Brain Bee Challenge: Round II
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If you answered seven out of ten questions correctly in Round I of the Brain Bee Challenge, you're on your way to Round II! To pass this round you'll need to answer seven out of ten questions correctly. Good luck!
- 1.What part of the brain helps control movement and cognitive processes that require precise timing?
- A.
Cerebellum
- B.
Amygdala
- C.
Hypothalamus
- 2.Name the membrane structures to which neurotransmitters bind.
- A.
Soma
- B.
Axon terminals
- C.
Receptors
- 3.NGF is the acronym for what?
- A.
Neuron-Golgi fibroma
- B.
New glial formation
- C.
Nerve growth factor
- 4.How many pairs of chromosomes are in the nucleus of almost every human cell?
- A.
22 pairs
- B.
23 pairs
- C.
21 pairs
- 5.Which lobe of the cerebral cortex processes visual information?
- A.
The parietal lobe
- B.
The temporal lobe
- C.
The occipital lobe
- 6.What do you call an involuntary, fixed muscle response to a particular stimuli?
- A.
A reflex
- B.
A spasm
- C.
A tic
- 7.The Greek word meaning to “clasp together” gives us what neuroscience term?
- A.
Myelin
- B.
Synapse
- C.
Glia
- 8.Name the deep brain regions responsible for relaying and filtering sensory information.
- A.
Thalamus
- B.
Pons
- C.
Amygdala
- 9.Name the large bundle of nerve fibers linking the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
- A.
Thalamus
- B.
Corpus Callosum
- C.
Hypothalamus
- 10.Into how many stages is non-REM sleep normally divided?
- A.
Two
- B.
Six
- C.
Four
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