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Brain Waves

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
2.
The brain's "sensory switchboard":  directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain
a)
thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
hippocampus
d)
reticular formation
3.
Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning," happen here. 
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
amygdala
d)
hypothalamus
4.
Carries messages between the body and the brain:
a)
cerebellum
b)
corpus callosum
c)
spinal cord
d)
special thalamus
5.
Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
6.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.

Controls fear responses, fight-flight -friend-freeze response

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Amygdala

c)

Reticular Formation

d)

Hypothalamus

9.

BDHF in your Brain

a)

Comprehension

b)

improves learning and retaining information

c)

works with neurotransmitters

d)

Increases with exercise

10.

Using blooms taxonomy select the level for the following question: Which is true or false...? 

a)

Level 1- Knowledge

b)

level 2- Comprehension

c)

level 3-Application

d)

level 4-Analysis

11.

Using blooms taxonomy select the level for the following question:  Can you write in your own words...?

a)

Level 1- Knowledge

b)

level 2- Comprehension

c)

level 3-Application

d)

level 4-Analysis

12.

Using blooms taxonomy select the level for the following question:  What factors would you change if...?

a)

Level 1- Knowledge

b)

level 2- Comprehension

c)

level 3-Application

d)

level 4-Analysis

13.

Using blooms taxonomy select the level for the following question: If you had access to all resources how would you deal with...?

a)

level 2- Comprehension

b)

level 3-Application

c)

Level 5- Synthesis 

d)

level 4-Analysis

14.

Using blooms taxonomy select the level for the following question: Can you defend your position about...?

a)

level 6- Evaluation 

b)

level 3-Application

c)

Level 5- Synthesis 

d)

level 4-Analysis

15.

Using blooms taxonomy select What potential activity would you use to test for level 5 (Synthesis)?

a)

conduct an investigation to produce information to support a view.

b)

make a bout scrapbook about  the areas of study

c)

Make a cartoon strip showing the sequence of events

d)

Create a new product. Give it a name and plan a marketing campaign. 

16.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

17.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

18.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

19.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

20.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

21.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

nuclei

22.

What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do?

a)

Controls the actions of the neuron

b)

Produces food for the neuron

c)

Carries information from the cell body to other neurons

d)

Surrounds and insulates the axon

23.

What do Dendrites do?

a)

Receives information from other neurons via neurotransmitters

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

24.

What do Axon Terminals do?

a)

Receives information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

25.

The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

cell body