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Neurobiology Trivia Quiz

Here's a neuro quiz, by popular demand for Crystal's parents in Washington.

A multiple-choice quiz by hab. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
hab

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,747

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1082

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the tract that carries motor information down the spinal cord and into the body? Hint

dorsal trigeminal thalamic tract

corticobulbar tract

corticospinal tract

ventral trigeminal thalamic tract

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Brodmann's area 3, 1, and 2 more commonly known as? Hint

primary motor cortex

primary somatosensory cortex

association area 14

frontal lobe of the brain

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Question 3 of 10

3. The corticobulbar tract and the corticospinal tract basically have the same course in the brain until they come to what brain structure? Hint

thalamus

internal capsule

basal ganglia

lenticulate nucleus

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Question 4 of 10

4. Edna had a stroke in the right side of her brain. She can't feel on the right side of her face and she can't move the left side of her body. What is the name of the disorder Edna has now? Hint

Ican'tmovemylegorarm syndrome

hypoglossal alternating hemiplegia

alternating hemiplegia

Weber's syndrome

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Question 5 of 10

5. If Tom has a tumor in his brain stem on the right side at the level of the medulla, what are some of the symptoms he might exhibit? Hint

ipsilateral hemiplegia and contralateral loss of sensation

none, because the brain stem has the medulla oblongata

quadripelgia

contralateral hemiplegia and contralateral loss of sensation

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Question 6 of 10

6. Men only listen with one side of their brain.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. The premotor cortex is situated in which part of the brain? Hint

medulla oblongata

frontal lobe

occipital lobe

cerebellum

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Question 8 of 10

8. The giant pyramidal cells in the neocortex are located in which layer? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The vestibulocochlear nerve and the facial nerve enter the skull through which hole? Hint

foramen of Magendie

lateral acousitc meatus

internal acoustic meatus

foramen of Lushka

10. Betsy is 85. She has recently begun to forget where she puts her glasses and what she did five minutes ago, but can remember her first boyfriend when she was only eight years old. The doctor said that her levels of acetylcholine and serotonin are normal. What is likely Betsy's problem from the options given? Hint

hypothalamic tumor

retrograde amnesia

hypthalamic tumor

anterograde amnesia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the tract that carries motor information down the spinal cord and into the body?

Answer: corticospinal tract

2. What is Brodmann's area 3, 1, and 2 more commonly known as?

Answer: primary somatosensory cortex

Korbinian Brodmann gave numbers to many areas of the brain in his study published in 1909.

3. The corticobulbar tract and the corticospinal tract basically have the same course in the brain until they come to what brain structure?

Answer: internal capsule

The corticobulbar goes through the genu and the corticospinal goes through the posterior limb of the internal capsule.

4. Edna had a stroke in the right side of her brain. She can't feel on the right side of her face and she can't move the left side of her body. What is the name of the disorder Edna has now?

Answer: alternating hemiplegia

5. If Tom has a tumor in his brain stem on the right side at the level of the medulla, what are some of the symptoms he might exhibit?

Answer: contralateral hemiplegia and contralateral loss of sensation

6. Men only listen with one side of their brain.

Answer: True

This was established by research at the University of Chicago in 2000. Women use both sides of the brain.

7. The premotor cortex is situated in which part of the brain?

Answer: frontal lobe

The functions of the premotor cortex are still something of a mystery.

8. The giant pyramidal cells in the neocortex are located in which layer?

Answer: 5

9. The vestibulocochlear nerve and the facial nerve enter the skull through which hole?

Answer: internal acoustic meatus

Answer: anterograde amnesia

Source: Author hab

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