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5th Edition Chapter 1: Introduction to Neuroscience
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According79to79Hippocrates,79which79organ79is79responsible79for79joys,79delights,79laughte
r,79and79sorrows?
The79heart
The79liver
The79brain
The79stomach
The79lungs7 9 Answer:
79C)79The79brain



When79was79the79Society79for79Neuroscience79founded?
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Answer:79C)791970

What79is79trepanation?
A79method79of79brain79imaging
The79process79of79boring79holes79in79skulls
A79type79of79brain79surgery79for79tumors
A79technique79for79measuring79brain79waves
A79form79of79psychological79therapy
Answer:79B)79The79process79of79boring79holes79in79skulls

How79long79ago79were79people79performing79trepanation79procedures?
200079years79ago
300079years79ago
500079years79ago
700079years79ago
1000079years79ago79Answer
:79D)79700079years79ago

According79to79ancient79Egyptian79physicians,79which79organ79was79considered79the79seat7
9of79the79soul?

The79brain
The79liver
The79heart
The79lungs
The79kidneys79Answe
r:79C)79The79heart

,What79did79ancient79Egyptians79do79with79the79brain79during79mummification?
Preserved79it79carefully79in79a79special79jar
Left79it79inside79the79skull
Scooped79it79out79through79the79nostrils79and79discarded79it
Studied79it79for79medical79purposes
Offered79it79to79the79gods
Answer:79C)79Scooped79it79out79through79the79nostrils79and79discarded79it

Who79is79known79as79the79father79of79Western79medicine?
Aristotle
Galen
Hippocrates
Vesalius
Descartes
Answer:79C)79Hippocrates

What79did79Aristotle79believe79was79the79function79of79the79brain?
The79seat79of79intelligence
A79radiator79for79cooling79blood
The79center79of79emotions
The79source79of79sensations
The79controller79of79movement7 9 Answ
er:79B)79A79radiator79for79cooling79blood

Who79was79the79most79important79figure79in79Roman79medicine?
Hippocrates
Aristotle
Galen
Vesalius
Descartes79Answe
r:79C)79Galen

What79were79Galen's79favorite79subjects79for79dissection?
Humans
Dogs
Sheep
Pigs
Monkeys79Answer
:79C)79Sheep

Based79on79the79texture79of79brain79tissue,79what79did79Galen79conclude79about79the79cerebrum?
It79commanded79the79muscles
It79received79sensations

, It79regulated79temperature
It79pumped79blood
It79stored79bile
Answer:79B)79It79received79sensations

What79are79the79hollow79spaces79inside79the79brain79called?
Cavities
Chambers
Ventricles
Pockets
Cisterns
Answer:79C)79Ventricles

According79to79Galen's79theory,79how79did79the79brain79communicate79with79the79body?
Through79electrical79signals
Through79movement79of79humors79via79hollow79nerves
Through79solid79nerve79fibers
Through79blood79vessels
Through79spiritual79energy
Answer:79B)79Through79movement79of79humors79via79hollow79nerves

Who79was79the79great79anatomist79who79added79more79detail79to79brain79structure79duri
ng79the79Renaissance?
Galen
Vesalius
Descartes
Bell
Broca
Answer:79B)79Vesalius

What79invention79in79the79early79seventeenth79century79supported79the79ventricular79theory79of7
9brain79function?

The79microscope
Hydraulically79controlled79mechanical79devices
The79printing79press
Electrical79generators
Steam79engines
Answer:79B)79Hydraulically79controlled79mechanical79devices

Who79was79a79chief79advocate79of79the79fluid-mechanical79theory79of79brain79function?
Galen
Vesalius
René79Descartes
Charles79Bell