TEST BANK
k
, Chapterk1:kStudyingkthekNervouskSystem
MultiplekChoice
1. WhichkpartkofkDNAkisktranscribedkintokmessengerkRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingkDNA
e. RegulatorykDNA
kAnswer:ka
TextbookkReference:kGeneticskandkGenomicskBloo
m’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
2. Genomicskiskthekanalysiskof
a. codingkDNAksequenceskforkakspecies.
b. regulatorykDNAksequenceskforkankindividualkorganismkandkakspecies.
c. codingkandkregulatorykDNAksequenceskforkakspecies.
d. codingkandkregulatorykDNAksequenceskforkankindividualkorganism.
e. codingkandkregulatorykDNAkofkankindividualkorganismkorkakspeci
es.kAnswer:ke
TextbookkReference:kGeneticskandkGenomicskBloo
m’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
3. WhichkofkCamillokGolgi’skcontributionskenabledkSantiagokRamónkykCajalktokma
kekobservationskthatksuggestedkthatknervekcellskarekdiscretekentities?
a. Articulationkofkthekneuronkdoctrine
b. IdentifyingkthekorganelleklaterkcalledkthekGolgikapparatus
c. Developmentkofkakstainingkmethodkbasedkonkimpregnationkwithksilverksalts
d. Improvingkthekunderstandingkofkthekpathophysiologykofkmalaria
e. Articulationkofkthekreticularktheorykofknervekcellkcommunicatio
nkAnswer:kc
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
4. Thekmajorkproponent(s)kofkthekneuronkdoctrinekwas(were)
a. CamillokGolgi.
b. SantiagokRamónkykCajal.
c. CharleskSherrington.
d. SantiagokRamónkykCajalkandkCharleskSherrington.
,e. CamillokGolgikandkSantiagokRamónkykCaja
l.kAnswer:kd
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
5. Whichkfunctionkiskakcharacteristickprimarilykofkneuronskonly,kandknotkglia?
a. Transmitskactionkpotentials
b. Supportskelectricalksignals
c. Repairsktheknervousksystem
d. Preventskregenerationkofktheknervousksystem
e. Produceskmyelin
kAnswer:ka
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
6. Inkwhichkpartkofkakneuronkwouldkmostkofkthekendoplasmickreticulumkbekconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptickterminal
b. Presynaptickterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellkbody
e. Dendrite
kAnswer:k
d
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
7. Whichkintracellularkcomponentkfacilitateskthekprocesseskofkendocytosiskandkexocytos
iskunderlyingksynaptickcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmickreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgikapparatus
e. Nucleus
kAnswer:k
c
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
8. Mostkneuronskhave
a. onekaxonkhillockk(initialksegment).
b. multiplekaxonkhillocksk(initialksegments).
c. onekdendrite.
d. onekaxonkhillockk(initialksegment)kandkonekdendrite.
e. multiplekaxonkhillocksk(initialksegments)kandkonekdendrit
e.kAnswer:ka
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
, 9. Whichkstatementkbestkdescribeskthekfunctionkofkakneuronkwithkmultiple,khigh
lykbranchedkdendriteskandkonekaxon?
a. Itkpasseskinformationkdirectlyktokmultiplekneurons.
b. Itkcannotkintegratekinformationkfromkmultiplekneurons.
c. Itkreceiveskinformationkfromkonlykonekotherkneuron.
d. Itkintegrateskinformationkfromkmanykneurons.
e. Thekinformationkitkreceiveskwillknotkbekrelaye
d.kAnswer:kd
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k3.kApplying
10. Whichkstatementkbestkdescribeskmostkneurons?
a. Theykreceivekinformationkviakaxons.
b. Theyktransmitkinformationktokotherkcellskviakdendrites.
c. Theykarekpolarized.
d. Theykconductksignalskbidirectionally.
e. Theyktransmitkelectricalksignalskviakcytoplasmickcontinuit
y.kAnswer:kc
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k3.kApplying
11. Comparedkwithkprojectionkneurons,kaxonskofklocalkcircuitkneuronsk(interneurons)
a. areklonger.
b. arekshorter.
c. havekmoreksynapses.
d. havekmorekbranches.
e. reachkmorekpostsynaptickneurons
.kAnswer:kb
TextbookkReference:kNeurons
Bloom’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
12. Ankactionkpotentialkiska(n)
changekinkthekelectricalkpotentialkacrossktheknervekcellkmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
kAnswer:kb
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
13. Thekpartkofkaksynapsektokwhichkthekcontentskofksynaptickvesicleskbindkiskcalledkthe
a. presynaptickterminal.
b. synaptickending.
c. axonkterminal.
