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Neuroscience, vSixth vEdition
Purves v• vAugustine v• vFitzpatrick v• vHall v• vLaMantia v• vMooney v• vPlatt v• vWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
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Multiple vChoice
1. Which vpart vof vDNA vis vtranscribed vinto vmessenger vRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding vDNA
e. Regulatory vDNA
vAnswer: va
Textbook vReference: vGenetics vand vGenomics
vBloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
2. Genomics vis vthe vanalysis vof
a. coding vDNA vsequences vfor va vspecies.
b. regulatory vDNA vsequences vfor van vindividual vorganism vand va vspecies.
c. coding vand vregulatory vDNA vsequences vfor va vspecies.
d. coding vand vregulatory vDNA vsequences vfor van vindividual vorganism.
e. coding vand vregulatory vDNA vof van vindividual vorganism vor va
vspecies. vAnswer: ve
Textbook vReference: vGenetics vand vGenomics
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
3. Which vof vCamillo vGolgi’s vcontributions venabled vSantiago vRamón vy vCajal vto
vmake vobservations vthat vsuggested vthat vnerve vcells vare vdiscrete ventities?
a. Articulation vof vthe vneuron vdoctrine
b. Identifying vthe vorganelle vlater vcalled vthe vGolgi vapparatus
c. Development vof va vstaining vmethod vbased von vimpregnation vwith vsilver vsalts
d. Improving vthe vunderstanding vof vthe vpathophysiology vof vmalaria
e. Articulation vof vthe vreticular vtheory vof vnerve vcell
vcommunication vAnswer: vc
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
4. The vmajor vproponent(s) vof vthe vneuron vdoctrine vwas(were)
a. Camillo vGolgi.
b. Santiago vRamón vy vCajal.
c. Charles vSherrington.
d. Santiago vRamón vy vCajal vand vCharles vSherrington.
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, e. Camillo vGolgi vand vSantiago vRamón vy
vCajal. vAnswer: vd
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
5. Which vfunction vis va vcharacteristic vprimarily vof vneurons vonly, vand vnot vglia?
a. Transmits vaction vpotentials
b. Supports velectrical vsignals
c. Repairs vthe vnervous vsystem
d. Prevents vregeneration vof vthe vnervous vsystem
e. Produces vmyelin
vAnswer: va
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
6. In vwhich vpart vof va vneuron vwould vmost vof vthe vendoplasmic vreticulum vbe vconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic vterminal
b. Presynaptic vterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell vbody
e. Dendrite
vAnswer: vd
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
7. Which vintracellular vcomponent vfacilitates vthe vprocesses vof vendocytosis vand
vexocytosis vunderlying vsynaptic vcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic vreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi vapparatus
e. Nucleus
vAnswer:
vc
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
8. Most vneurons vhave
a. one vaxon vhillock v(initial vsegment).
b. multiple vaxon vhillocks v(initial vsegments).
c. one vdendrite.
d. one vaxon vhillock v(initial vsegment) vand vone vdendrite.
e. multiple vaxon vhillocks v(initial vsegments) vand vone
vdendrite. vAnswer: va
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
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, 9. Which vstatement vbest vdescribes vthe vfunction vof va vneuron vwith vmultiple,
vhighly vbranched vdendrites vand vone vaxon?
a. It vpasses vinformation vdirectly vto vmultiple vneurons.
b. It vcannot vintegrate vinformation vfrom vmultiple vneurons.
c. It vreceives vinformation vfrom vonly vone vother vneuron.
d. It vintegrates vinformation vfrom vmany vneurons.
e. The vinformation vit vreceives vwill vnot vbe
vrelayed. vAnswer: vd
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v3. vApplying
10. Which vstatement vbest vdescribes vmost vneurons?
a. They vreceive vinformation vvia vaxons.
b. They vtransmit vinformation vto vother vcells vvia vdendrites.
c. They vare vpolarized.
d. They vconduct vsignals vbidirectionally.
e. They vtransmit velectrical vsignals vvia vcytoplasmic
vcontinuity. vAnswer: vc
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v3. vApplying
11. Compared vwith vprojection vneurons, vaxons vof vlocal vcircuit vneurons v(interneurons)
a. are vlonger.
b. are vshorter.
c. have vmore vsynapses.
d. have vmore vbranches.
e. reach vmore vpostsynaptic vneurons.
vAnswer: vb
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
Bloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
12. An vaction vpotential vis va(n) change vin vthe velectrical vpotential vacross vthe
vnerve vcell vmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
vAnswer: vb
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
13. The vpart vof va vsynapse vto vwhich vthe vcontents vof vsynaptic vvesicles vbind vis vcalled vthe
a. presynaptic vterminal.
b. synaptic vending.
c. axon vterminal.
