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Test Bank Neuroscience 7th Edition by George Augustine, Jennifer Groh, Scott Huettel, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Leonard White, Dale Purves. Isbn. 9780197616246. 9780197616253. Neuroscience 7e test bank. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System
Unit 1: Neural Signaling
Chapter 2: E...
TEST BANK Neuroscience 7th Edition by George Augustine
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
,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: 2. Understanding
8. 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 integrate information from multiple neurons.
c. It receives information from only one other neuron.
d. It integrates information from many neurons.
e. The information it receives will not be relayed.
Answer: d
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: 3. Applying
9. 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.
d. terminal bouton.
e. receptor.
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
10. Which cell produces myelin in the nerves of the peripheral nervous system?
a. Astrocyte
b. Neuron
c. Schwann cell
d. Microglia
e. Neural progenitor cell
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.4 Discuss how glial cells interact with neurons to maintain the integrity
of neural tissue and the efficiency of neuronal signaling.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
11. Which glial cell type serves as a resident immune cell in the central nervous system?
a. Glial stem cell
b. Astrocyte
c. Microglia
, d. Oligodendrocyte
e. Schwann cell
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.5 Discuss the role of neuronal and glial diversity for brain function.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
12. In the mature central nervous system, glial stem cells with the properties of astrocytes can
give rise to
a. astrocytes.
b. neurons.
c. oligodendrocytes.
d. astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.
e. astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons.
Answer: e
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Neurons and Glia Are the Primary Cell Types of All Nervous Systems
Learning Objective: 1.1.5 Discuss the role of neuronal and glial diversity for brain function.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
13. Refer to the figure.
Which method was used to visualize the retinal neurons shown?
a. Cresyl violet staining
b. Intracellular injection of a fluorescent dye
c. Intracellular injection of an enzyme
d. Silver impregnation (the Golgi method)
e. Nissl stain
Answer: b
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