Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 13th Edition, James W. Kalat Complete Guide A+Latest Update 2024.pdf

,True / False
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1. Dendritesmcontainmthe mnuclei,mribosomes,mmitochondria,mandmothermstructuresmfoundminmmostmcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


2. Neuronsmreceive minformationmandmtransmitmitmtomothermcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


3. Anmafferentmaxonmbringsminformationmintomamstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


4. Anmefferentmaxonmcarriesminformationmawaymfrommamstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand

,REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


5. The mgreatermthemsurfacemareamofmamdendrite,mthemmoreminformationmitmcanmreceivemfrommothermneuron
s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


6. Neuronsmare mdistinguishedmfrommothermcellsmbymtheirmshape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


7. Glialmcellsmserve mmanymfunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


8. Glialmcellsmtransmitminformationmacrossmlongmdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01m-mDescribemneuronsmand mglia,mthemcellsmthatmconstitute

, themnervousmsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


9. Schwannmcellsmbuildmthe mmyelinmsheathsminmthe mperipherymof mthe mbody.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: Neuronsmand mGlia
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 m-
mDescribe mneurons mand mglia, mthe mcells mthatmconstitute mthe mnervous msystem.

TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


10. The mblood-brainmbarriermismmade mupmofmcloselympackedmglialmcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThemBlood-Brain mBarrier
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 m-mSummarize mhowmthemblood–
brain mbarriermrelatesmto mprotection mand mnutrition mof mneurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 mThemCellsmof mthemNervousmSystem


11. The mdifference minmvoltage minmamrestingmneuronmismcalledmthe mrestingmpotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThemRestingmPotentialmof mthemNeuron
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 m-mExplain mhowmthemsodium–
potassium mpumpmandmthempropertiesmofmthemmembrane mlead mtomthemrestingmpo
tentialmof mamneuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 mThemNervemImpulse


12. Increasingmthe melectricalmgradientmformpotassiummwillmreducemthemtendencymformpotassiummionsmto
m exitm the m neuron.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:mAnalyze
REFERENCES: ThemRestingmPotentialmof mthemNeuron
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 m-mExplain mhowmthemsodium–
potassium mpumpmandmthempropertiesmofmthemmembrane mlead mtomthemrestingmpo
tentialmof mamneuron.