Question

Answer questions 1-5 with a simple explanation.

1. Jim has been lacking sleep lately and often has hard time trying to sleep as well. His doctor believes that jim was lacking hormones that regulates his cardiac rhythm. What part of the brain is likely damaged?

1. Amygdala
2. Pineal gland
3. Thalamus
4. Pons

2. What part of a neuron is responsible for receiving signals from other neurons?

1. Node of Ranvier
2. Axon
3. Terminal boutons
4. Cell body

3. The area responsible for storage and processing of memory regulates conscious and subconscious skeletal muscle contractions is known as the:

1. Medulla oblongata
2. Cerebellum
3. Thalamus
4. Cerebrum

4. Your best friend is graduating college and asks you to plan their party. Which part of your brain will you be mostly using?

1. Temporal lobe
2. Occipital lobe
3. Parietal lobe
4. Frontal lobe

5. Patients with Multiple Sclerosis lose their myelin sheaths because immune T-cells attack their:

1. Oligodendrocytes
2. Ependymal cells
3. Astrocytes
4. Microglia

Answer 1

1. B. Pineal gland

Melatonin is produced by pineal gland whicg regulates circadian rhythm.

.2. C. Terminal bouton

Terminal boutons consist of essential organelles, proteins and molecules which are required to transfer electrical information to the postsynaptic cell.

3. D. Cerebrum

Cerebrum is associated with conscious and subconscious regulate the contractions of skeletal muscle.

4. D. Frontal lobe

The frontal lobe is allied with planning, issue solving, and ethical reasoning.

5. D. Microglia

Microglial cells are adversely affected in multiple sclerosis. Their damage is observed.