Neuroscience Quiz

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1. About how much does the human brain weigh

2 pounds

1 pound

3 pounds

2. About how many nerve cells (or neurons) are in the human brain?

1 billion

10 billion

100 billion

3. Name the contact points where one neuron typically communicates with another:

Somas

Synapses

Axon terminals

4. What conclusion can be made about the relationship between the brain and behavior or function?

Complex behaviors are primarily regulated by areas in the rear of the brain

Each region of the brain is solely responsible for a single behavior or function

No single region of the brain is solely responsible for a single behavior or

5. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex primarily processes visual information?

The occipital lobe

The temporal lobe

The parietal lobe

6. The “white matter” in the brain contains:

Fat deposits that develop when brains don’t get a routine workout

Axon bundles and a substance called myelin that insulates axons

Scars from strokes that have healed themselves

7. The parts of the mammalian brain in which significant numbers of new nerve cells are born throughout the lifespan are:

The hippocampus and the olfactory bulb

The olfactory bulb and the corpus callosum

The hippocampus and corpus callosum

8. The peripheral nervous system is derived from what embryonic structure?

Neural tube

Neural crest

Diencephelon

9. Which of the following nerve(s) originate from the posterior midbrain:

Oculomotor nerve

Trochlear nerve

Optic nerve

10. All of the following are involved in articulation of language EXCEPT:

All of the primary motor cortex must be highly activated

Specific phonemes must be selected to form words

Muscle movements of facial muscles must be precisely coordinated

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