1) what is neurogenesis? a) the moment in which the brain develop new brain cells from progenitor cells.. b) the point in which brain cells exchange information. electricity amplifies the brain system c) the moment in which brain cells hidrate. 2) The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of... a) language representation, sequencing and organizing information in parts.  b) making a connection between time and space c) providing information from the environment. 3) what is the meaning of adaptation? a) the point in which neuronal connections expand b) incorporating the environment to the brain structures c) the environment leaves a memory 4) the human brain... a) grows up to 4 times its size from early ages b) expands and develops infinitely c) becomes mature at 18 years old 5) what is the meaning of acetylcholine? a) it is a specialized type of neuron. b) It is a type of cell that hidrates the brain c) It is a chemical substance that allows neuronal communocation 6) What are the factors that decrease neurogenesis?  a) age, addictions and brain injuries. b) Healthy environments, humidity and darkness c) physical activities 7) what is the main function of the corpus callosum? a) it provides nutrients to the flow of newly born brain cells. b) It allows the brain hemispheres to balance distances c) It allows both hemispheres to exchange information 8) the function of serotonin is: a) it regulates hunger, sexual drive, learning, memory and happiness.  b) it regulates the production of testosteron. c) it provides room for learning 9) what is the function of adrenaline? a) it activates apeptite b) it activates the fight-or-flight reflex c) it produces cortisol 10) what are neuromodulators? a) It is a type of neuronal cell that regulates the voice. b) A type of brain cell specialized in protecting the body from virus. c) They enhance the excitatory and inhibitory responses from brain receptors.  11) At early age, babies possess a) one million cells b) one thousand cells c) one trillion cells 12) The brain has got a) Two lobes, upper and lower b) The spinal cord, the cerebellum, the frontal, the temporal, the occipital and the palietal lobe c) One million cells of raw material 13) Dendrites are the part of neurons that... a) the outter part of the nervous system. They communicate neurons with the eyes b) the nucleus of the neuronal cells, and they are in charge of holding electric impulses c) the "receptive" part of neuronal cells, they look like branches and transmit information from one neuron to the other  14) Axons are... a) the part of the neuronal cell that transmits electric impulses out of the neuron b) the external layer of protective tissue in each cell c) the nucleus of each neuron 15) Glial cells are... a) the electric impulse among cells b) the neuronal net made by all neurons within the brain c) types of cells that keep the neurons functioning

Meet your amazing brain! Chapter 1

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