Test Bank Chapter 2 Memory And The Brain Central Concepts

Chapter 2: Memory and the Brain: Central Concepts

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Title: Chapter 2 - Question 1

1. It is generally agreed that the brain works like a warehouse to store items of information.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 2 - Question 2

2. Memory is a result of experience modifying synaptic connections between neurons that are activated by the experience.

a. True

b. False

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3. The ionic composition of the intracellular and extracellular fluids become more alike when the neuron depolarizes.

a. True

b. False

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4. An extracellular electrode used to measure the field potential detects a single depolarizing synapse.

a. True

b. False

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5. When a neuron depolarizes, the composition of the inside of the cell becomes less like that of the extracellular fluid.

a. True

b. False

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6. Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter.

a. True

b. False

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7. Glutamate receptors involved in LTP are found along the axon.

a. True

b. False

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8. Calcium is a second messenger.

a. True

b. False

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9. Second messengers are proteins.

a. True

b. False

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10. Second messengers can be quickly synthesized.

a. True

b. False

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11. Phosphatases add phosphates to other proteins.

a. True

b. False

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12. Ionotropic receptors protrude outside and inside the cell.

a. True

b. False

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13. Competitive antagonists, such as APV, can replace a ligand and cause conformational changes in the receptor.

a. True

b. False

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14. AMPA receptors influx mainly Na⁺; NMDA receptors influx both Na⁺ and Ca²⁺.

a. True

b. False

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15. Initial change in the strength of synapses depends on post-translational processes; however, enduring changes require new protein (transcription and translation processes).

a. True

b. False

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16. Describe the in vitro LTP preparation.

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17. Why is the resting membrane potential negative?

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18. What is LTD?

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19. Describe the simple form of an LTP experiment.

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20. What are the three components of the synapse?

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21. Where are glutamate receptors found?

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22. What is an excitatory synapse?

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23. What is the composition of the postsynaptic density?

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24. Where is the extracellular matrix located?

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25. What is glutamate?

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26. Where is the postsynaptic density located?

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27. Why is glutamate a first messenger?

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28. What are the two types of proteins targeted by second messengers?

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29. What is the function of a kinase?

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30. What is the structure of a kinase?

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31. What are the two functions of the postsynaptic density?

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32. What is the cytosol?

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33. What are the functions of phosphorylation?

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Title: Chapter 2 - Question 34

34. Memories evolve in four overlapping stages. What are they?