WorksheetsNeuroscience
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
The _________ is the part of the brain that holds the hemispheres together.
medulla
corpus callosum
cerebrum
reticular formation
If a person has an accident and sustains head injuries and, as a result, has trouble playing the piano and doing their gymnastic routines, the part of the brain that was probably injured would be the
medulla
cerebellum
hypothalamus
hippocampus
The part of the neuron that decides if the message will travel to the next neuron or not is the
cell body
axon
dendrite
myelin
The liquids that bridge the gap across the synapse are the
neurotransmitters
enzymes
myelin
cytoplasm
The part of the brain responsible for making decisions, plans, reasons, and carrying out behaviors is the
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
occipital lobe
temporal lobe
Wernicke's area is said to be responsible for speech _______________, whereas Broca's area is involved in speech _______________.
production; comprehension
syntax; production
comprehension; syntax
comprehension; production
An electroencephalogram allows a researcher to
understand the different stages of sleep.
understand the structure of the brain.
determine the specific areas of brain activity.
produce an image to indicate activity of the brain.
A positron emission tomography (PET scan) allows a researcher to
map out brain activity by taking pictures hot spots of cellular activity.
determine what type of brain wave an individual is producing.
take pictures to produce a 3D image of the brain.
Use x-rays to produce a structure image of the brain.
Paul Broca studied a case study named "Tan." Tan was interesting because
his personality changed due to a stroke.
damage to his brain limited him to only say Tan
due to a stroke, Tan had a difficult time in forming new long term memories.
Tan had a stroke and damaged an area of the brain that produced melatonin and Tan could not go to sleep.
If a person has an accident and sustains head injuries and as a result has trouble playing the piano and doing their gymnastic routines, the part of the brain that was probably injured would be the______________.
medulla
cerebellum
hypothalamus
hippocampus
The man whose brain injury sparked new interest in brain research was:__________________________
Wilhelm Wundt
B.F.Skinner
Phineas Gage
Sigmund Freud
The folds in the brain that store memories are called the__________________
cerebrum
cerebellum
convolutions
corpus callosum
What image best describes/ shows Metacognition?
What image represents an easy mindful activity?
