Skip to content
Exam Guides

Biological Psychology, 13th Edition Test Bank

Biological Psychology, 13th Edition Test Bank is a must-have resource, providing clarity on tough topics and plenty of practice questions.

Preview 16 of 321 pages

See the first 16 pages exactly as they appear in the document.

  1. Page 1
    Read page 1 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most cells. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 3. Santiago Ramón y Cajal used special staining techniques to reveal that the brain is composed of individual cells. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other neurons. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 7. The role of glial cells is to act like “glue” or scaffolding to support the neurons. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances. a. True b. False ANSWER: False

  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
    Read page 3 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 9. There are two types of glial cells that produce myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, Schwann cells fulfill this role and, in the periphery, oligodendrocytes produce it. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 10. The blood - brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium ions to exit the neuron. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 13. At the resting potential, the potassium channels are completely closed and the sodium channels are almost closed. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 14. Dr. Skinner is working in the lab measuring the voltage of neurons, and during one condition, she tried to depolarize the neurons from - 70 mV to - 80 mV. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 15. Action potentials can be produced in the dendrites of some neurons. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 16. The two basic kinds of cells in the nervous system are _____. a. neurons and glia b. dendrites and axons c. ribosomes and lysosomes d. neurons and axons ANSWER: a

  4. Page 4
    Read page 4 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 17. Santiago Ramon y Cajal demonstrated that ____. a. at rest, the neuron has a negative charge inside its membrane b. neurons are separate from one another c. neurons communicate at specialized junctions called synapses d. action potentials follow the all - or - none law ANSWER: b 18. Both ____ and ____ shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1906. a. Golgi and Cajal b. Cajal and Sherrington c. Sherrington and Golgi d. Cajal and Kalat ANSWER: a 19. Dr. Kimi studies the plasma membrane of neurons. He specifically researches the specialized _____ that allow in important things like water, oxygen, sodium, and so on. a. lipid channels b. protein channels c. lipid receptors d. protein receptors ANSWER: b 20. Neurons differ most strongly from other body cells in their ____. a. temperature b. shape c. osmotic pressure d. mitochondria ANSWER: b 21. What do neurons have that other cells do not? a. A plasma membrane b. Large, branching extensions c. Protein channels d. An endoplasmic reticulum ANSWER: b

  5. Page 5
    Read page 5 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 22. Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studies how newly formed proteins are folded inside neurons. They would be most interested in studying the _____. a. endoplasmic reticulum b. mitochondria c. ribosomes d. nucleus ANSWER: c 23. Water, oxygen, and ____ freely flow across a cell membrane. a. calcium b. positively charged ions c. magnesium d. carbon dioxide ANSWER: d 24. The structure that contains a cell’s chromosomes is called the ____. a. endoplasmic reticulum b. nucleus c. mitochondrion d. ribosome ANSWER: b 25. Small, charged molecules can cross the cell membrane through ____. a. diffusion b. ribosomes c. mitochondria d. protein channels ANSWER: d 26. Professor Lopez studies the specialized _________ in the eye that detect light. a. motor neurons b. sensory neurons c. glial cells d. interneurons ANSWER: b 27. Ribosomes are the part of a cell that ____. a. performs metabolic activities b. breaks down harmful chemicals c. transports proteins d. synthesizes new proteins ANSWER: d

  6. Page 6
    Read page 6 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 28. The endoplasmic reticulum is a ____. a. network of thin tubes that transport newly synthesized proteins b. site where the cell synthesizes new protein molecules c. structure that separates the inside of the cell from the outside d. structure that contains the chromosomes ANSWER: a 29. Dendrites ____. a. contain the nucleus, ribosomes, and other structures found in most cells b. are branching fibers that get narrower near their ends c. are thin fibers of constant diameter d. are an insulating material that cover an axon ANSWER: b 30. The branching fibers that form the information - receiving pole of the nerve cells are called _____. a. motor neurons b. dendrites c. sensory neurons d. axons ANSWER: b 31. Professor Xi studies the _____ located on the _____ of neurons in order to better understand how messages are received by the neuron. a. synaptic receptors; dendrites b. axons; somas c. synaptic hillocks; dendrites d. synaptic receptors; somas ANSWER: a 32. The tree - like branches of a neuron that receive information from other neurons are called _____. a. axons b. dendrites c. soma d. myelin ANSWER: b

