Anatomy
How many hemispheres does the brain have?
2
A drug used to treat feelings of being extremely unhappy
What is an antidepressant
Persistent excessive fear of person/place/thing/situation that is classified as an anxiety disorder
What is the scientific study of the nervous system and the brain
Neuroscience
Donald Trump
How many lobes are in the brain? Name them!
Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal
The region responsible for fear detection
What is a progressive degenerative disease that destroys memory and other important cognitive functions?
Alzheimer Disease
What makes up the CNS?
Brain and spinal cord
Paris France
Where are the hippocampus and amygdala found?
Medial temporal lobe
The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
What is the brain stem
Symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation.
What is schizophrenia
What are the types of neurons?
Sensory (Receives sensory inputs and brings them to spinal cord), motor (Receives information from other neurons to muscle, organs, or glands), interneurons (Receive information from neurons and transmits it to other neurons).
Which animal has been used for two kidney transplants this year?
Mass General and NYU
Pig
Worked for a couple of months. They both failed but helped researchers.
What is the structure that is tucked underneath cerebrum that coordinates muscle movements, maintains posture and balance?
What is the connection between neurons
What is the synapse
Disorder due to thiamine deficiency typically related to alcoholism, malnutrition, and dialysis
What is Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
What is the difference between somatic and autonomic motor neurons?
Double points if you can break down autonomic into its two subcategories
Somatic are intentional/ in our control
Autonomic are involuntary... Sympathetic vs. parasympathetic. Fight or flight vs. rest and digest
What Canadian team is still in the Stanley Cup playoffs?
Edmonton Oilers (Alberta CANADA)
What are the divisions of the spinal cord (there are 4)? Double the points if you can identify the number of nerve pairs in each.
Cervical (8), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacrum (5), coccygeal (1).
Cells that make up the myelin sheath of PNS cells
What is a Schwann cell
Genetic disease caused by dominant gene
Gaba-producing neurons degenerate these coordinate movement result in uncontrolled spastic movement
Onset is around 30-40 years old
What is Huntington's disease
What is the large egg-shaped structure of gray matter located in the center of the brain?
Thalamus
What country is expected to elect the first female president? Election was held on June 2, 2024
Double points if you can name the two candidates
Mexico
Claudia Sheinbaum and Xochitl Galvez