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How many neurons?
[blank_start]86,000,000,000[blank_end]
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The brain is covered by the [blank_start]meninges[blank_end] and embedded in the [blank_start]cerebrospinal fluid[blank_end].
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meninges
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cerebrospinal fluid
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The two hemispheres are separated by the [blank_start]longitudinal fissure[blank_end].
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Four lobes (from front to back):
[blank_start]Frontal lobe[blank_end]
[blank_start]Parietal lobe[blank_end]
[blank_start]Occipital lobe[blank_end]
[blank_start]Temporal lobe[blank_end]
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Temporal lobe
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Occipital lobe
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Parietal lobe
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Frontal lobe
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Frontal and parietal lobe are separated by the [blank_start]central fissure[blank_end].
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Voluntary motor control is located in the [blank_start]precentral[blank_end] gyrus.
The somatosensory system is located in the [blank_start]postcentral[blank_end] gyrus.
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White matter
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Sulcus
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Gyrus
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Fissure
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Gray matter
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Precentral gyrus
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Central fissure
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Postcentral gyrus
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Lateral fissure
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Temporal gyrus
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Cerebellum
Question 9
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Motor cortex: Brodman [blank_start]4[blank_end]
V1: Brodman [blank_start]17[blank_end]
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The different Brodman Areas are distinguished by their [blank_start]histological structure[blank_end].
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Cerebrum
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Cerebellum
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Medulla oblongata
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Pons
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Midbrain
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Thalamus
Question 12
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Prosencephalon
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Mesencephalon
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Rhombencephalon
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These brain areas, when damaged, give rise to declarative memory disorders.
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Hippocampus
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Thalamus
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Corpus callosum
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Cingulate gyrus
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Amygdala
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Hypothalamic nuclei
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Episodic memory happens in the [blank_start]hippocampus[blank_end].
Semantic memory happens in the [blank_start]prefrontal cortex[blank_end].
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hippocampus
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prefrontal cortex
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The trisynaptic loop in the hippocampus:
[blank_start]Enthorinal cortex[blank_end] ==> [blank_start]Dentate gyrus[blank_end] via the [blank_start]perforant path[blank_end] ==> [blank_start]Cornu ammonis 3[blank_end] via [blank_start]mossy fibers[blank_end] ==> [blank_start]Cornu ammonis 1[blank_end] via [blank_start]Schaffer collaterals[blank_end]
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Enthorinal cortex
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Dentate gyrus
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perforant path
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Cornu ammonis 3
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mossy fibers
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Cornu ammonis 1
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Schaffer collaterals
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Three layers of the dentate gyrus:
[blank_start]Granule cell layer[blank_end]
[blank_start]Molecular layer[blank_end]
[blank_start]Polymorphic layer[blank_end]
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Granule cell layer
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Molecular layer
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Polymorphic layer
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The substantia nigra produces the neurotransmitter [blank_start]dopamine[blank_end].
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The [blank_start]olfactory[blank_end] system is the only sensory system without a thalamic nucleus.
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The [blank_start]hypothalamus[blank_end] controls the body's internal balance, the [blank_start]homeostasis[blank_end].
It is also the link between the [blank_start]endocrine[blank_end] and the nervous system.
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hypothalamus
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homeostasis
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endocrine
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The midbrain (Mesencephalon)
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The [blank_start]pons[blank_end] is the relais station for cortical information to the cerebellum.
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The [blank_start]cerebellum[blank_end] is crucial for balanced movement and for walking upright. It does not initiate movement.
Its folds are not called gyri, but [blank_start]folia[blank_end].
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The cerebellum receives input from
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Cerebral cortex
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Thalamus
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Pons
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Spinal cord
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Vestibular system
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The ventricular system
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Lateral ventricle
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Third ventricle
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Fourth ventricle
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The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the [blank_start]brain[blank_end] and the [blank_start]spinal cord[blank_end].
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Peripheral nervous system
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The cerebrum controls all [blank_start]voluntary actions[blank_end].
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voluntary actions
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subconsious actions
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sensory perception
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language processing
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Encephalization quotient (EQ)
Rat: [blank_start]0.4[blank_end]
Dolphins: [blank_start]4[blank_end]
Humans: [blank_start]7 -8[blank_end]
Elefant: [blank_start]1-2[blank_end]
Dog: [blank_start]1.2[blank_end]
Primates: [blank_start]2-3[blank_end]
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White matter consists mostly of [blank_start]myelinated axons[blank_end].
Gray matter consists mostly of [blank_start]neuronal cell bodies[blank_end].
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myelinated axons
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neuronal cell bodies
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glia cells
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neuronal cell bodies
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myelinated axons
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glia cells
Question 30
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Projection neurons are mostly [blank_start]excitatory[blank_end] and use the neurotransmitter [blank_start]glutamate[blank_end].
Interneurons are mostly [blank_start]inhibitory[blank_end] and use the neurotransmitters [blank_start]GABA[blank_end] and [blank_start]glycine[blank_end].
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excitatory
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inhibitory
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inhibitory
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excitatory
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glutamate
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GABA
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glycine
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GABA
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glutamate
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acetylcholine
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glycine
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glutamate
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acetylcholine
Question 31
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Neurogenesis happens at only two places in the brain:
(a) In the [blank_start]subventricular zone[blank_end] of the [blank_start]striatum[blank_end].
(b) In the [blank_start]dentate gyrus[blank_end] of the [blank_start]hippocampus[blank_end].
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subventricular zone
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lateral zone
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superior callicolus
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striatum
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pons
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medulla oblongata
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dentate gyrus
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subventricular zone
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layer IV
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hippocampus
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striatum
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pons
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The basal ganglia are a group of [blank_start]subcortical nuclei[blank_end] in the middle of the [blank_start]forebrain[blank_end].
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forebrain
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midbrain
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hindbrain
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subcortical nuclei
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supcortical nuclei
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The basal ganglia are important for movement control.
Possible diseases are:
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Parkinson's disease
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Huntington's disease
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Broca aphasia
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paralysis
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The [blank_start]thalamus[blank_end] is also called the gate to consciousness.
It regulates sleep and alertness.
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thalamus
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hippocampus
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pons
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cerebellum
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The blood-brain barrier is permeable at the [blank_start]hypothalamus[blank_end].
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hypothalamus
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hippocampus
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cerebellum
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The medulla oblongata controls [blank_start]vital functions[blank_end].
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vital functions
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sleep
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movement
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speech
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The central nervous system consists of the
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brain
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spinal cord
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sympathetic ganglia
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sensory neurons
Question 38
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Alphabetical order
Tectum:
[blank_start]Inferior colliculus[blank_end] - [blank_start]auditory[blank_end] reflexes
[blank_start]Superior colliculus[blank_end] - [blank_start]optical[blank_end] reflexes
Tegmentum:
[blank_start]Formatio reticularis[blank_end]
[blank_start]Substantia nigra[blank_end]
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Inferior colliculus
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Superior colliculus
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auditory
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optical
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Formatio reticularis
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Substantia nigra
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Septum
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Putamen
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Caudate nucleus
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Subthalamic nucleus
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Three layers of the cerebellum (from top to bottom):
[blank_start]Molecular[blank_end] layer
[blank_start]Purkinje[blank_end] layer
[blank_start]Granular[blank_end] layer
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Molecular
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Purkinje
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Granular