  7. Page 7
    Read page 7 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 33. Many dendrites contain short outgrowths called spines that _____. a. increase the surface area available for synapses b. increase the speed of transmission c. eliminate cell waste products d. increase the symmetry of the soma ANSWER: a 34. As compared to dendrites, axons usually ____. a. form the information - receiving pole of the neuron b. are shorter in length c. are covered with myelin d. taper in diameter toward their periphery ANSWER: c 35. The insulating material that covers many vertebrate axons is called the ____. a. dendrite b. myelin sheath c. cell body or soma d. presynaptic terminal ANSWER: b 36. Jasmine is in her physiology lab practicing labeling a neuron. When she gets to the nodes of Ranvier, she will be labeling ______. a. the spiny outgrowths on dendrites b. the myelin sheath c. the swelling at the end of the axon d. the gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon ANSWER: d 37. Gaps in the insulating material that surrounds axons are known as ____. a. interpeduncular nuclei b. nodes of Ranvier c. myelin synapses d. presynaptic terminals ANSWER: b 38. A presynaptic terminal is also known as ____. a. an end bulb b. a node of Ranvier c. myelin d. a spine ANSWER: a

  8. Page 8
    Read page 8 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 39. An axon has many branches, each of which swells at its tip. These are known as ____. a. presynaptic terminals b. efferent axons c. afferent axons d. intrinsic neurons ANSWER: a 40. Professor Case studies how drugs of abuse change the amount of chemical that neurons release from the presynaptic terminal into the ______. a. dendritic terminal b. junction between neurons c. afferent space d. nucleus ANSWER: b 41. Neurons typically have one ____, but many ____. a. dendrite; axons b. axon; dendrites c. cell body; axons d. dendrite; cell bodies ANSWER: b 42. As a general rule, axons convey information ____. a. toward dendrites of their own cell b. toward their own cell body c. away from their own cell body d. to surrounding glia ANSWER: c 43. If you were to accidentally touch a hot stove with your hand, you would quickly pull your hand away. The information carried to the muscles in your arm to make them contract was carried by ____. a. efferent neurons b. afferent neurons c. intrinsic neurons d. sensory neurons ANSWER: a

  9. Page 9
    Read page 9 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 44. If all of a neuron’s dendrites or axons were contained within the spinal cord, it would be considered a(n) ____ neuron. a. efferent b. afferent c. intrinsic d. Purkinje ANSWER: c 45. What type of neuron in the pons receives information only from other cells in the pons and sends information only to other cells in the pons? a. Afferent b. Efferent c. Intrinsic d. Inter - synaptic ANSWER: c 46. Professor Peach is lecturing in her class about glial cells. She will tell her class that glial cells ______. a. are less common than neurons in the human nervous system. b. are responsible for transmitting information within the peripheral nervous system. c. are the “glue” that holds all of the neurons together in the brain. d. are not as well studied as neurons but have been shown to perform many important functions in the nervous system. ANSWER: d 47. What type of glia helps to synchronize the activity of axons? a. Oligodendrocytes b. Astrocytes c. Radial glia d. Schwann cells ANSWER: b 48. Which type of glia remove waste material in the nervous system? a. Astrocytes b. Schwann cells c. Oligodendrocytes d. Radial glia ANSWER: a

  10. Page 10
    Read page 10 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 49. What type of glial cells myelinate axons in the brain and spinal cord? a. oligodendrocytes b. Schwann cells c. radial glia d. astrocytes ANSWER: a 50. Which type of glia release chemicals that modify the activity of neighboring neurons? a. Astrocytes b. Schwann cells c. Oligodendrocytes d. Radial glia ANSWER: a 51. Which type of glia builds myelin sheaths around axons in the periphery of the body? a. Astrocytes b. Schwann cells c. Oligodendrocytes d. Radial glia ANSWER: b 52. ____ in the brain and spinal cord and ____ in the periphery are specialized types of glia that build the myelin sheaths that surround neurons. a. Oligodendrocytes; Schwann cells b. Schwann cells; oligodendrocytes c. Microglia; oligodendrocytes d. Radial glia; Schwann cells ANSWER: a 53. Dr. Pautz studies the immune system and has recently become interested in the glial cells that function similar to other cells in the immune system. What cells has Dr. Pautz started exploring? a. Schwann cells b. Microglia c. Astrocytes d. Radial glia ANSWER: b

