Intro to Neuroscience - Exam 1 Question
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Scientific explanations usually involve analysis on a simpler or more basic level of organization than that
of the structure or function to be explained. This approach is known as ANS -reductionism
The output zone of the neuron is the ANS -axon terminal
The costs for treatment of _______ alone exceed the costs of treating cancer and heart disease
together. ANS -dementia
Myelin is found along the length of ANS -some mammalian axons
The study of neurotransmitter release is at which level of analysis? ANS -synaptic level
The ethicist Peter Singer argues that animal research is justified only when it ANS -produces immediate
and measurable benefits.
Which of the following statements about glial cells is false? ANS -There are fewer glia than neurons in
the CNS.
In humans, about _______% of the brain is used during routine, day-to-day activities. ANS -100%
Dendrites are ANS -the input zone of a nerve cell
Functionally, cranial nerves carry which kind of information? ANS -motor and sensory
The measurable co-occurrence of a behavior and somatic change is a ANS -correlation
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