Tri-Beta and Neuro Club Trivia

Medicine

100

This is the body's largest organ

Skin

200

This type of disease is characterized by normal cells being targeted by B and T cells

Autoimmune disease

300

This microbiologist discovered penicillin

Alexander Fleming

400

These cells are responsible for encapsulating the neuronal axon

Schwann cells or Oligodendrocytes

500

This family of genes are responsible for the detoxification of xenobiotics (toxicants)

Cytochrome P450 genes

Research

100

Who do you listen to regarding lab safety:

A. Your mentor

B. OSHA

C. Your friends

D. Some random dude on the internet

B. OSHA

200

This test compares two different groups of people

T-test

300

This is the name of a small study done before a big study

Pilot study

400

List 5 things you must have to publish a research paper

Abstract, quality data and controls, (valid) statistical analysis, references, sponsors (funding sources), PERMITS (if international data/materials was gathered), methodology, ethical clearance from all relevant ethical review boards

500

This is the name of the phenomena where people act different because they are being watched

Hawthorne effect (observer effect)

Graduate Studies

100

These are two types of degrees you usually get right after graduate school

Masters and Doctor in philosophy

200

This is a test some graduate schools ask for/require

GRE

300

This document lists education, technical skills, certifications, awards, and publications in its entirety

CV

400

These are the three months in which Fall graduate applications are typically due

December, January, February

500

This is the average cost of a researched based graduate program

0, all tuition and fees are typically waived by the graduate school of the respective university. Graduate students are PAID by university and research PI.

Neuropathology

100

This disease or event happens when blood is reduced or obstructed from getting to the brain

Stroke

200

This is another common name for ALS based off of a Yankee player who had the disease

Lou Gehrig's Disease

(bonus points if your team has a Yankee fan on it)

300

This medication increases levels of dopamine in the brain and is used to treat Parkinson's disease 

L-dopa or Levodopa

400

These two proteins are prevalent biomarkers in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's

Amyloid-beta plaques and tau proteins

500

This is an autoimmune, demyelinating disease that often occurs post-infection and is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Neuroanatomy

100

This part of the brain is resonsible for coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining balance

Cerebellum

200

This part of the brain connects both hemispheres

Corpus callosum

300

This part of the brainstem controls vital bodily functions like heart rate and breathing

Medulla oblongata 

400

These are the two cranial nerves controlling eye movement (half credit for one)

Oculomotor and Trochlear

500

What is the tree-like structure of white matter visible in a mid-sagittal cross-section of the cerebellum?

Arbor vitae