,True / False
2i 2i
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
, the nervous system.
2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
brain barrier relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
potassium pump and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting po 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
tential of a neuron. 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse 2i 2i 2i
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit th
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
e neuron.
2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze 2i
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
2i 2i
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
, the nervous system.
2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
brain barrier relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
potassium pump and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting po 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
tential of a neuron. 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse 2i 2i 2i
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit th
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
e neuron.
2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze 2i
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