  11. Page 11
    Read page 11 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 54. Radial glia ____. a. guide the migration of neurons during embryonic development b. synchronize the activity of axons c. wrap around the presynaptic terminals of several axons d. build the myelin sheaths that surround and insulate certain axons ANSWER: a 55. What mechanism prevents or slows some chemicals from entering the brain, while allowing others to enter? a. A threshold b. A blood - brain barrier c. An endoplasmic wall d. A differential - drug inhibitor ANSWER: b 56. Andrew was exposed to the chicken pox virus as a child. What happened to that virus after it crossed the blood - brain barrier and entered Andrew’s brain? a. Andrew’s natural killer cells were able to quickly destroy it. b. The glia in his brain engulfed the virus and then natural killer cells destroyed them both. c. Nothing happened since the chicken pox virus cannot cross the blood - brain barrier. d. Nothing happened at first, but the virus remained there and caused negative effects for Andrew as he got older. ANSWER: d 57. Molecules that can cross the blood - brain barrier are usually ____. a. large, uncharged molecules, such as lactose b. large, charged molecules c. neurotransmitters, such as dopamine d. molecules that can dissolve in the fats of the capillary walls ANSWER: d 58. The major disadvantage of a blood - brain barrier is that ____. a. many chemicals can easily diffuse into the brain b. so much glucose is required to maintain it c. certain required chemicals must be actively transported d. viruses cannot escape ANSWER: c

  12. Page 12
    Read page 12 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 59. Marquitta is studying for a quiz and records in her notes that glucose is the main source of fuel for the nervous system and enters the brain via _____. a. active transport b. passive transport c. gaps in the ventricles d. gaps in the blood - brain barrier ANSWER: a 60. What is the main source of nutrition for vertebrate neurons? a. Fats b. Glucose c. Sodium d. Complex carbohydrates ANSWER: b 61. Professor Nuno explained to her class that glucose is so important to the brain because ______. a. neurons and glial cells can only metabolize glucose. b. glial cells can only breakdown glucose into energy that the neurons can use. c. glucose is unique and can cross the blood - brain barrier to be used by neurons. d. all other forms of energy are used up by the body and don’t make it to the brain. ANSWER: c 62. Why does the brain need thiamine? a. To enable glucose to cross the blood - brain barrier b. As a source of fuel in case there is not enough glucose c. As a building block for making proteins d. To enable it to metabolize glucose ANSWER: d 63. Dalton has been diagnosed with Korsakoff’s syndrome. What likely caused his disorder? a. He is an alcoholic and has damaged his nervous system such that glucose cannot cross the blood - brain barrier. b. He has been exposed to a virus that has now started killing neurons. c. He doesn’t have enough thiamine probably as a result of chronic alcoholism. d. His glial cells are overactive and are damaging healthy neurons. ANSWER: c 64. Korsakoff's syndrome ____. a. is marked by severe memory impairments b. results from too much thiamine c. results from lack of oxygen to the brain d. is due to a breakdown of the blood - brain barrier ANSWER: a

  13. Page 13
    Read page 13 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 65. The membrane of a neuron is composed of ____ with ____ embedded in them. a. carbohydrates; purines b. phospholipids; proteins c. proteins; neurotransmitters d. benzene molecules; carbohydrates ANSWER: b 66. What term describes the difference in voltage that typically exists between the inside and the outside of a neuron? a. Concentration gradient b. Generator potential c. Resting potential d. Shock gradient ANSWER: c 67. In order to change the amount of polarization of a neuron, Professor Alley would need to change the difference in voltage between _____. a. the dendrites and the axon hillock b. the axon and the soma c. inside the nucleus and outside the nucleus d. inside the cell and outside the cell ANSWER: d 68. The resting potential is mainly the result of ____. a. negatively charged proteins inside the cell b. positively charged proteins inside the cell c. negatively charged proteins outside the cell d. positively charged proteins outside the cell ANSWER: a 69. Professor Durrant explained to his students that the resting potential of a neuron is the ______. a. total amount of positive charge inside the neuron relative to the outside b. total amount of negative charge inside the neuron relative to the outside c. total amount of sodium ions compared to potassium ions d. the amount of positive charge in the dendrites compared to the axon ANSWER: b

