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A Plaguing Problem Episode 4 – Mystery of Morpheus: Quiz
1) Which scientist won a Nobel Prize for discovering how nerve cells communicate?
a) Friedrich Serturner
b) Hippocrates
c) Linnaeus
d) Otto Loewi
2) The part of a neuron where the receptors are located is the:
a) Axon
b) Cell body
c) Dendrite
d) Myelin
3) Synapses are:
a) Gaps between neurons
b) Electrical signals used by neurons for communication
c) Chemicals used by neurons for communication
d) Areas on neurons where chemical signals bind
4) Neurons are:
a) Blood cells
b) Muscle cells
c) Stem cells
d) Nerve cells
5) The mission in Episode 4, Mystery of Morpheus, was to:
a) Observe how frog hearts work
b) Re-create Nobel Prize experiments
c) Test how insulin binds to blood cells
d) Understand how opioids work in the brain
6) Feelings of pleasure are triggered in the brain’s Reward Pathway by:
a) Insulin
b) Endogenous opioids
c) NSAIDs
d) Estrogen
7) Neurons transmit signals to other neurons across the synapse by using a process called:
a) Ionization
b) Fusion
c) Neurotransmission
d) Photosynthesis
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8) Which of the following statements about the brain is FALSE?
a) Brain is divided into halves
b) Brain is a rope-like bundle of nerves
c) Brain controls movement and speech
d) Brain contains millions of neurons
9) Receptors are:
a) Gaps between neurons
b) Electrical signals used by neurons for communication
c) Chemicals used by neurons for communication
d) Areas on neurons where chemical signals bind
10) The Peripheral Nervous System:
a) Carries messages inside the brain
b) Carries messages inside the spinal cord
c) Carries messages from the body to the brain
d) Carries messages from the spinal cord to the brain
11) Neurotransmitters are:
a) Gaps between neurons
b) Electrical signals used by neurons for communication
c) Chemicals used by neurons for communication
d) Areas on neurons where chemical signals bind
12) What is the function of the spinal cord?
a) Carry signals between the brain and body
b) Carry signals between an axon and dendrite
c) Carry signals from the Vagus Nerve to the heart
d) Carry signals from the heart to the Vagus Nerve
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