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Neuroscience, vSixth vEdition
Purves v• vAugustine v• vFitzpatrick v• vHall v• vLaMantia v• vMooney v• vPlatt v• vWhite
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
v v v v v
Multiple vChoice
1. Which vpart vof vDNA vis vtranscribed vinto vmessenger vRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-coding vDNA
e. Regulatory vDNA
vAnswer: va
Textbook vReference: vGenetics vand vGenomics
vBloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
2. Genomics vis vthe vanalysis vof
a. coding vDNA vsequences vfor va vspecies.
b. regulatory vDNA vsequences vfor van vindividual vorganism vand va vspecies.
c. coding vand vregulatory vDNA vsequences vfor va vspecies.
d. coding vand vregulatory vDNA vsequences vfor van vindividual vorganism.
e. coding vand vregulatory vDNA vof van vindividual vorganism vor va
vspecies. vAnswer: ve
Textbook vReference: vGenetics vand vGenomics
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
3. Which vof vCamillo vGolgi’s vcontributions venabled vSantiago vRamón vy vCajal vto
vmake vobservations vthat vsuggested vthat vnerve vcells vare vdiscrete ventities?
a. Articulation vof vthe vneuron vdoctrine
b. Identifying vthe vorganelle vlater vcalled vthe vGolgi vapparatus
c. Development vof va vstaining vmethod vbased von vimpregnation vwith vsilver vsalts
d. Improving vthe vunderstanding vof vthe vpathophysiology vof vmalaria
e. Articulation vof vthe vreticular vtheory vof vnerve vcell
vcommunication vAnswer: vc
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
4. The vmajor vproponent(s) vof vthe vneuron vdoctrine vwas(were)
a. Camillo vGolgi.
b. Santiago vRamón vy vCajal.
c. Charles vSherrington.
d. Santiago vRamón vy vCajal vand vCharles vSherrington.
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, e. Camillo vGolgi vand vSantiago vRamón vy
vCajal. vAnswer: vd
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
5. Which vfunction vis va vcharacteristic vprimarily vof vneurons vonly, vand vnot vglia?
a. Transmits vaction vpotentials
b. Supports velectrical vsignals
c. Repairs vthe vnervous vsystem
d. Prevents vregeneration vof vthe vnervous vsystem
e. Produces vmyelin
vAnswer: va
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
6. In vwhich vpart vof va vneuron vwould vmost vof vthe vendoplasmic vreticulum vbe vconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptic vterminal
b. Presynaptic vterminal
c. Axon
d. Cell vbody
e. Dendrite
vAnswer: vd
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
7. Which vintracellular vcomponent vfacilitates vthe vprocesses vof vendocytosis vand
vexocytosis vunderlying vsynaptic vcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmic vreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgi vapparatus
e. Nucleus
vAnswer:
vc
Textbook vReference: vCellular vComponents vof vthe vNervous vSystem
vBloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
8. Most vneurons vhave
a. one vaxon vhillock v(initial vsegment).
b. multiple vaxon vhillocks v(initial vsegments).
c. one vdendrite.
d. one vaxon vhillock v(initial vsegment) vand vone vdendrite.
e. multiple vaxon vhillocks v(initial vsegments) vand vone
vdendrite. vAnswer: va
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
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, 9. Which vstatement vbest vdescribes vthe vfunction vof va vneuron vwith vmultiple,
vhighly vbranched vdendrites vand vone vaxon?
a. It vpasses vinformation vdirectly vto vmultiple vneurons.
b. It vcannot vintegrate vinformation vfrom vmultiple vneurons.
c. It vreceives vinformation vfrom vonly vone vother vneuron.
d. It vintegrates vinformation vfrom vmany vneurons.
e. The vinformation vit vreceives vwill vnot vbe
vrelayed. vAnswer: vd
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v3. vApplying
10. Which vstatement vbest vdescribes vmost vneurons?
a. They vreceive vinformation vvia vaxons.
b. They vtransmit vinformation vto vother vcells vvia vdendrites.
c. They vare vpolarized.
d. They vconduct vsignals vbidirectionally.
e. They vtransmit velectrical vsignals vvia vcytoplasmic
vcontinuity. vAnswer: vc
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v3. vApplying
11. Compared vwith vprojection vneurons, vaxons vof vlocal vcircuit vneurons v(interneurons)
a. are vlonger.
b. are vshorter.
c. have vmore vsynapses.
d. have vmore vbranches.
e. reach vmore vpostsynaptic vneurons.
vAnswer: vb
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
Bloom’s vLevel: v2. vUnderstanding
12. An vaction vpotential vis va(n) change vin vthe velectrical vpotential vacross vthe
vnerve vcell vmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
vAnswer: vb
Textbook vReference: vNeurons
vBloom’s vLevel: v1. vRemembering
13. The vpart vof va vsynapse vto vwhich vthe vcontents vof vsynaptic vvesicles vbind vis vcalled vthe
a. presynaptic vterminal.
b. synaptic vending.
c. axon vterminal.
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