Quiz: Exercise and Brain Health

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What is your name? *

Select the choice that is NOT true about exercise and the brain. *

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What is good for the body is good for the brain.

Doing physical exercise in conjunction with brain training may increase your chances of improving cognitive function.

Physical exercise is one of Posit Science's 4 Pillars of Brain Health.

People who live in "blue zones" are not very physically active.

What happens to the brain with physical exercise? *

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The more you move, the weaker your immune system becomes.

Neurogenesis is not stimulated by exercise.

Blood flow to the brain decreases.

The opposite of A, B, and C

Select the choice that is NOT an effect on the brain of exercise. *

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BDNF production is triggered, promoting neurogenesis in the brain and the protection of neuromotors in muscle cells.

Learning, IQ, and task efficiency is increased.

Mild cognitive impairment can be completely cured.

The risk of cognitive decline in old age is decreased.

Select the choice that is NOT a benefit of exercise. *

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Better cardiovascular functioning.

Takes away all aches and pains.

Helps regulate blood glucose levels and and reduce insulin resistance.

Increases connections between brain cells.

Under which type of exercise do sit-ups and push-ups fall? *

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Aerobic

Anaerobic

Neither

Select the choice that is NOT a benefit of aerobic exercise. *

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It increases your popularity with those around you.

It delivers an abundance of oxygen to the brain and improves brain function.

The heart gets stronger and more efficient, and pumps more blood.

The oxygen-rich blood delivered to the brain enables damaged brain cells to be repaired.

What time of day is best for exercising? *

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Morning

Mid-day

Evening

It doesn't matter

Select the choice that is NOT a consequence of inactivity. *

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It is a major driver of many of our diseases.

It plays a major role in cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure, pulmonary disorders, depression, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

An inactive person can spend more time reading and therefore increase their IQ.

Severe movement limitation can alter neurogenesis and the interaction between motor neurons and muscle cells

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