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1. Dendrites containthenuclei,ribosomes, mitochondria,andotherstructuresfoundinmost cells.
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a. True
b. False
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2. Neuronsreceive information andtransmitittoothercells.
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b. False
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3. SantiagoRamón yCajalused special stainingtechniquestoreveal that thebrainiscomposedofindividual cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True n
4. An efferentaxoncarriesinformation awayfroma structure.
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b. False
ANSWER: True n
5. Thegreaterthesurfaceareaof a dendrite,themore informationit canreceive fromother neurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True n
6. Neuronsaredistinguishedfromother cells bytheirshape.
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b. False
ANSWER: True n
7. Therole of glial cellsistoactlike ―glue‖ or scaffoldingto supporttheneurons.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False n
8. Glialcellstransmitinformationacrosslongdistances.
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b. False
ANSWER: False n
9. Therearetwotypes of glial cellsthat produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfillthis role and,
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nin the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False n
10. Theblood-brain barrierismade upofcloselypackedglial cells.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False n
11. Thedifferencein voltageinarestingneuronis calledtherestingpotential.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True n
12. Increasingtheelectrical gradientforpotassiumwillreducethetendencyfor potassiumionstoexitthe neuron.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True n
13. At therestingpotential,thepotassiumchannels arecompletelyclosed andthesodiumchannelsare almost closed.
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b. False
ANSWER: False n
14. Dr. Skinner is workingin the lab measuringthe voltage of neurons, and duringone condition,she tried to depolarize the
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b. False
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15. Actionpotentialscanbe producedinthedendritesofsome neurons.
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ANSWER: False n
16. Thetwobasickinds ofcells inthenervous systemare
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c. ribosomesandlysosomes n n
d. neurons andaxons n n
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b. neuronsareseparate fromone another n n n n n
c. neuronscommunicateatspecializedjunctionscalledsynapses n n n n n n
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19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized
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20. Neuronsdiffer most stronglyfromotherbodycellsintheir
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d. mitochondria
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21. Whatdo neuronshave thatother cells do not?
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d. Anendoplasmicreticulum n n
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22. Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studies how newlyformed proteins are folded inside neurons. They would be most interested in
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