Neuro 430 Draft

The brain is made up of approximately how many cells?

• 86,000

• 860,000

• 86,000,000

• 86,000,000,000

Which type of cell is not found within the brain?

• Neurons

• Red blood cells

• Schwann cells

• Ependymal cells

Action potentials are only produced within the brain.

• True

• False

What is the average number of synapses made between two cortical neurons?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

Where in the brain do you find Purkinje cells?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• midbrain

The resting membrane potential of a neuron is driven mostly by what ion?

• Na+

• K+

• Cl-

• Ca2+

Which type of synapse uses synaptic vesicles?

• Electrical synapses

• Chemical synapses

• syncytial synapses

Which pair of scientists won a Nobel prize for discovering the conductance associated with the action potential?

• Hubel & Wiesel

• Bliss & Lomo

• Hodgkin & Huxley

• Axel & Buck

Only neurons can fire action potentials.

• True

• False

Who discovered "animal electricity"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Allessandro Volta

• Luigi Galvani

• Sir Michael Faraday