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Brain Bee Bootcamp | Lecture 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All your senses except one pass through this "relay station" of the brain. Which sense skips the thalamus?

a)

Vision

b)

Smell

c)

Hearing

d)

Taste

2.

Why are teenagers more likely to make impulsive decisions than adults?

a)

Their hippocampus is overactive

b)

Their prefrontal cortex is still maturing

c)

Their thalamus is underdeveloped

d)

Their limbic system is inactive

3.

What part of the hippocampus is one of the rare spots in the brain where new neurons can grow, even in adults?

a)

Amygdala

b)

Dentate gyrus

c)

Subiculum

d)

Grid cells

4.

When does melatonin, the "sleep hormone," spike in your body?

a)

In the morning

b)

During daylight

c)

At night

d)

During stressful situations

5.

What part of the brain is the largest?

a)

Limbic system

b)

Amygdala

c)

Thalamus

d)

Cerebrum

6.

The right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body, and vice versa. This is known as:

a)

Neural plasticity

b)

Brain lateralization

c)

Contralateral control

d)

Hemisphere dominance

7.

Which famous physicist's brain was preserved and studied, revealing that he had an unusually large inferior parietal lobe?

a)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

8.

The amygdala is named after the Greek word for what?

a)

Almond

b)

Berry

c)

Emotions

d)

ambition

9.

Which ancient Greek physician believed that the brain was the source of human intelligence and not the heart, contrary to popular belief at the time?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Socrates

10.
  1. Which deep brain structure is responsible for the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter critical for motivation and reward-seeking behavior?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Substantia nigra

11.

Which ancient philosopher believed that the brain acted as a radiator, cooling blood from the heart?

a)

Plato

b)

Democritus

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Aristotle

12.

Which part of the brain is so densely packed with neurons that it contains about half of all the brain’s neurons?

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Frontal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

13.

What is the wrinkled surface of the brain, which increases its surface area, called?

a)

Cortex

b)

Gyri and sulci

c)

Medulla

d)

Basal ganglia

14.

Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Thalamus

d)

Hypothalamus

15.

What is the name of the folds in the cerebellum that make it look like a tiny "tree"?

a)

Arbor vitae

b)

Gyri

c)

Sulci

d)

Neural crest

16.

What is the brain’s natural painkiller, released during exercise or stress?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Serotonin

c)

Endorphins

d)

Acetylcholine

17.

What is the average weight of an adult human brain?

a)

1.1 pounds

b)

2.2 pounds

c)

3 pounds

d)

4 pounds

18.

What happens to the brain’s size as you age?

a)

It grows larger.

b)

It shrinks slightly.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It expands during sleep.

19.

How long can the brain survive without oxygen before permanent damage begins?

a)

1 minute

b)

3 minutes

c)

4-6 minutes

d)

10 minutes

20.

What is the brain’s main energy source?

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Proteins

d)

Ketones