Brain Facts
Fun stuff too...
Parts of the brain
Neurotransmitters and hormones oh my!
Fun Stuff
100
The Cerebellum makes up about what percentage of the brain's total volume but contains more than half its neurons?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 25%
d) 40 %
b) 10%
100
You're a neuroscientist and you discovered a new protein that is responsible for synaptic vesicles docking on to presynaptic membrane. You want to show that this protein is interacting with both membranes that are -40nm apart. What imaging modality should you use?
a) Confocal Microscopy
b)STED
c)STORM/PALM
b) STED
100
Structures protruding from a dendrite are called?
a) Neurotransmitter
b)Axon
c)Spine
d) Myelin
c) spine
100
Acetylcholine is the primary neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction. Which disease is caused by autoimmune destruction of acetylcholine receptors there?
Myasthenia Gravis
100
What are opsins?
a) Types of neurons in the brain
b) special proteins that respond to light
c) Tiny camera used in brain surgery
d) a type of electrical signal
b) special proteins that respond to light
200
What's the name of the round structure of the brain responsible for processing the sense of smell
a) Pituitary gland
b) The Cerebellum
c)Olfactory bulb
d) Ocular Nerve
c) Olfactory bulb
200
Which disorder's symptoms are most strongly linked to the loss of dopamine producing neurons?
a) Parkinson's disease
b) Alzheimer's disease
c) Epilepsy
d) Multiple Sclerosis
a) Parkinson's disease
200
What technology is used to acquire the images to reconstruct these terminals?
a)Light microscope
b) serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
c)Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
d)Stereo Microscope
b)Serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
300
During which stage of sleep does most dreaming occur?
REM sleep
300
Benzodiazepines treat anxiety by enhancing the effect of which neurotransmitter?
a)Dopamine
b)Serotonin
c) Glutamate
d) GABA
d) GABA
300
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is primarily responsible for processing visual information?
Occipital Lobe
300
Cortisol, released during stress, is produced by which gland?
a) Adrenal gland
b) Thyroid gland
c) Pancreas
d)Pineal gland
a) Adrenal gland
300
What fluid surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal cord?
a) synovial fluid
b) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
c) Blood
d) Lymph Fluid
b) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
400
Which brain structure regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, and circadian rhythms?
a) Hypothalamus
b) Substantia Nigra
c) Hippocampus
d) Thalamus
a) Hypothalamus
400
Which glial cells form myelin in the central nervous system?
a) Oligodendrocytes
b)Astrocytes
c)Microglia
d) Radial Glia
a)Oligodendrocytes
400
Name the brain part highlighted
Motor Cortex
400
Oxytocin, sometimes called the "bonding hormone", is produced in the:
a) Hypothalamus
b) Astrocytes
c) Cerebellum
d) Amygdala
a) Hypothalamus
400
What does optogenetics use to control neurons?
a) Lights and genetic engineering
b) Sound Waves
c) Magnets
d) Heat and Chemicals
a) Light and genetic engineering
500
Where in the brain are place cells located?
a) Hippocampus
b) Cerebellum
c) Pituitary gland
d) Hypothalamus
a) Hippocampus
500
Spinal cord reflexes such as the knee-jerk reflex do NOT require input from the brain because:
a) They use the endocrine system instead
b) They are too fast for any neural signal
c) The cerebellum handles them independently
d) They are processed entirely within the spinal cord
d) They are processed entirely within the spinal cord
500
What are the branching structure in the cerebellum called?
a) Cerebellar Cortex
b) Arbor Vitae
c)Dentate Nuclei
d)Flocculonodular Lobe
b)Arbor Vitae
500
Where are neurotransmitters released from to pass a signal to the next neuron?
a) Axon Terminals
b) The presynaptic terminal
c) Nodes of Ranvier
d) Myelin Sheath
The presynaptic terminal
500
Which imaging technique measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood oxygen levels (BOLD signal)?
a) CT scan
b) fMRI
c) EEG
d) PET scan
b) fMRI