Test Bank
to accompany
Neuroscience, Sixth Edition
Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Multiple Choice
1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA?
a. Exon
b. Intron
c. Promoter
d. Non-...
Test Bank to accompany Neuroscience, Sixth Edition Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System Multiple Choice 1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA ? a. Exon b. Intron c. Promoter d. Non-coding DNA e. Regulatory DNA Answer: a Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 2. Genomics is the analysis of a. coding DNA sequences for a species . b. regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism and a species . c. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for a species . d. coding and regulatory DNA sequences for an individual organism . e. coding and regulatory DNA of an individual organism or a species . Answer: e Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 3. Which of Camillo Golgi ’s contributions enabled Santiago Ram ón y Cajal to make observations that suggested that nerve cells are discrete entities? a. Articulation of the neuron doctrine b. Identifying the organelle later called the Golgi apparatus c. Development of a staining method based on impregnation with silver salts d. Improving the u nderstanding of the pathophysiology of malaria e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication Answer: c Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 4. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(wer e) a. Camillo Golgi . b. Santiago Ram ón y Cajal . c. Charles Sherrington . d. Santiago Ram ón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington . e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ram ón y Cajal . Answer: d Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 5. Which function is a characteristic primarily of neurons only , and not glia? a. Transmits action potentials b. Support s electrical signals c. Repair s the nervous system d. Prevent s regeneration of the nervous system e. Produce s myelin Answer: a Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 6. In which part of a neuron would most of the endoplasmic reticulum be concentrated ? a. Postsynaptic terminal b. Presynaptic terminal c. Axon d. Cell body e. Dendrite Answer: d Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 7. Which intracellular component facilitates the process es of endocytosis and exocytosis underlying synaptic communication? a. Mitochondria b. Endoplasmic reticulum c. Cytoskeleton d. Golgi apparatus e. Nucleus Answer: c Textbook Reference: Cellular Components of the Nervous System Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 8. Most neurons have a. one axon hillock (initial segment) . b. multiple axon hillock s (initial segments) . c. one dendrite . d. one axon hillock (initial segment) and one dendrite . e. multiple axon hillock s (initial segments) and one dendrite . Answer: a Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 9. Which statement best describes the function of a neuron with multiple , highly branched dendrites and one axon? a. It passes information directly to multiple neurons. b. It cannot i ntegrate infor mation from multiple neurons. c. It receives information from only one other neuron. d. It integrate s information from many neuron s. e. The information it receives will not be relayed. Answer: d Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying 10. Which statement best describes most neuron s? a. They receive information via axon s. b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites . c. They are polarized. d. They conduct signals bidirection ally. e. They transmit electrical signal s via cytoplasmic continuity . Answer: c Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying 11. Compared with projection neurons, axons of local circuit neurons (interneurons) a. are longer. b. are shorter . c. have more synapses . d. have more branches . e. reach more postsynaptic neurons . Answer: b Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 12. An a ction potential is a(n) _______ change in the electrical potential across the nerve cell membrane . a. single b. all-or-nothing c. permanent d. random e. unidirectional Answer: b Textbook Reference: Neurons Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 13. The part of a synapse to which the contents of synaptic vesicles bind is called the a. presynaptic terminal . b. synaptic ending . c. axon terminal .
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