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The Human Brain Quiz

This is my very first quiz on Fun Trivia! I hope all you anatomy buffs enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by jennypayne. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jennypayne

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
252,010

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3929

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Question 1 of 10

1. What can the area of the brain known as the hindbrain also be referred to as? Hint

Prosencephalon

Mesencephalon

Rhombencephalon

Back of the brain

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the brainstem? Hint

Pons

Medulla Oblongata

Midbrain

Forebrain

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the senses is the olfactory bulb responsible for controlling? Hint

Sight

Hearing

Smell

Touch

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the system that is responsible for the production of cerebrospinal fluid? Hint

Ventricular

Limbic

Pituitary

Cingulate

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the area of the brain known as Wernicke's area responsible for? Hint

Hormone secretion

Memory

Language Comprehension

Vision

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following statements is true when referring to dopamine? Hint

causes depression when too abundant.

is commonly used in insecticides.

is involved in sensory control.

produces psychosis in large amounts.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following brain components carry information to the muscles and glands? Hint

Sensory neurons

Pyrimidial cells

Motor neurons

Interneurons

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the function of the dendrites? Hint

To send information to neighboring neurons.

To receive incoming signals from neighboring neurons.

To make myelin.

To store information in the neurons.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do we call the network of nerve fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain? Hint

Hypothalamus

Neurons

Amygdala

Corpus callosum

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does "autonomic" mean? Hint

Emotional

Regenerative

Isolated

Automatic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What can the area of the brain known as the hindbrain also be referred to as?

Answer: Rhombencephalon

Your hindbrain contains all of the parts that control vital body functions.

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the brainstem?

Answer: Forebrain

Your forebrain is the largest part of the brain.

3. Which of the senses is the olfactory bulb responsible for controlling?

Answer: Smell

The olfactory bulb is located in your forebrain.

4. What is the name of the system that is responsible for the production of cerebrospinal fluid?

Answer: Ventricular

(CSF) Cerebrospinal fluid acts as a cushion that protects your brain and spinal cord from injury.

5. What is the area of the brain known as Wernicke's area responsible for?

Answer: Language Comprehension

This area of the brain is named after a German neurologist by the name of Karl Wernicke. In 1874 he discovered that damage to this area could result in the inability to speak. This is referred to as Wernicke's aphasia.

6. Which of the following statements is true when referring to dopamine?

Answer: produces psychosis in large amounts.

In the movie "Awakenings" starring Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro, you can see a great example of dopamine-induced psychosis.

7. Which of the following brain components carry information to the muscles and glands?

Answer: Motor neurons

Poliomyelitis (also known as polio) is a disease which affects the motor neurons.

8. What is the function of the dendrites?

Answer: To receive incoming signals from neighboring neurons.

Dendrites are the branched projections coming off of the neuron that conduct the electrical stimulations received from other neural cells to the cell body.

9. What do we call the network of nerve fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain?

Answer: Corpus callosum

Marsupials do not have a corpus callosum.

10. What does "autonomic" mean?

Answer: Automatic

Autonomic means essentially the same thing as automatic.

Source: Author jennypayne

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