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Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
What are deeper than Sulci & separates the brain?
Gyri
Meninges
Fissures
Canyons
Which of these does the right side of the brain control?
Math
Music
Logic
Animals
What's the first things babies recognize?
Language
Themselves
Their home
Faces
The part of the brain that controls emotion, behavior and memory?
Prefrontal Cortex
Right brain
Limbic
Left brain
What is the front part of the brain that controls decision making?
Frontal Cortex
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Prefrontal Cortex
What is the purpose of Neural Pruning?
Makes your brain more efficient
Makes your brain less efficient
Helps in myelination
Adds more brain cells
Who created & studied the stages of development?
Piaget
Einstein
Armstrong
Mr. Lewica
What is the gap between dendrites called?
Stress
Gyri
Sulci
Synapse
What's another name for the wrinkles of the brain?
Convulsions
Lobes
Synapses
Convolutions
Who have lived longer because they stayed mentally & physically active?
Grandmothers
Doctors
Nursing home patients
Nuns
What is the 3rd stage in Piaget's developmental stages; ages 7-11? (Manipulates Thoughts & Ideas)
Formal Operations
Sensory Motor
Concrete Operational
Pre-operational
What does the left side of the brain control?
Worrying
Logic
Thoughts about the Past & Future
All of the above
What are the neurons that branch off the spinal cord called?
Sensory Neurons
Spinal Neurons
Glial Cells
Motor Neurons
The brain's ability to change over time is called?
Plasticity
Gyri
A Stroke
Medulla Oblongata
What are the Neurotransmitters called that helps a signal jump the gap?
Inhibitory
Dendrite
Synapse
Excitatory
Which of these is part of the CNS (Central Nervous System)?
Stomach
Spinal Cord
Sensory Nerves in your Skin
Motor Nerves in your Muscles
We learn in stages because we myelinate this way:
Once in the beginning and once at the end
Sequentially
At random periods in our lives
All at once
What are the Neurotransmitters called that stops a signal from jumping the gap?
Inhibitory
Dendrite
Synapse
Excitatory
At what age do we learn the fastest?
Prebirth
0-2
6
18-20
At what age does the brain finish its wiring?
Prebirth
0-2
6
18-20
At what age does the brain grow the fastest?
Prebirth
0-2
6
18-20
At what age does the brain have the most dendritic density?
Prebirth
0-2
6
18-20
Who had higher IQ's because they were more independent?
(On Waiting List) to get into a Nursing Home
Doctors
Nursing Home Patients
Nuns
What is the 1st stage in Piaget's developmental stages; ages 0-2? (Visual & Gross Motor Skills)
Formal Operations
Sensory Motor
Concrete Operational
Pre-operational
What is the 2nd stage in Piaget's developmental stages; ages 2-7? (Language Acquisition)
Formal Operations
Sensory Motor
Concrete Operational
Pre-operational
What is the 4th stage in Piaget's developmental stages; ages 11-15? (HOTS)
Formal Operations
Sensory Motor
Concrete Operational
Pre-operational
How does the brain develop?
Top--->Down
Bottom-->UP
Front-->Back
Generally at the same time
Which is the first part of the brain to develop?
Pre-frontal Cortex
Cerebral Cortex
Brainstem/Medulla Oblongata
Cerebellum
Why are Ions & Ion Channels important?
It explains how electricity is made in the brain
It explains how the brain grows
It shows brain growth
It explains how memories are stored
Which is NOT part of an "Enriched Environment"?
Toys
The Basic's
Stress
Social
The overall way the brain communicates is:
Electrically
Chemically
Electrochemically
With soundwaves
The brains messages are:
Electrical
Chemical
Electrochemical
The brains messages are sent:
Electrically
Chemically
Electrochemically
Faster than the speed of light
A blood clot in the brain is called a:
Heart Attack
Pulmonary Embolism
Aneurism
Stroke
Myelin is made of:
Fat
Protein
Carbohydrates
Titanium
A brain test that shows the most active parts of the brain is called a(n):
MRI
X-ray
FBI
PET Scan
The brain cell when it is ready to fire, is called:
Resting Potential
Action Potential
Electrification
Amplitudinocity
The brain cell when it is firing, is called:
Resting Potential
Action Potential
Electrification
Amplitudinocity
When you repeat something over & over, this occurs:
Myelination
Storm Nation
Amplification
Neural Pruning
Rats in an Enriched Environment had:
Longer Lifespans
More Dendrites
Fewer Connections
Weakened Synapses
What is the most important thing learned from the Kittens?
Challenge is Good
Participation Matters
Mentally & Physically Active Lifestyles add years to our life
Kittens have a higher IQ than my brothers or sisters
What was learned from the Kids in Alabama study in an Enriched Environment?
They lived longer
They had less stress
Roll Tide!
They had higher IQ's
