Brain Basics
What is the largest part of the human brain?
The cerebrum
Which of our five senses uses up the most brain power?
Vision
What is amnesia?
Loss of memory
Nicotine causes cancer. True or False?
False
What is the surface of the cerebrum called?
Cerebral Cortex
The only sensory neurons that are continually replaced throughout are lives are ____
Olfactory (receptor) neurons
What is the most prevalent neurotransmitter in the mammalian nervous system?
Glutamate
ADHD stands for?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The most common sleep disorder is
True or false: The cerebellum contains more neurons that the cerebrum
True
Hot peppers provide a burning sensation. What sensory receptor is primarily responsible for this sensation?
Nociceptors
What does LTP stand for?
Long-term potentiation
Possessing an extra copy of all or part of the 21st chromosome causes what condition?
Down Syndrome
Most effective treatment for opioid overdose is
Naloxone
The immune cells of the brain are formally known as the ________
Microglia
The center of the retina contains where cones are most densely are packed is called the ________
Fovea
What is the medical term for "face blindness" or the inability to recognize familiar faces?
Prosopagnosia
What type of seizure causes rapid blinking or causes staring spells?
Absence or petit mal seizures
The most common type of brain cancer is __________
Glioblastoma
Basal Ganglia
Name the three middle ear bones in the correct anatomical order
Malleus (Hammer), Incus (Anvil), Stapes (Stirrup)
The mesolimbic pathway connects what two brain regions?
Ventral tegmental area (VTA) and nucleus accumbens
Methylphenidate is the most common treatment for_____?
ADHD
The first antipsychotic drug that was developed was
Chlorpromazine