2. Topic 1 – 10 Points QUESTION: Made up of specific structures: dendrites, cell body, axon, and terminal buttons. ANSWER: What is a Neuron?

3. Topic 1 – 20 Points QUESTION: Root like parts of the cell that stretch out from the cell body. ANSWER: What are Dendrites?

4. Topic 1 – 30 Points QUESTION: Wire like structure ending in the terminal buttons that extend from the cell body ANSWER: What is an Axon?

5. Topic 1 – 40 Points QUESTION: Fatty covering around the axon of some neurons that speeds neural impulses. ANSWER: What is the Myelin Sheath?

6. Topic 1 – 50 Points QUESTION: Branched end of the axon that contains neurotransmitters. ANSWER: What are the Terminal Buttons (or Axon Terminal, End Buttons) ?

7. Topic 2 – 10 Points QUESTION: Chemicals (ex. Dopamine and serotonin) contained in the terminal buttons that enable neurons to communicate. ANSWER: What are Neurotransmitters?

8. Topic 2 – 20 Points QUESTION: Space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of the next neuron. ANSWER: What is the Synapse?

9. Topic 2 – 30 Points QUESTION: Electric charge that spreads down the length of a neuron after the threshold is achieved. ANSWER: What is Action Potential?

10. Topic 2 – 40 Points QUESTION: Chemicals released from the terminal buttons of a neuron that excite the next neuron into firing. ANSWER: What are Excitatory Neurotransmitters?

11. Topic 2 – 50 Points QUESTION: A neurotransmitter associated with motor movement. Lack of this neurotransmitter is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. ANSWER: What is Acetylcholine?

12. Topic 3 – 10 Points QUESTION: Neurons that take information from the senses to the brain. ANSWER: What are Afferent (or sensory) Neurons?

13. Topic 3 – 20 Points QUESTION: Part of the nervous system that consists of our brain and spinal cord. ANSWER: What is the Central Nervous System?

14. Topic 3 – 30 Points QUESTION: Part of the nervous system that carries messages to the control systems of the organs, glands, and muscles that direct the body’s response to stress. The alert system of the human body. ANSWER: What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?

15. Topic 3 – 40 Points QUESTION: Widely used in sleep research to identify the different stages of sleep and dreaming. It detects brain waves. ANSWER: What is an Electroencephalogram (EEG)?

16. Topic 3 – 50 Points QUESTION: Measures how much of a certain chemical (glucose) parts of the brain are using. The more used, the higher the activity. ANSWER: What is Position Emission Tomography (PET Scan)?

17. Topic 4 – 10 Points QUESTION: Combines elements of the MRI and PET scans. Can show details of brain structure with information about blood flow in the brain, tying brain structure to brain activity during ANSWER: What is a Functional MRI (fMRI)

18. Topic 4 – 20 Points QUESTION: Involved in the control of our blood pressure, heart rate and breathing. ANSWER: What is the Medulla?

19. Topic 4 – 30 Points QUESTION: Involved in the control of facial expressions and sleep regulation. Located just above the medulla and toward the front. ANSWER: What is the Pons?

20. Topic 4 – 40 Points QUESTION: Coordinates some habitual muscle movements, such as tracking a target with our eyes or playing the saxophone. Located on the bottom rear of the brain. ANSWER: What is the Cerebellum?

21. Topic 4 – 50 Points QUESTION: Netlike collection of cells throughout the midbrain that controls general body arousal and the ability to focus attention. If it does not function, we fall into a deep coma. ANSWER: What is the Reticular Formation?

22. Topic 5 – 10 Points QUESTION: Responsible for receiving the sensory signals coming up the spinal cord and sending them to the appropriate areas in the rest of the forebrain. Located at the top of the brain stem. ANSWER: What is the Thalamus?

23. Topic 5 – 20 Points QUESTION: Controls several metabolic functions, including body temperature, sexual arousal, hunger, thirst, and the endocrine system. ANSWER: What is the Hypothalamus?

24. Topic 5 – 30 Points QUESTION: Vital to our experiences of basic emotions, such as fear and aggression. Small area of the brain within the limbic system. ANSWER: What is Amygdala?

25. Topic 5 – 40 Points QUESTION: Memories are not permanently stored in this area of the brain, however memories are processed through this area and then sent to other locations in the cerebral cortex for permanent storage. Located in the limbic system. ANSWER: What is the Hippocampus?

26. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Name for a group of brain structures: thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala and hippocampus. ANSWER: What is the Limbic System?

27. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: This layer covers the rest of the brain, including most of the structures we have described. A thin (1 mm) layer of densely packed neurons. ANSWER: What is the Cerebral Cortex?

28. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Gets sensory messages and controls the motor function of the right half of the body. It is more active during spoken language, logic and sequential tasks. ANSWER: What is the Left Hemisphere?

29. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Gets sensory messages and controls the motor function of the left half of the body. It is more active during creative tasks. ANSWER: What is the Right Hemisphere?

30. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Nerve bundle that connects the two brain hemispheres. ANSWER: What is the Corpus Callosum?

31. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Any area of the cerebral cortex that is not associated with receiving sensory information or controlling muscle movements. ANSWER: What is the Association Area?

32. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Located at the top front part of the brain behind the eyes. Researchers believe that this part of the brain is responsible for abstract thought and emotional control. The anterior part of it is called the prefrontal cortex and is thought to play a crucial role in directing through processes. ANSWER: What are the Frontal Lobes?

33. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Located in the frontal lobe and responsible for controlling the muscles involved in producing speech. Damage to this area might leave us unable to make the muscle movements needed for speech. ANSWER: What is the Broca’s Area?

34. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Interprets both written and spoken speech. Damage to this area would affect our ability to understand language. Our speech might sound fluent, but lack the proper syntax and grammatical structure needed for meaningful communication. ANSWER: What is the Wernicke’s Area?

35. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: This part of the cerebral cortex sends signals to our muscles, controlling our voluntary movements. The top of the body is controlled by the neurons at the bottom of this cortex (by the ears), progressing down the body as you go up the cortex. ANSWER: What is the Motor Cortex?

36. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Contains the sensory cortex (also known as the somato-sensory cortex), which is located right behind the motor cortex in the frontal lobe. Located behind the frontal lobe on top of the brain. ANSWER: What are the Parietal Lobes?

37. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Thin vertical strip of the cerebral cortex that receives incoming sensations from the rest of our body. ANSWER: What is the Sensory Cortex or the Somato-Sensory Cortex?

38. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Impulses from the retinas in our eyes are sent to the visual cortex to be interpreted. Located at the very back of our brain, farthest from our eyes. ANSWER: What are the Occipital Lobes?

39. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Processes sound sensed by our ears. ANSWER: What are the Temporal Lobes?

40. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Parts of the brain can adapt themselves to perform other functions if needed. Since dendrites grow throughout our lives, if one part of the brain is damaged, dendrites might be able to make new connections in another part of the brain that would be able to take over the functions usually performed by the damaged part of the brain. ANSWER: What is Brain Plasticity?

41. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: Chemicals called hormones run through this system. ANSWER: What is the Endocrine System?