Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat Test Bank | Complete Guide A+

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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




7. The role of glial cells is to act like ―glue‖ or scaffolding to support the neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this
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role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True g




13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are almost closed.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to
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depolarize the neurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False g




16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are
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a. neurons and glia g g


b. dendrites and axons g g


c. ribosomes and lysosomes g g


d. neurons and axons g g


ANSWER: a g




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17. Santiago Ramon y Cajal demonstrated that
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a. at rest, the neuron has a negative charge inside its membrane
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b. neurons are separate from one another g g g g g


c. neurons communicate at specialized junctions called synapses
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d. action potentials follow the all-or-none law
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ANSWER: b g




18. Both and shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1906. g g g g g g g g g


a. Golgi and Cajal g g


b. Cajal and Sherrington g g


c. Sherrington and Golgi g g


d. Cajal and Kalat g g


ANSWER: a g




19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
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important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on.
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a. lipid channels g


b. protein channels g


c. lipid receptors g


d. protein receptors g


ANSWER: b g




20. Neurons differ most strongly from other body cells in their
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a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmotic pressure g


d. mitochondria
ANSWER: b g




21. What do neurons have that other cells do not?
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a. A plasma membrane
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b. Large, branching extensions g g


c. Protein channels g


d. An endoplasmic reticulum
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ANSWER: b g




22. Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studies how newly formed proteins are folded inside neurons. They would be most interested
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in studying the
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a. endoplasmic reticulum g


b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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