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Test Bank For Biological Psychology, 14th Edition, James W. Kalat || Complete Guide A+||Latest Update 2024
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1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
,REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute
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, the nervous system.
2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
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9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 -
2i 2i
Describe neurons and glia, the cells that constitute the nervous system.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–
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brain barrier relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
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TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2i
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–
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potassium pump and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting po 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
tential of a neuron. 2i 2i 2i
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse 2i 2i 2i
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit th
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e neuron.
2i
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze 2i
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
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