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This study set covers Neuroscience through
25 practice questions.
A collection of factual, entry-level questions regarding the history and basic metrics of neuroscience. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience study set below.
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1
In what year did Santiago Ramón y Cajal receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the structure of the nervous system?
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A
1906
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B
1912
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C
1898
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D
1920
2
Approximately how many neurons are estimated to be in the human adult brain?
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A
8.6 billion
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B
86 billion
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C
860 billion
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D
86 million
3
Camillo Golgi shared the 1906 Nobel Prize with Santiago Ramón y Cajal; what specific cellular structure is named after him?
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A
Golgi apparatus
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B
Golgi fiber
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C
Golgi node
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D
Golgi valve
4
How many pairs of cranial nerves originate directly from the brain?
5
The human brain is approximately what percentage of total body weight?
6
In 1952, which scientists published the mathematical model explaining how action potentials in neurons are initiated and propagated?
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A
Hodgkin and Huxley
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B
Watson and Crick
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C
Hubel and Wiesel
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D
Ramón and Golgi
7
How many primary lobes are identified in each hemisphere of the human cerebral cortex?
8
Which decade saw the invention of the first commercial EEG machine by Hans Berger?
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A
1920s
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B
1940s
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C
1910s
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D
1950s
9
What is the approximate speed in meters per second that signals travel along a myelinated nerve fiber?
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A
100 m/s
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B
1 m/s
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C
10 m/s
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D
500 m/s
10
Paul Broca identified the area of the brain responsible for speech production in what year?
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A
1861
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B
1845
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C
1880
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D
1832
11
The human brain consumes roughly what percentage of the body's total oxygen supply?
12
How many ventricles are found within the human brain?
13
Which scientist discovered the chemical transmission of nerve impulses in 1921?
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A
Otto Loewi
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B
Sigmund Freud
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C
Wilder Penfield
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D
Rita Levi-Montalcini
14
What is the average weight of an adult human brain in grams?
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A
1,300–1,400g
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B
500–600g
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C
2,000–2,200g
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D
800–900g
15
The 'Decade of the Brain' was a designation by the US Congress for which 10-year period?
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A
1990-1999
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B
1980-1989
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C
2000-2009
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D
1970-1979
16
Phineas Gage survived a traumatic brain injury in 1848 when an iron rod passed through which lobe of his brain?
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A
Frontal lobe
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B
Occipital lobe
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C
Temporal lobe
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D
Parietal lobe
17
How many layers are typically found in the human neocortex?
18
What is the common name for the 1848 patient whose case provided early evidence for the function of the frontal lobe?
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A
Phineas Gage
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B
Henry Molaison
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C
Louis Tan
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D
Patient SM
19
Rita Levi-Montalcini was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1986 for the discovery of what?
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A
Nerve Growth Factor
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B
Dopamine
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C
Synaptic vesicles
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D
The blood-brain barrier
20
The resting membrane potential of a typical neuron is approximately how many millivolts (mV)?
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A
-70 mV
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B
0 mV
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C
+70 mV
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D
-10 mV
21
Which year did Eric Kandel win the Nobel Prize for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage?
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A
2000
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B
1995
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C
2010
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D
1985
22
How many main types of glial cells are commonly recognized in the central nervous system?
23
The cerebellum contains roughly what fraction of the brain's total number of neurons?
24
In 1924, who recorded the first human electroencephalogram (EEG)?
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A
Hans Berger
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B
Alois Alzheimer
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C
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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D
Wilder Penfield
25
What is the total number of spinal nerve pairs in the human body?