k
, Chapterk1:kStudyingkthekNervouskSystem
MultiplekChoice
1. WhichkpartkofkDNAkisktranscribedkintokmessengerkRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codingkDNA
e. RegulatorykDNA
kAnswer:ka
TextbookkReference:kGeneticskandkGenomicskBloo
m’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
2. Genomicskiskthekanalysiskof
a. codingkDNAksequenceskforkakspecies.
b. regulatorykDNAksequenceskforkankindividualkorganismkandkakspecies.
c. codingkandkregulatorykDNAksequenceskforkakspecies.
d. codingkandkregulatorykDNAksequenceskforkankindividualkorganism.
e. codingkandkregulatorykDNAkofkankindividualkorganismkorkakspeci
es.kAnswer:ke
TextbookkReference:kGeneticskandkGenomicskBloo
m’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
3. WhichkofkCamillokGolgi’skcontributionskenabledkSantiagokRamónkykCajalktokma
kekobservationskthatksuggestedkthatknervekcellskarekdiscretekentities?
a. Articulationkofkthekneuronkdoctrine
b. IdentifyingkthekorganelleklaterkcalledkthekGolgikapparatus
c. Developmentkofkakstainingkmethodkbasedkonkimpregnationkwithksilverksalts
d. Improvingkthekunderstandingkofkthekpathophysiologykofkmalaria
e. Articulationkofkthekreticularktheorykofknervekcellkcommunicatio
nkAnswer:kc
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
4. Thekmajorkproponent(s)kofkthekneuronkdoctrinekwas(were)
a. CamillokGolgi.
b. SantiagokRamónkykCajal.
c. CharleskSherrington.
d. SantiagokRamónkykCajalkandkCharleskSherrington.
,e. CamillokGolgikandkSantiagokRamónkykCaja
l.kAnswer:kd
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
5. Whichkfunctionkiskakcharacteristickprimarilykofkneuronskonly,kandknotkglia?
a. Transmitskactionkpotentials
b. Supportskelectricalksignals
c. Repairsktheknervousksystem
d. Preventskregenerationkofktheknervousksystem
e. Produceskmyelin
kAnswer:ka
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
6. Inkwhichkpartkofkakneuronkwouldkmostkofkthekendoplasmickreticulumkbekconcentrated?
a. Postsynaptickterminal
b. Presynaptickterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellkbody
e. Dendrite
kAnswer:k
d
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
7. Whichkintracellularkcomponentkfacilitateskthekprocesseskofkendocytosiskandkexocytos
iskunderlyingksynaptickcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmickreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgikapparatus
e. Nucleus
kAnswer:k
c
TextbookkReference:kCellularkComponentskofkthekNervouskSystem
kBloom’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
8. Mostkneuronskhave
a. onekaxonkhillockk(initialksegment).
b. multiplekaxonkhillocksk(initialksegments).
c. onekdendrite.
d. onekaxonkhillockk(initialksegment)kandkonekdendrite.
e. multiplekaxonkhillocksk(initialksegments)kandkonekdendrit
e.kAnswer:ka
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
, 9. Whichkstatementkbestkdescribeskthekfunctionkofkakneuronkwithkmultiple,khigh
lykbranchedkdendriteskandkonekaxon?
a. Itkpasseskinformationkdirectlyktokmultiplekneurons.
b. Itkcannotkintegratekinformationkfromkmultiplekneurons.
c. Itkreceiveskinformationkfromkonlykonekotherkneuron.
d. Itkintegrateskinformationkfromkmanykneurons.
e. Thekinformationkitkreceiveskwillknotkbekrelaye
d.kAnswer:kd
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k3.kApplying
10. Whichkstatementkbestkdescribeskmostkneurons?
a. Theykreceivekinformationkviakaxons.
b. Theyktransmitkinformationktokotherkcellskviakdendrites.
c. Theykarekpolarized.
d. Theykconductksignalskbidirectionally.
e. Theyktransmitkelectricalksignalskviakcytoplasmickcontinuit
y.kAnswer:kc
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k3.kApplying
11. Comparedkwithkprojectionkneurons,kaxonskofklocalkcircuitkneuronsk(interneurons)
a. areklonger.
b. arekshorter.
c. havekmoreksynapses.
d. havekmorekbranches.
e. reachkmorekpostsynaptickneurons
.kAnswer:kb
TextbookkReference:kNeurons
Bloom’skLevel:k2.kUnderstanding
12. Ankactionkpotentialkiska(n)
changekinkthekelectricalkpotentialkacrossktheknervekcellkmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
kAnswer:kb
TextbookkReference:kNeuronskBloo
m’skLevel:k1.kRemembering
13. Thekpartkofkaksynapsektokwhichkthekcontentskofksynaptickvesicleskbindkiskcalledkthe
a. presynaptickterminal.
b. synaptickending.
c. axonkterminal.
