History of Neuroscience
Which was the first neurotransmitter to be isolated?
Acetylcholine
How many cranial nerves do we have?
12
True or false: There are an equal amount of males and hermaphrodites in a wildtype C. elegans population.
False, most are hermaphrodites
Which part of the neuron receives information from other cells?
dendrites
Deficiencies in this type of neurotransmitter are associated with Parkinson’s
Dopamine
What part of the neuron did Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi each study that lead them to receive the Nobel Prize in 1906?
Synapse
True or false: For our body movements, the left side or our brain controls the right side of our body and vice versa.
True!
How long is the lifecycle for C. elegans?
3 days
What is the name for the space between neurons across which chemicals are sent?
Synapses
SSRI’s block the reuptake of this neurotransmitter
What did Otto Loewi do with frog hearts?
Put liquid from one heart containing acetylcholine onto another
Which part of the brain is involved in higher order thinking?
Frontal Lobe
What are 3 advantages to used C. elegans as a model system?
Quick lifecycle, cheap, easy to take care of, lots of worms
What feature does both oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells make?
Myelin sheath
This neurotransmitter is associated with learning
glutamate
What color did neurons turn with Camillo Golgi’s stain?
Black (on a yellow background)
Which area of the brain controls how we see?
Occipital lobe
How many larval stages are there?
4
This is the part of a neuron that an action potential travels down
axon
If a neuron is cholinergic, what neurotransmitter does it release?
Acetylcholine
Which animal was the first to have their large neuron studied?
Giant squid
What region of the brain is involved in memory and named after seahorses?
Hippocampus
How many eggs can 1 C. elegans lay?
200-300
Name 2 ions that are important for neurons.
Potassium (K+), sodium (Na+2), calcium (Ca+2), chloride (Cl-)
People who sky dive, like extreme sports, or roller coasters might be called and an ____ junkie
Adrenaline/endorphin