The Neuron
The Brain
The Nervous System
Sensation/Perception
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100

To transmit a signal, a neuron fires a(n) ________.

A.) hormone

B.) action potential

C.) ligand

D.) ion release

What is B.) action potential

100

What is the lobe at the back of your brain?

A.) Parietal Lobe

B.) Temporal Lobe

C.) Occipital Lobe

D.) Frontal Lobe

What is C.) Occipital Lobe

100

What is the common saying for the sympathetic nervous system?

A.) No-Pain-No-Gain

B.) Rest-and-Digest

C.) Fight-Or-Flight

D.) Down-and-Out

What is C. Fight-Or-Flight

100

Rods are best-suited for _______ vision, and cones are best-suited for _______ vision.

A.) low-light; color

B.) high-light; color

C.) low-light; dark

D.) medium-light; dark

What is A.) low-light; color

100

Unscramble XERTCO LARBEREC 

Clue: This brain region handles higher-order thinking, personality, and conscious awareness.

What is the cerebral cortex?

200

During an Action Potential, which voltage-gated ion channel opens first?

A.) Na

B.) K

C.) Ca

D.) Cl

What is A.) Na

200

What is the Parietal Lobe responsible for?

A.) imagination

B.) executive decision-making

C.) sight

D.) somatosensory processing

What is D.) somatosensory processing

200

Sensory Neurons are also called ______ neurons?

A.) Afferent

B.) Efferent

C.) Motor

D.) Interneurons

What is A.) Afferent

200

When light hits this part of the eye, sensory transduction occurs?

A.) Iris

B.) Pupil

C.) Retina

D.) Sclera

What is C.) Retina

200

Unscramble PMACUSPOHIP

Clue - The limbic system structure crucial for forming long-term memories and managing spatial navigation.

What is the hippocampus?

300

Where does an Action Potential start in the neuron?

A.) synapse

B.) dendrites

C.) cell body

D.) axon hillock

What is D.) axon hillock

300

Which part of the brain is responsible for fear response?

A.) amygdala

B.) pre-central gyrus

C.) basal ganglia

D.) cerebellum

What is A.) amygdala

300

The enteric nervous system is associated with....?

A.) Gastrointestinal Tract

B.) Sympathetic Nerves

C.) Lymphatic System

D.) Endocrine System

What is A.) Gastrointestinal Tract

300

Which of the following explains the blind spot in our vision?

A.) retinal coverage is not actually 270 degrees around

B.) the optic nerve crosses the retina at that point

C.) light wave interference cancel out wave phenomenon

What is B.) the optic nerve crosses the retina at that point

300

Unscramble RRTENUSMITOTRANES

Clue - These chemicals allow neurons to communicate across synapses. 

What are neurotransmitters?

400

What structural type of neuron is shown in the picture below?

A.) Unipolar

B.) Bipolar

C.) Multipolar

D.) Pseudounipolar

What is D.) Pseudounipolar

400

White Matter is composed of _______, while Grey Matter is composed of _______.

A. Cell Bodies; Axon Sheaths

B. Astrocytes; Microglia

C. Axon Sheaths; Cell Bodies

D. Schwann Cells; Astrocytes

What is C.) Axon Sheaths; Cell Bodies

400

How many pairs of cranial nerves does a human have?

A.) 16

B.) 32

C.) 12

D.) 24


What is C.) 12

400

After leaving the eye, the optic nerves crosses over at the _________?

A.) Optic Chiasm

B.) Optic Nucleus

C.) Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

D.) Primary Visual Cortex

What is A.) Optic Chiasm

400

Unscramble TEMSNRBIA

Clue - The structure that controls breathing, heart rate, and other vital functions.

What is the brainstem?

500

What role does Calcium serve during the action potential?

A.) Calcium results in an much higher depolarization for action potentials

B.) Calcium assists in neuronal structure with corresponding microfilaments

C.) Calcium is responsible for release of neurotransmitters after depolarization

D.) Calcium can act as a replacement for potassium in hyperpolarization in the cell

What is C.) Calcium is responsible for release of neurotransmitters after depolarization

500

Parkinson's Disease is characterized by essential tremors, what two neurotransmitters are responsible for this disease?

A. Acetylcholine, Norepinephrine

B. Dopamine, Acetylcholine

C. Epinephrine, Norepinephrine 

D. Dopamine, Serotonin

What is B.) Dopamine, Acetylcholine

500

During early development, which of the following germ layers creates the nervous system?

A.) Endoderm

B.) Mesoderm

C.) Ectoderm

D.) Meroderm

What is C.) Ectoderm

500

The order of phototransduction in the retina goes....?

A.) Ganglion, Bipolar, Horizontal

B.) Photoreceptors, Bipolar, Ganglion

C.) Horizontal, Amacrine, Bipolar

D.) Ganglion, Bipolar, Photoreceptors

What is B.) Photoreceptors, Bipolar, Ganglion

500

Unscramble HLMNYE SIENATH 

Clue - This fatty covering increases the speed of neural signal transmission.

What is the myelin sheath?

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