santiago Ramón yCajal and Charles Sherrington.
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yCajal.Answer:d
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5. Whichfunction is a characteristic primarilyof neurons only, and not glia?
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a. Transmits action potentials kr kr
b. Supportselectrical signals kr kr
c. Repairs the nervous system kr kr kr
d. Prevents regeneration ofthe nervous system kr kr kr kr kr
e. Produces
myelinAnswer: a
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6. In which partof a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated?
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a. Postsynapticterminal kr
b. Presynapticterminal kr
c. Axon
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e. Dendrite kr
Answer: d kr
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7. Which intracellular component facilitates the processes of endocytosis
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andexocytosisunderlying synaptic communication?
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a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic reticulum kr
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi apparatus kr
e. Nucleus kr
Answer:c kr
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NervousSystemBloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Most neurons have kr kr
a. oneaxon hillock (initial segment).
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b. multipleaxon hillocks(initial segments). kr kr kr kr
c. onedendrite. kr
d. oneaxon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite.
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e. multipleaxon hillocks (initial segments) and kr kr kr kr kr
onedendrite.Answer:a
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Textbook Reference: Neurons kr kr
Bloom’sLevel:1.Remembering
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, 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with
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multiple,highlybranched dendrites and one axon?
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a. It passesinformation directlyto multipleneurons.
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b. It cannot integrateinformation from multiple neurons.
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c. It receives information from onlyoneotherneuron.
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d. It integrates information from manyneurons.
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e. Theinformationit receives will not
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berelayed.Answer:d
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10. Whichstatement best describes most neurons? kr kr kr kr kr
a. Theyreceive information via axons. kr kr kr kr
b. Theytransmit information to other cells via dendrites.
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c. Theyarepolarized. kr kr
d. Theyconduct signals bidirectionally. kr kr kr
e. Theytransmit electrical signals via kr kr kr kr
cytoplasmiccontinuity.Answer:c
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11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons) kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
a. arelonger. kr
b. areshorter. kr
c. havemore synapses. kr kr
d. havemorebranches. kr kr
e. reachmore kr
postsynapticneurons.Ans
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wer:b kr
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12. Anaction potential is a(n) kr kr kr kr change in the electrical potential across kr kr kr kr kr
thenervecell membrane.
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a. single
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c. permanent
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13. Thepart of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the
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a. presynapticterminal. kr
b. synapticending. kr
c. axonterminal. kr