The Brain & Memory

1.

1 point

The cells that make up your brain and all your nerves are called

neurons

norons

neverons

novrons

2.

1 point

The human brain's grey and white matter is full of cells that grow bigger and better connected throughout most of a person's life.

True

False

3.

1 point

The three major parts of the brain that you can see without dissecting are called the

cerebrum, cereumbrella, and brain stem

cerebrain, cerebellum, and medulla

cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem

cerebrain, cerebellum, and mid brain

4.

1 point

The parietal lobe's main function is to

regulate interaction between brain and body

process sensory input, support speech/language

process visual information

coordinate personality, logical thinking, concentration

5.

1 point

The process of retrieving knowledge and bits of information related to skills that are stored in the brain is called

retrieval

memory

acquisition

learning

6.

1 point

We have learned that the brain stores short term memories in a separate place than long term memories after reading the famous case of _______ who suffered from short term memory loss after a car accident.

H.N.

Phineas George

H.M.

Phineas Gage

7.

1 point

While tending to the injuries of the Gladiators in 150 BCE, this physician named ____________examined brains and helped us understand the structure of the brain today.

George

Ganymede

Galen

Gary

8.

1 point

The cerebellum, or little brain, processes messages from muscles, tendons, and the inner ear and uses this information to help us

walk, run and jump

maintain balance and coordination

sleep and dream

both a. and b.

9.

1 point

The best ways to remember facts are to

use multiple senses, repeat or practice, match new info to old info and dream about it

use multiple senses, repeat or practice, match new info to old, attach strong emotion to the fact

use multiple senses, repeat or practice, dream about it, attach strong emotion to the fact

use mnemonic devices

10.

1 point

Sometimes we just want to see the electrical activity of a brain to make sure it's working. We can do this by using scans called

EGGS and PETS

EEG and PER

EEG and PET

EGG and PER

11.

1 point

The 5 major types of memory are

events & experiences, how to do things, facts, smells, & noises

visual, events & experiences, how to do things, facts & colors

visual, events & experiences, how to do things, facts & smells

events & experiences, how to do things, facts, colors & noises

12.

1 point

The folds in the cerebrum have grooves called sulci; what are the bumps called

gyrli

gyri

gyrs

gyro

13.

1 point

At birth, a human has all of the brain cells that he or she will ever have.

True

False

14.

1 point

The cerebrum has folds in the brain that allow for information processing space. The less folds, the smarter you are.

True

False

15.

1 point

The four major lobes of the cerebrum are

temporal, parity, frontal, occipital

frontal, temporary, parietal, occipital

occipitus, temporal, parietal, frontal

occipital, temporal, parietal, frontal

16.

1 point

Mnemonic devices trick us into remembering because we attach old information to new and then repeat or practice

True

False

17.

1 point

The pituitary gland releases chemicals into the body called hormones that control the way our bodies grow and mature.

True

False

18.

1 point

Different types of imaging devices are used to perform brain scans. The most common are used to study the study the structure of brain tissue. These scans are called

DOG and MOG

CAT and MOG

CAT and DOG

CAT and MRI

19.

1 point

The temporal lobe's primary function is to

regulate interaction between brain and body

process sensory input, support speech/language

coordinate personality, logical reasoning, concentration

process visual information

20.

1 point

The frontal lobe's primary function is to

regulates interaction between brain and body

processes sensory input and supports speech/language

processes visual information

coordinates personality, logical thought, concentration

21.

1 point

The occipital lobe's primary function is to

coordinates personality, logical reasoning, concentration

regulate interaction between brain and body

process sensory input, support speech/language

process visual information

22.

1 point

Declarative memories are when you remember how to do a skill like riding a bike.

True

False

23.

1 point

If a person's heart stopped beating and they also stopped breathing, they may have suffered injury to their corpus callosum

True

False

24.

1 point

The brain is separated into two halves that are called

half lobes

half brains

hemishapes

hemispheres

25.

1 point

Blood is important nourishment to the brain because it brings Nitrogen to the brain. The brain uses 20% of the bodies Nitrogen and the brain tissue and cells begin to die with 3-4 minutes without Nitrogen.

True

False