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The rostral portion of the brain is situated....
a. At the back of the brain.
b. At the top of the brain.
c. At the bottom of the brain.
d. At the front of the brain.
At the front of the brain
If you were to section the brain into the two hemispheres, this would be a(n)...
a. Axial section.
b. Coronal section.
c. Transverse section.
d. Sagittal section.
sagittal section
The brain can be divided into which three main parts?
a. The upper brain, the lower brain and the midbrain.
b. The forebrain, the midbrain and the hindbrain.
c. The top brain, the bottom brain and the midbrain.
d. The ancient brain, the new brain and the advanced brain.
The forebrain, the midbrain and the hindbrain.
Which of the following structures plays a major role in the formation of new
memories?
,a. The pituitary gland.
b. The hypothalamus.
c. The hippocampus.
d. The lateral ventricle.
The hippocampus.
The two cerebral hemispheres are joined by a band of fibres called the...?
a. Corpus collosum.
b. Medulla oblongata.
c. Cerebral cortex.
d. Basal ganglia.
Corpus collosum
What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex called?
a. Inferior gyri, fissures, sulci, and superior gyri.
b. Sagittal, axial, transverse, and coronal.
c. Frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital.
d. Dorsal, rostral, ventral, and caudal.
Frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital.
Which lobe is the visual processing centre of the mammalian brain?
a. The occipital lobe
b. The parietal lobe
c. The frontal lobe
d. The temporal lobe
The occipital lobe
What is the network of cavities in the brain, filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
called?
a. Medullae
,b. Basal ganglia
c. Gyri
d. Ventricles
Ventricles
What is the 'cauliflower-like' structure located at the back of the brain, lying under
the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex?
a. Thalamus.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Pons.
d. Medulla oblongata.
Cerebellum
The superior and inferior colliculi are in:
a. The forebrain.
b. The hindbrain.
c. The midbrain.
d. The cerebellum.
The midbrain
The Nodes of Ranvier are found on which part of the nerve cell?
a. The soma.
b. The receptor.
c. The axon.
d. The dendrites.
The axon
During which phase of the nerve impulse (action potential) is the membrane in a
resting state and the neuron cannot fire?
a. Hyperpolarization
b. Repolarization
, c. Threshold
d. Depolarization
Hyperpolarization
What is a synapse?
a. A neural impulse
b. A component of the cell body
c. A connection between brain cells (neurons)
d. A connection between the axon and myelin sheath
A connection between brain cells (neurons)
The flow of which ion is mostly relevant to produce the action potential in a nerve
cell (neuron)?
a. Sodium
b. Chlorine
c. Calcium
d. Hydrogen
Sodium
When a neuron is at rest, its resting potential is generally at:
a. -55mV
b. +55mV
c. +70mV
d. -70mV
-70mV
In the synaptic terminals, where are the neurotransmitters stored?
a. Synaptic vesicles
b. Synaptic receptors
c. Synaptic pumps
d. Synaptic enzymes
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The rostral portion of the brain is situated....
a. At the back of the brain.
b. At the top of the brain.
c. At the bottom of the brain.
d. At the front of the brain.
At the front of the brain
If you were to section the brain into the two hemispheres, this would be a(n)...
a. Axial section.
b. Coronal section.
c. Transverse section.
d. Sagittal section.
sagittal section
The brain can be divided into which three main parts?
a. The upper brain, the lower brain and the midbrain.
b. The forebrain, the midbrain and the hindbrain.
c. The top brain, the bottom brain and the midbrain.
d. The ancient brain, the new brain and the advanced brain.
The forebrain, the midbrain and the hindbrain.
Which of the following structures plays a major role in the formation of new
memories?
,a. The pituitary gland.
b. The hypothalamus.
c. The hippocampus.
d. The lateral ventricle.
The hippocampus.
The two cerebral hemispheres are joined by a band of fibres called the...?
a. Corpus collosum.
b. Medulla oblongata.
c. Cerebral cortex.
d. Basal ganglia.
Corpus collosum
What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex called?
a. Inferior gyri, fissures, sulci, and superior gyri.
b. Sagittal, axial, transverse, and coronal.
c. Frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital.
d. Dorsal, rostral, ventral, and caudal.
Frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital.
Which lobe is the visual processing centre of the mammalian brain?
a. The occipital lobe
b. The parietal lobe
c. The frontal lobe
d. The temporal lobe
The occipital lobe
What is the network of cavities in the brain, filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
called?
a. Medullae
,b. Basal ganglia
c. Gyri
d. Ventricles
Ventricles
What is the 'cauliflower-like' structure located at the back of the brain, lying under
the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex?
a. Thalamus.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Pons.
d. Medulla oblongata.
Cerebellum
The superior and inferior colliculi are in:
a. The forebrain.
b. The hindbrain.
c. The midbrain.
d. The cerebellum.
The midbrain
The Nodes of Ranvier are found on which part of the nerve cell?
a. The soma.
b. The receptor.
c. The axon.
d. The dendrites.
The axon
During which phase of the nerve impulse (action potential) is the membrane in a
resting state and the neuron cannot fire?
a. Hyperpolarization
b. Repolarization
, c. Threshold
d. Depolarization
Hyperpolarization
What is a synapse?
a. A neural impulse
b. A component of the cell body
c. A connection between brain cells (neurons)
d. A connection between the axon and myelin sheath
A connection between brain cells (neurons)
The flow of which ion is mostly relevant to produce the action potential in a nerve
cell (neuron)?
a. Sodium
b. Chlorine
c. Calcium
d. Hydrogen
Sodium
When a neuron is at rest, its resting potential is generally at:
a. -55mV
b. +55mV
c. +70mV
d. -70mV
-70mV
In the synaptic terminals, where are the neurotransmitters stored?
a. Synaptic vesicles
b. Synaptic receptors
c. Synaptic pumps
d. Synaptic enzymes
