Boot Camp Quiz
2020 Vermont Brain Bee
What is the function of the lobe indicated by the arrows?
A) Hearing/Audition
B) Smell
C) Vision
D) Taste
What neurodegenerative disease is caused following the buildup of amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles throughout the brain, starting in the hippocampus?
What lobe is outlined?
A) Frontal
B) Parietal
C) Temporal
D) Occipital
Name the large white matter structure that connects the left half of the brain with the right half.
corpus callosum
Identify the cranial nerve that would connect to the structure by the arrows
A) CNI - Olfactory
B) CNII - Optic
C) CNIII - Oculomotor
D) CNIV - Trochlear
the structure is the olfactory bulb, it’s in the CNS
Which cells (photoreceptors) allow us to see in color?
Identify the cranial nerve indicated by the arrow
A) CNV - Trigeminal
B) CNVI - Abducens
C) CNVII - Facial
D) CNVIII - Vestibulocochlear
Which specialized brain structure is very important for emotional learning?
amygdala
The following structure indicated by the arrows, which aids in signal propagation is called:
A) Dendrites
B) Microglia
C) Myelin sheath
D) Nodes of Ranvier
What is the name of the following structure, indicated by the arrow, that contains an organ critical for hearing?
A) Semicircular canals
B) Cochlea
C) Organ of Corti
D) Nodes of Ranvier
What is the plane of view for this section
The somatosensory “map” of the body surface on the cortex is known as ________?
Homunculus
What is the term used to describe the region where two neurons communicate?
Identify the structure outlined
A) Cerebellum
B) Corpus Callosum
C) Pituitary gland
D) Pons
What kind of neuroimaging technique would allow you to study anatomy and brain activity?
A) MRI
B) fMRI
C) EEG
D) PET
A childhood disorder in which the child is excessively inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive is known as _______?
Attention Deficit Hyeractive Disorder or ADHD
Exposing sensory neurons in the fingertip activates the muscle spindle in the flexor muscles of the arm and produces what reflex?
The kind of memory that holds information in an active conscious state for a short time is called ______.
Working Memory
Identify the structure outlined
A) Hippocampus
B) Medulla
C) Pons
D) Thalamus
Name the cell type shown in this histological image:
A) Astrocyte
B) Ependymal cell
C) Oligodendrocyte
D) Neuron
Name the cell type shown in this histological image:
A) Astrocyte
B) Ependymal cell
C) Oligodendrocyte
D) Neuron
Identify the space indicated by the arrow
A) 3rd ventricle
B) Lateral ventricle
C) 4th ventricle
D) Cerebral aqueduct
What disorder is characterized by seizures?
Identify the structure indicated by the arrow:
A) Thalamus
B) Midbrain
C) Pons
D) Medulla
What is the full name of the technique used to measure ‘brain waves’ associated with sleep stages?
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Which neurotransmitter is released by neurons to contract voluntary muscles?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
D) Norepinephrine
E) Serotonin
Identify the structure indicated by the white arrow
A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Corpus Callosum
D) Temporal lobe
More Difficult Questions
these cover topics from Brain Facts we didn’t get to today
How many layers of nerve cells make up the retina?
3 - photoreceptors, bipolar cells, ganglion neurons
Circadian rhythms are regulated by which hypothalamic nucleus?
Which chemical is not a hormone?
What is the following receptor called? Is it ionotropic or metabotropic?
What neuronal structure shown below allows them to explore their environment during development?
Identify the cranial nerve indicated by the arrow
A) CNIII - Oculomotor
B) CNVI - Abducens
C) CNIV - Trochlear
D) CNVIII - Vestibulocochlear
What is the technical term for ions that have a net negative charge?
Tetrodotoxin comes from the poison glands of the _______ fish.
Puffer
During which stage of sleep would you expect to see high brain activity and muscle inhibition?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) REM
Long-term potentiation (LTP) can lead to increased expression of what kind of receptor?
What is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages?
Ethanol or EtOH
Hyperalgesia is a term that refers to ______
enhanced sensitivity to pain