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6. The central sulcus separates the...

  • The frontal and parietal lobes
  • The parietal and temporal lobes
  • The frontal and temporal lobes
  • The left and right hemisperes

7. What is the cerebral cortex made from?

  • Gyrus
  • Grey Matter
  • Myelin
  • White Matter

8. Which type of glial cell is responsible for producing the myelin sheath?

  • Neurons
  • Oligodendrocytes
  • Astrocytes
  • Microglia

9. A branching, threadlike extension of the cell body that increases the receptive surface of a neuron.

  • Soma
  • Dendrite
  • Axon
  • Myelin

10. What is the occipital lobe associated with?

  • The visual world
  • Attention, visuospatial skills, perception
  • Memory, planning, decision making, personality
  • Memory, emotion regulation

11. The neurons from which organism were big enough to see and record data from?

  • Mouse
  • Blue whale
  • Giant squid
  • Cat

12. Which of these is NOT part of the brainstem

  • Mesencephalon
  • Arcuate Fasciculus
  • Medulla Oblongata
  • Pons

13. What is the function of the Medulla?

  • Various essential, reflexive actions such as vomiting, balance, respiration rate and heart rate.
  • Execution of motor actions, also involved in cognitive processes such as attention and sequencing.
  • Sleep and arousal, regular breathing, posture.

14. It is estimated that human brain size may not increase any further. Why is this?

  • Our brain's convolutions are decreasing
  • There can be no further evolution
  • Our skull size is restricted by our birth canal size
  • Our brain is decresing in size

15. Which word is not associated with the definition of a neuron?

  • Synapses
  • Communicates with other cells
  • Bilateral
  • Electrically excitable cell

16. How many hemispheres does the human brain have?

  • 5
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4

17. What is the function of the Cerebellum?

  • Execution of motor actions, also involved in cognitive processes such as attention and sequencing.
  • Various essential, reflexive actions such as vomiting, balance, respiration rate and heart rate.
  • Sleep and arousal, regular breathing, posture.

18. What is the "Encephalisation Quotient"

  • Brain weight to body weight ratio
  • Brain Mass
  • Number of convolutions
  • Length of neurons

19. What is the Encephalisation Quotient of humans?

  • 8:2
  • 5:2
  • 7:1
  • 3:5

20. What is the parietal lobe associated with?

  • Memory, emotion regulation
  • Attention, visuospatial skills, perception
  • Memory, planning, decision making, personality
  • The visual world