Neuroscience and Neurobiology Quiz

The action potential is produced by the movement of (a)   across the cell membrane.

An example of a hypothesis is: “Is the amygdala a critical brain region for fear-related behaviors in rats?”

• True

• False

Neuroscience is the study of the…

• nervous system

• brain and spinal cord

• soul

• All of the above

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A cognitive neuroscientist might ask questions about...

• how the brain has evolved

• the parts of the brain that control hunger and feeding

• how the brain develops

• how we solve mathematical problems

Some neurotransmitter receptors may cause a neuron to be excited (more likely to fire an action potential) and other can cause a neuron to be inhibited (less likely to fire an action potential).

• True

• False

When an action potential reaches an axon terminal ______ is(are) released into the synaptic cleft.

• myelin

• dendrites

• neurotransmitters

• calcium

Neuroscience is multidisciplinary and draws from...

• Biology

• Physics

• Philosophy

• All of the above

Franz Joseph Gall, a 19th century medical student, created Phrenology, which was an attempt to localize function to parts of the brain by feeling the "bumps" on peoples' heads and asking them about their personality. A critical issue with this method is that…

• there are no "bumps" on the head

• the brain had already been shown to not have any localization of function

• "bumps" on the head do not match the gyri of the brain

• None of the above

The resting membrane potential of a typical neuron is approximately ______.

• -65 mV

• 40 mV

• -40 mV

• +30 mV

Oligodendrocytes (a type of glial cell) are responsible for…

• myelination of axons

• fighting bacteria and viruses

• modulation of blood flow

• helping form the blood-brain barrier