, TestgBank
togaccompany
Neuroscience,gSixthgEdition
Purvesg•gAugustineg•gFitzpatrickg•gHallg•gLaMantiag•gMooneyg•gPlattg•gWhite
Chapterg1:gStudyinggthegNervousgSystem
MultiplegChoice
1. WhichgpartgofgDNAgisgtranscribedgintogmessengergRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codinggDNA
e. RegulatorygDNA
gAnswer:ga
TextbookgReference:gGeneticsgandgGenomicsgBloom
’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
2. Genomicsgisgtheganalysisgof
a. codinggDNAgsequencesgforgagspecies.
b. regulatorygDNAgsequencesgforgangindividualgorganismgandgagspecies.
c. codinggandgregulatorygDNAgsequencesgforgagspecies.
d. codinggandgregulatorygDNAgsequencesgforgangindividualgorganism.
e. codinggandgregulatorygDNAgofgangindividualgorganismgorgagspecies
.gAnswer:ge
TextbookgReference:gGeneticsgandgGenomicsgBloom
’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
3. WhichgofgCamillogGolgi’sgcontributionsgenabledgSantiagogRamóngygCajalgtogmak
egobservationsgthatgsuggestedgthatgnervegcellsgaregdiscretegentities?
a. Articulationgofgthegneurongdoctrine
b. IdentifyinggthegorganelleglatergcalledgthegGolgigapparatus
c. Developmentgofgagstaininggmethodgbasedgongimpregnationgwithgsilvergsalts
d. Improvinggthegunderstandinggofgthegpathophysiologygofgmalaria
e. Articulationgofgthegreticulargtheorygofgnervegcellgcommunicatio
ngAnswer:gc
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
4. Thegmajorgproponent(s)gofgthegneurongdoctrinegwas(were)
a. CamillogGolgi.
b. SantiagogRamóngygCajal.
c. CharlesgSherrington.
d. SantiagogRamóngygCajalgandgCharlesgSherrington.
,e. CamillogGolgigandgSantiagogRamóngygCajal
.gAnswer:gd
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
5. Whichgfunctiongisgagcharacteristicgprimarilygofgneuronsgonly,gandgnotgglia?
a. Transmitsgactiongpotentials
b. Supportsgelectricalgsignals
c. Repairsgthegnervousgsystem
d. Preventsgregenerationgofgthegnervousgsystem
e. Producesgmyelin
gAnswer:ga
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
6. Ingwhichgpartgofgagneurongwouldgmostgofgthegendoplasmicgreticulumgbegconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticgterminal
b. Presynapticgterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellgbody
e. Dendrite
gAnswer:g
d
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
7. Whichgintracellulargcomponentgfacilitatesgthegprocessesgofgendocytosisgandgexocytosi
sgunderlyinggsynapticgcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicgreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgigapparatus
e. Nucleus
gAnswer:g
c
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
8. Mostgneuronsghave
a. onegaxonghillockg(initialgsegment).
b. multiplegaxonghillocksg(initialgsegments).
c. onegdendrite.
d. onegaxonghillockg(initialgsegment)gandgonegdendrite.
e. multiplegaxonghillocksg(initialgsegments)gandgonegdendrite
.gAnswer:ga
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloo
m’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
, 9. Whichgstatementgbestgdescribesgthegfunctiongofgagneurongwithgmultiple,ghighl
ygbranchedgdendritesgandgonegaxon?
a. Itgpassesginformationgdirectlygtogmultiplegneurons.
b. Itgcannotgintegrateginformationgfromgmultiplegneurons.
c. Itgreceivesginformationgfromgonlygonegothergneuron.
d. Itgintegratesginformationgfromgmanygneurons.
e. Theginformationgitgreceivesgwillgnotgbegrelayed
.gAnswer:gd
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloom
’sgLevel:g3.gApplying
10. Whichgstatementgbestgdescribesgmostgneurons?
a. Theygreceiveginformationgviagaxons.
b. Theygtransmitginformationgtogothergcellsgviagdendrites.
c. Theygaregpolarized.
d. Theygconductgsignalsgbidirectionally.
e. Theygtransmitgelectricalgsignalsgviagcytoplasmicgcontinuity
.gAnswer:gc
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloom
’sgLevel:g3.gApplying
11. Comparedgwithgprojectiongneurons,gaxonsgofglocalgcircuitgneuronsg(interneurons)
a. areglonger.
b. aregshorter.
c. havegmoregsynapses.
d. havegmoregbranches.
e. reachgmoregpostsynapticgneurons.
gAnswer:gb
TextbookgReference:gNeurons
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
12. Angactiongpotentialgisga(n)g
changegingthegelectricalgpotentialgacrossgthegnervegcellgmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
gAnswer:gb
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloo
m’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
13. Thegpartgofgagsynapsegtogwhichgthegcontentsgofgsynapticgvesiclesgbindgisgcalledgthe
a. presynapticgterminal.
b. synapticgending.
c. axongterminal.
