20 questions
The nervous system contains two main divisions, they are the...
central nervous system and muscular nervous system
central nervous system and parasympathetic system
gray matter and white matter
central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
Known as the "information superhighway" of the body.
the brain
the spinal cord
the heart
the stomach
A disruption in the ability to understand or produce language.
aphasia
epilepsy
pons
dyslexia
The most basic building blocks of heredity.
neurons
DNA
genes
pons
All of the following are parts of the brain except...
Corpus Callosum
Cerebellum
Somatic
Pons
A bundle of axons from many neurons.
nerve
cell
hormone
dopamine
Cortex is a Latin word meaning...
Center
Bark
Tissue
Memory
The "PET" in PET scan stands for...
Position Energy Tomography
Partially Elapsed Time
Positional Emission Time
Positron Emission Tomography
The motor cortex lies in what area of the brain...
frontal lobe
lateral fissure
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
The somatosensory cortex receives messages from...
taste buds
sounds waves
sight
skin senses
Temporary disturbances of brain function that involve sudden neural discharges.
Dementia
Asperger's
Stroke
Epilepsy
A part of the limbic system that apparently facilitates stereotypical aggressive responses.
cerebrum
thalamus
amygdala
none of the above
All of the following are part of the limbic system except the...
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Cerebrum
Which of the following options is not a brain imaging technique?
X-ray
CAT scan
PET scan
MRI
True or False. Fear can lead to indigestion.
True
False
True or False. The human brain is larger than any other animal.
True
False
By the numbers. Human brain weight/body weight.
1/30
1/60
1/90
1/15
By the numbers. Lobes in the cortex.
1
2
3
4
A neuron can fire up to a limit of about _____________ times per second.
40
400
4,000
40,000
An axon's length can range from a few millimeters to
1 inch
12 inches
several feet
up to a mile