Neurons
Inner-Brain
Outer-Brain
Drugs
Neurotransmitters
100
What part of the neuron protects the neuron from damage and helps speed up neural transmission?
Myelin Sheath
100
The thalamus's main function is to:
Act as a 'switchboard', which takes in and passes sensory information (except smell) to the different parts of the brain.
100
Choose the best answer:
In the visual cortex of the occipital lobe, signals received from the eyes are described as being contralateral or not contralateral.
Not contralateral - The left visual cortex receives information from both eyes in the right field of vision.
100
Is alcohol (ethanol) is classified as a Stimulant or Depressant?
Depressant
100
True/False:
Glucose is a type of neurotransmitter.
False:
Glucose is not a type of neurotransmitter.
200
Which type of neurons carry information from the body to the brain and spinal cord?
Afferent Neurons
200
What part of the inner-brain is highlighted in yellow?
The hypothalamus
200
The auditory cortex can be found in which lobe of the brain?
The auditory cortex can be found in the temporal lobe of the brain.
200
Heroin works by bonding to ________ receptors, which manage pain in the brain.
Opiate
200
GABA, one of the most common _______, is involved with the process of __________.
inhibitors, sleep
300
What is the name of cells that deliver nutrients, produce myelin, and clear waste from neurons.
Glial Cells
300
The purpose of the pons is to: Control involuntary movement such as hearbeat OR to link the medulla and cerebellum to the upper-brain?
The purpose of the pons is to: Link the medulla and cerebellum to the upper-brain.
300
Which area in the frontal lobe is devoted to the production of speech?
Broca's Area
300
True/False:
Marijuana is a stimulant that works by accelerating movements, thoughts, and heart rate.
False:
Marijuana is a hallucinogen that works by impairing movement, increasing heart rate, and distorting one's perception of time.
300
True/False:
Acetylcholine is involved in muscular movement, learning, memory, and arousal.
True
400
The action of positive ions entering the neuron which makes the neuron more prone to fire an action potential is called:
Depolarization
400
Which part of the brain is often associated with emotional responses to fear, as well as anger and aggression?
The amygdala.
400
True/False:
The primary motor cortex control's the body's voluntary muscles by sending commands to the limbic division of the PNS
False:
The primary motor cortex control's the body's voluntary muscles by sending commands to the somatic division of the PNS
400
True/False:
Cocaine works in the brain by preventing dopamine from exiting the firing neuron.
False:
Cocaine works in the brain by preventing dopamine from entering back into the neuron after being used.
400
Choose the best answer:
Adderall, a prescription drug, is used as an agonist OR antagonist to norepinephrine.
Adderall, a prescription drug, is used as an agonist to norepinephrine.
500
True/False: The ions inside the neuron are mostly positive.
False, most ions outside of the neuron are negative
500
Often associated with voluntary movement and balance, this part of the hindbrain is one of the oldest parts of the brain, and shares characteristics with reptiles and other animal species.
What is the cerebellum
500
Fill in the blank:
In 1874, ______ discovered that with damage to a specific area of the left temporal lobe, people could only speak meaningless words.
In 1874, Carl Wernicke discovered that with damage to a specific area of the left temporal lobe, people could only speak meaningless words.
500
Choose the best fitting answer:
The drug Lysergic acid diethylamide functions by Inhibiting GABA receptors or by Exciting Serotonin Receptors.
The drug Lysergic acid diethylamide functions by Exciting Serotonin Receptors.
500
Schizophrenia is associated as a disorder linked with dis-regulation for what neurotransmitter?
Schizophrenia is associated as a disorder linked with dis-regulation for glutamate.