togaccompany
Neuroscience,gSixthgEdition
Purvesg•gAugustineg•gFitzpatrickg•gHallg•gLaMantiag•gMooneyg•gPlattg•gWhite
Chapterg1:gStudyinggthegNervousgSystem
MultiplegChoice
1. WhichgpartgofgDNAgisgtranscribedgintogmessengergRNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-codinggDNA
e. RegulatorygDNA
gAnswer:ga
TextbookgReference:gGeneticsgandgGenomicsgBloom
’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
2. Genomicsgisgtheganalysisgof
a. codinggDNAgsequencesgforgagspecies.
b. regulatorygDNAgsequencesgforgangindividualgorganismgandgagspecies.
c. codinggandgregulatorygDNAgsequencesgforgagspecies.
d. codinggandgregulatorygDNAgsequencesgforgangindividualgorganism.
e. codinggandgregulatorygDNAgofgangindividualgorganismgorgagspecies
.gAnswer:ge
TextbookgReference:gGeneticsgandgGenomicsgBloom
’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
3. WhichgofgCamillogGolgi’sgcontributionsgenabledgSantiagogRamóngygCajalgtogmak
egobservationsgthatgsuggestedgthatgnervegcellsgaregdiscretegentities?
a. Articulationgofgthegneurongdoctrine
b. IdentifyinggthegorganelleglatergcalledgthegGolgigapparatus
c. Developmentgofgagstaininggmethodgbasedgongimpregnationgwithgsilvergsalts
d. Improvinggthegunderstandinggofgthegpathophysiologygofgmalaria
e. Articulationgofgthegreticulargtheorygofgnervegcellgcommunicatio
ngAnswer:gc
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
4. Thegmajorgproponent(s)gofgthegneurongdoctrinegwas(were)
a. CamillogGolgi.
b. SantiagogRamóngygCajal.
c. CharlesgSherrington.
d. SantiagogRamóngygCajalgandgCharlesgSherrington.
,e. CamillogGolgigandgSantiagogRamóngygCajal
.gAnswer:gd
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
5. Whichgfunctiongisgagcharacteristicgprimarilygofgneuronsgonly,gandgnotgglia?
a. Transmitsgactiongpotentials
b. Supportsgelectricalgsignals
c. Repairsgthegnervousgsystem
d. Preventsgregenerationgofgthegnervousgsystem
e. Producesgmyelin
gAnswer:ga
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
6. Ingwhichgpartgofgagneurongwouldgmostgofgthegendoplasmicgreticulumgbegconcentrated?
a. Postsynapticgterminal
b. Presynapticgterminal
c. Axon
d. Cellgbody
e. Dendrite
gAnswer:g
d
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
7. Whichgintracellulargcomponentgfacilitatesgthegprocessesgofgendocytosisgandgexocytosi
sgunderlyinggsynapticgcommunication?
a. Mitochondria
b. Endoplasmicgreticulum
c. Cytoskeleton
d. Golgigapparatus
e. Nucleus
gAnswer:g
c
TextbookgReference:gCellulargComponentsgofgthegNervousgSystemg
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
8. Mostgneuronsghave
a. onegaxonghillockg(initialgsegment).
b. multiplegaxonghillocksg(initialgsegments).
c. onegdendrite.
d. onegaxonghillockg(initialgsegment)gandgonegdendrite.
e. multiplegaxonghillocksg(initialgsegments)gandgonegdendrite
.gAnswer:ga
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloo
m’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
, 9. Whichgstatementgbestgdescribesgthegfunctiongofgagneurongwithgmultiple,ghighl
ygbranchedgdendritesgandgonegaxon?
a. Itgpassesginformationgdirectlygtogmultiplegneurons.
b. Itgcannotgintegrateginformationgfromgmultiplegneurons.
c. Itgreceivesginformationgfromgonlygonegothergneuron.
d. Itgintegratesginformationgfromgmanygneurons.
e. Theginformationgitgreceivesgwillgnotgbegrelayed
.gAnswer:gd
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloom
’sgLevel:g3.gApplying
10. Whichgstatementgbestgdescribesgmostgneurons?
a. Theygreceiveginformationgviagaxons.
b. Theygtransmitginformationgtogothergcellsgviagdendrites.
c. Theygaregpolarized.
d. Theygconductgsignalsgbidirectionally.
e. Theygtransmitgelectricalgsignalsgviagcytoplasmicgcontinuity
.gAnswer:gc
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloom
’sgLevel:g3.gApplying
11. Comparedgwithgprojectiongneurons,gaxonsgofglocalgcircuitgneuronsg(interneurons)
a. areglonger.
b. aregshorter.
c. havegmoregsynapses.
d. havegmoregbranches.
e. reachgmoregpostsynapticgneurons.
gAnswer:gb
TextbookgReference:gNeurons
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding
12. Angactiongpotentialgisga(n)g
changegingthegelectricalgpotentialgacrossgthegnervegcellgmembrane.
a. single
b. all-or-nothing
c. permanent
d. random
e. unidirectional
gAnswer:gb
TextbookgReference:gNeuronsgBloo
m’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering
13. Thegpartgofgagsynapsegtogwhichgthegcontentsgofgsynapticgvesiclesgbindgisgcalledgthe
a. presynapticgterminal.
b. synapticgending.
c. axongterminal.
