11 Quiz

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QUESTIONS

• 1. Which are components of the basal ganglia?
  • a.           substantia nigra
  • b.           pallidum
  • c.           striatum
  • d.           all of the above
• 2. Damage to the basal ganglia during 2^nd and 3^rd trimester causes:
  • a.           cerebral palsy
  • b.           Alzheimer’s
  • c.           Cushing’s
  • d.           diabetes
• 3. Fatal Familial Insomnia is a hereditary disease that causes the degeneration of the:
  • a.           reticular formation
  • b.           occipital lobe
  • c.           thalamus
  • d.           pons
• 4. When a large dog barks at you, which part of the brain triggers the fight-flight response:
  • a.           corpus collosum
  • b.           hypothalamus
  • c.           hippocampus
  • d.           cerebellum
• 5. Another name for adrenaline is:
  • a.           epinephrine
  • b.           glutamate
  • c.           dopamine
  • d.           GABA