2nd Semester Test Review

Which material allows messages to travel down the neurons much faster?

• myelin
• astrocytes
• glia
• grey matter

The cerebellum

• sorts out sensory information and sends it to the cerebrum
• maintains consciousness
• is important to homeostasis
• regulates coordination and equilibrium

What area of the brain is probably affected if a person stops breathing?

• midbrain
• medulla oblongata
• pons
• cerebellum

What areas of the brain is affected if a person feels cold all the time?

• thalamus
• cerebrum
• midbrain
• hypothalamus

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Where are the meninges found?

• brains and spinal cord
• axons
• dendrites
• nerve cells

The reflex arc involves all of the following except which one?

• sensory neurons
• motor neurons
• interneurons
• brain

When neurons of the cerebral cortex die and the cortex shrinks it is characteristic of which disease?

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Stroke
• Encephalitis

When blood vessels become blocked and brain tissue dies it is called

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Stroke
• Encephalitis

Irregular bursts of electrical activity in the brain occur with which condition?

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Stroke
• Epilepsy

When not enough dopamine is produced in the brain the resulting condition is called…

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Stroke
• Encephalitis