  14. Page 14
    Read page 14 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 70. Pok is in the lab and is measuring the resting potential of neurons. Approximately what should she measure as the resting potential? a. - 65 millivolts b. 0 millivolts c. 70 millivolts d. - 70 millivolts ANSWER: d 71. When the neuronal membrane is at rest, the potassium channels ____. a. permit potassium ions to pass quickly and easily b. permit potassium ions to pass slowly c. prohibit any movement of potassium ions d. help to open up the sodium channels ANSWER: b 72. Jena is reviewing her notes on action potentials for a quiz. She makes an extra notation that before the action potential when the neuron is at rest, sodium channels _____. a. are open and allow sodium ions to flow through easily b. are closed and don’t allow sodium to pass through. c. are partially open, so sodium leaks through slowly d. are partially open but at equilibrium, so the sodium doesn’t move ANSWER: b 73. Professor Rhodus is lecturing about selective permeability of neurons. What would he tell the class? a. All ions can only travel in one direction across the membrane. b. All molecules must cross the membrane via a designated channel. c. Only certain molecules can cross the membrane freely. d. Only sodium and potassium ions can cross the membrane. ANSWER: c 74. When a neuron’s membrane is at rest, the concentration gradient tends to move sodium ____ the cell and the electrical gradient tends to move it ____ the cell. a. into; into b. into; out of c. out of; into d. out of; out of ANSWER: a

  15. Page 15
    Read page 15 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 75. When a neuron’s membrane is at rest, the concentration gradient tends to move potassium ____ the cell and the electrical gradient tends to move it ____ the cell. a. into; into b. into; out of c. out of; into d. out of; out of ANSWER: c 76. Electrical gradients lead to the ____. a. general movement of ions into the neuron b. general movement of ions out of the neuron c. movement of ions to areas having the same electrical charges d. movement of ions to areas having opposite electrical charges ANSWER: d 77. Under which conditions would the sodium - potassium pump likely be far less effective in creating a concentration gradient? a. if dendrites were generally longer than axons b. if the glia - to - neuron ratio were higher c. if selective permeability of the membrane did not exist d. if it were an active transport system that required energy ANSWER: c 78. The net effect of each cycle of the sodium - potassium pump is to ____. a. decrease the number of positively charged ions within the cell b. increase the number of positively charged ions within the cell c. decrease the number of positively charged ions outside the cell d. increase the number of negatively charged ions within the cell ANSWER: a 79. Dr. Delillo studies the resting potential of neurons. He has found that _______ is the main reason the neuron is able to maintain the resting potential. a. the size difference between the axon and dendrites b. the sodium - potassium pump c. the concentration gradient d. the refractory period of the membrane ANSWER: b

  16. Page 16
    Read page 16 as text

    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 80. The concentration gradient refers to the ____. a. fact that the concentration of ions is greater on the inside of a neuron b. fact that the concentration of ions is greater on the outside of a neuron c. difference in distribution for various ions between the inside and outside of the membrane d. negatively charged proteins inside the cell ANSWER: c 81. Which event will increase the concentration gradient of sodium? a. Decreasing permeability to potassium ions b. Increasing activity of the sodium potassium pump c. Increasing membrane permeability to sodium ions d. Increasing membrane permeability to chloride ions ANSWER: b 82. The concentration gradient for potassium tends to ____. a. draw potassium into the cell b. push chloride out of the cell c. push sodium out of the cell d. push potassium out of the cell ANSWER: d 83. Professor Michaels is explaining to his students that, when the neuron is at rest, ______ is mostly responsible for the movement of potassium ions out of the cell. a. potassium’s electrical gradient b. potassium’s concentration gradient c. the sodium - potassium pump d. sodium's electrical gradient ANSWER: b 84. When a neuron is at rest, what is primarily responsible for moving potassium ions into the cell? a. Concentration gradient b. An electrical gradient c. The sodium - potassium pump d. Both the sodium - potassium pump and electrical gradient ANSWER: d 85. When a membrane is at rest, what attracts potassium ions to the inside of the cell? a. An electrical gradient b. A concentration gradient c. Both an electrical gradient and a concentration gradient d. Neither an electrical gradient nor a concentration gradient ANSWER: a

305 more pages in the full document

Unlock it once and it stays in your library, ready to chat with or turn into flashcards.

Unlock the full document

More Psychology study materials

See all

Study this document with CramX

Once it is in your library, every tool can work from it.