WorksheetsThe Brain/Neurotransmitters
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which neurotransmitter inhibits brain activity?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
GABA
c)
Endorphins
d)
Dopamine
2.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate:
a)
learning and memory
b)
pain and pleasure
c)
muscle movements
d)
sleep, moods/emotions
3.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
4.
Which neurotransmitter is involved in muscle movements?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Endorphins
c)
Serotonin
d)
GABA
5.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
6.
Which neurotransmitter is released in response to stress and trauma?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Endorphins
c)
Serotonin
d)
GABA
7.
Low levels of serotonin is linked to
a)
Depression
b)
Alzheimer's
c)
Parkinson's
d)
Schizophrenia
8.
This neurotransmitter is most often associated with pleasure/reward sensations:
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
GABA
c)
Dopamine
d)
Serotonin
9.
How many lobes of the brain are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
10.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
Which letter on the illustration represents the occipital lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Which letter on the illustration represents the parietal lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
15.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe. What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
16.
the ___ lobe aids with our vision. It's location in the rear of the brain, furthest from the eyes, hinders are ability to see compared to other animals.
a)
occipital
b)
parietal
c)
frontal
d)
temporal
17.
Largest area of brain that controls everything conscious
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
18.
Lobe of cerebrum that processes memory and understanding speech?
a)
Temporal
b)
Occipital
c)
Parietal
d)
Frontal
19.
Lobe of cerebrum that processes vision
a)
Occipital
b)
Frontal
c)
Temporal
d)
Parietal
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