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WorksheetsBrain Bee Bootcamp | Lecture 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
All your senses except one pass through this "relay station" of the brain. Which sense skips the thalamus?
Vision
Smell
Hearing
Taste
Why are teenagers more likely to make impulsive decisions than adults?
Their hippocampus is overactive
Their prefrontal cortex is still maturing
Their thalamus is underdeveloped
Their limbic system is inactive
What part of the hippocampus is one of the rare spots in the brain where new neurons can grow, even in adults?
Amygdala
Dentate gyrus
Subiculum
Grid cells
When does melatonin, the "sleep hormone," spike in your body?
In the morning
During daylight
At night
During stressful situations
What part of the brain is the largest?
Limbic system
Amygdala
Thalamus
Cerebrum
The right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body, and vice versa. This is known as:
Neural plasticity
Brain lateralization
Contralateral control
Hemisphere dominance
Which famous physicist's brain was preserved and studied, revealing that he had an unusually large inferior parietal lobe?
The amygdala is named after the Greek word for what?
Almond
Berry
Emotions
ambition
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?
Aristotle
Plato
Hippocrates
Socrates
Which deep brain structure is responsible for the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter critical for motivation and reward-seeking behavior?
Thalamus
Pons
Medulla oblongata
Substantia nigra
Which ancient philosopher believed that the brain acted as a radiator, cooling blood from the heart?
Plato
Democritus
Hippocrates
Aristotle
Which part of the brain is so densely packed with neurons that it contains about half of all the brain’s neurons?
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Frontal lobe
Occipital lobe
What is the wrinkled surface of the brain, which increases its surface area, called?
Cortex
Gyri and sulci
Medulla
Basal ganglia
Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat?
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What is the name of the folds in the cerebellum that make it look like a tiny "tree"?
Arbor vitae
Gyri
Sulci
Neural crest
What is the brain’s natural painkiller, released during exercise or stress?
Dopamine
Serotonin
Endorphins
Acetylcholine
What is the average weight of an adult human brain?
1.1 pounds
2.2 pounds
3 pounds
4 pounds
What happens to the brain’s size as you age?
It grows larger.
It shrinks slightly.
It stays the same.
It expands during sleep.
How long can the brain survive without oxygen before permanent damage begins?
1 minute
3 minutes
4-6 minutes
10 minutes
What is the brain’s main energy source?
Fatty acids
Glucose
Proteins
Ketones
