Test Bank for Neuroscience, 7th Edition by George J. Augustine Purves
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Test Bank for Neuroscience 7e 7th Edition by George J. Augustine, Jennifer M. Groh, Scott A. Huettel, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Leonard E. White, and Emeritus Purves. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chap 1 to 33 - All Chapters included
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Unit 1: Neural...
Test Bank
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Neuroscience, Seventh Edition
Augustine • Groh • Huettel • LaMantia • White
Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Multiple Choice
1. Which of Camillo Golgi’s contributions enabled Santiago Ramón 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 understanding of the pathophysiology of malaria.
e. Articulation of the reticular theory of nerve cell communication.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain what the neuron doctrine is.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
2. The major proponent(s) of the neuron doctrine was(were)
a. Camillo Golgi.
b. Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
c. Charles Sherrington.
d. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Sherrington.
e. Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain what the neuron doctrine is.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
3. What physical characteristic distinguishes neurons from other types of cells?
a. Soma
b. Axon
c. Nucleus
d. Golgi apparatus
e. Mitochondria
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Identify the key features that distinguish neurons from other cell
classes.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
, 4. 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: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Identify the key features that distinguish neurons from other cell
classes.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
5. Which statement best describes most neurons?
a. They receive information via axons.
b. They transmit information to other cells via dendrites.
c. They are polarized.
d. They conduct signals bidirectionally.
e. They transmit electrical signals via cytoplasmic continuity.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 Identify the key features that distinguish neurons from other cell
classes.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
6. Which of the following distinguishes axons from dendrites?
a. Axons are used for communication, whereas dendrites are not.
b. Dendrites are used for communication, whereas axons are not.
c. Axons never branch, whereas dendrites do.
d. Dendrites never branch, whereas axons do.
e. Axons are longer than dendrites are.
Answer: e
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Identify dendrites and axons as input and output domains of neurons.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
7. Which of the following is true about synapses?
a. They connect two neurons together.
b. They are always composed of a terminal axon and a receiving axon.
c. They are the tiny space into which neurotransmitter is released.
d. They are the tiny space across which action potentials move from one neuron to another.
e. They are always composed of a terminal axon and a receiving dendrite.
Answer: c
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