Nerves
Divisions
Brain
general knowledge
Science and general
100

Compare axons and dendrites

Axons transmit messages away from the cell body and dendrites transmit messages towards the cell body

100

What makes up the CNS

Brain and spinal cord 

100

What are the three main sections of the brain

Forebrain, hindbrain, midbrain

100

Who is the author of lord of the rings? 

J R R Tolkien

100

What are the chambers of the heart called?

Atria and ventricles

200

Where are neurotransmitters released and where do they act?

Released from axon terminals and attach to dendrites 

200

What are the two divisions of the motor nervous system? 

Somatic and autonomic 

200

What are the four lobes of the cerebrum 

Occipital, frontal, parietal, temporal 

200

How many wives did Henry VIII have?


20 bonus points if you can name any of them

6 

200

who is James Stephen Donaldson 

Mr Beast

300

What is the location and function of nodes of ranvier. 

Located along axon in gaps between myelin sheath. ensure efficient transmission of nerve impulses along the axon.

300

What are efferent and afferent nerves? And which NS are they part of? 

Efferent - motor 

Afferent - sensory 

300

Which area of the brain is associated with parkinsons? 

Substantia Nigra (or basal ganglia) 

300

Grace gets up in front of the class and says "A toyotas a toyota" - what is interesting about this sentence?

It's a palindrome

300

What are the three main types of rocks

Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous 

400

List the three types of nerves and outline the function of each 

Sensory neurons - send messages from receptors towards the CNS

Interneurons- relay messages from sensory neurons to motor neurons

Motor neurons - send messages from CNS to effectors 

400
The sympathetic nervous system is part of the _______________ NS, which is part of the ________________ NS, which is part of the _______________NS

Autonomic, motor, peripheral

400
Give one difference and one similarity between GABA and glutamate
Both neurotransmitters


GABA - inhibitory, 


glutamate -  excitatory 
400

When was the referendum that allowed the Federal Parliament to make special laws for Indigenous Australians

1967

400

Aliyan is performing an experiment where he tests how the type of shoes affects someone's speed. He tests the time it takes a student to run 100m wearing nikes, new balance and converse) What are the controlled, independent and dependent variables? Operationalised!!!!

Independent - type of shoes (nike, new balance, converse) 

Dependent - time taken to run 100m (s) 

Controlled - same distance (100m), same person, same food 

500

List the parts of a reflex arc from stimulus to response 

stimulus, receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector, response 

500

Compare the function of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system and include the speed at which they act

parasympathetic - rest and digest (slow)

sympathetic - fight and flight (fast) 

500

Ms Jones always gets the pineal and the pituitary glands confused. Compare both of them and include location, function and what happens if they're damaged 

Teacher judgement 

500

There are four countries with only one vowel. Name 3 of them 

  • Chad
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Kyrgyzstan
500

What is the capital of canada?

Ottowa