Neuroscience(General Knowledge > General Science ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
  1.    Thalamus
  2.    Reticular Formation
  3.    Hypothalamus
  4.    Cerebellum
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Cerebellum

Question 2. The left hemisphere controls the ____ side of the body
  1.    top
  2.    left
  3.    bottom
  4.    right
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> right

Question 3. Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing
  1.    Hypothalamus
  2.    Reticular Formation
  3.    Cerebellum
  4.    Thalamus
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Thalamus

Question 4. How many senses do we have as humans?
  1.    1
  2.    3
  3.    5
  4.    none of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 5

Question 5. Puts memories into long-term storage
  1.    Hypothalamus
  2.    Hippocampus
  3.    Amygdala
  4.    Thalamus
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Hippocampus

Question 6. A 2008 paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science titled Neuroimaging as a “New Tool in the Toolbox of Psychological Science” suggests that…
  1.    cognitive neuroscience itself is not a real field, but just a technique.
  2.    there is a growing use of imaging techniques.
  3.    the brain can only be studied using neuroimaging techniques.
  4.    neuroimaging techniques are worthless without psychological interpretation.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> there is a growing use of imaging techniques.

Question 7. The nucleus and metabolic center of the neuron
  1.    Axon
  2.    Cell Body
  3.    Dendrite
  4.    Mitochondria
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Cell Body

Question 8. Nerve impulses travel faster through unmyelinated axons
  1.    True
  2.    False
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> False

Question 9. Choose the pathophysiology of muscular dystrophy
  1.    Lack of dystrophin in the sarcomere.
  2.    Inability of acetylcholine to bind with receptor.
  3.    Loss of dopamine in the pars compacta of substantia nigra.
  4.    Demyelination in central nervous system because of autoimmune response.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Lack of dystrophin in the sarcomere.

Question 10. The set of organs that uses information from the senses to control all body systems includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs
  1.    Nervous System
  2.    Brain
  3.    Spinal Cord
  4.    Central Nervous system
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Nervous System