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1. Dendrites containthenuclei,ribosomes, mitochondria, and otherstructuresfoundinmost cells.
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ANSWER: False b
2. Neuronsreceive informationandtransmit it to othercells.
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3. SantiagoRamón yCajal used special stainingtechniquesto reveal that the brainis composedofindividual cells.
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b. False
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4. An efferent axon carriesinformation awayfroma structure.
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5. Thegreaterthesurface area of a dendrite,the more information it can receive fromother neurons.
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ANSWER: True b
6. Neuronsare distinguished fromother cells bytheir shape.
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ANSWER: True b
7. Therole of glial cellsisto actlike ―glue‖ or scaffoldingto support the neurons.
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b. False
ANSWER: False b
8. Glial cellstransmitinformation acrosslongdistances.
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ANSWER: False b
9. There aretwotypes of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwanncellsfulfill this role and,
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ANSWER: False b
10. Theblood-brain barrieris made up of closelypacked glial cells.
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ANSWER: False b
11. Thedifference in voltage in a restingneuron is calledtherestingpotential.
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b. False
ANSWER: True b
12. Increasingtheelectrical gradient forpotassiumwill reducethetendencyfor potassiumions toexit the neuron.
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ANSWER: True b
13. At the restingpotential,the potassiumchannels arecompletelyclosed andthesodiumchannels are almost closed.
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b. False
ANSWER: False b
14. Dr. Skinner is workingin the lab measuringthe voltage of neurons, and duringone condition, shetried todepolarize the
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bneurons from -70 mV to -80 mV.
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ANSWER: False b
15. Actionpotentialscan be produced inthe dendritesof some neurons.
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b. False
ANSWER: False b
16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous systemare
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a. neuronsand glia b b
b. dendrites and axons b b
c. ribosomes and lysosomes b b
d. neurons and axons b b
ANSWER: a b
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b. neurons are separate fromone another b b b b b
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19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
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d. proteinreceptors b
ANSWER: b b
20. Neurons differ most strongly fromother bodycells in their
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d. mitochondria
ANSWER: b b
21. Whatdo neurons have that other cells do not?
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b. Large,branchingextensions b b
c. Protein channels b
d. Anendoplasmic reticulum
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22. Dr. McLaughlin’slabstudies how newlyformed proteinsare folded inside neurons.Theywould be most interested in studying
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