Practice Questions--2014 Written Test Page 1
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Written Test Contestant Name:____________________ Score:____/50
Free Response: You have 20 minutes to complete the 50 questions in this portion.
Please check that your test contains all 5 pages. All questions and answers are
drawn from Brain Facts, 2012 Edition. Be as specific with your answers as you
can; no partial credit awarded. Spelling is not graded, but illegible answers will
receive no credit. Only answers written in the provided boxes will be graded.
Some questions may have more than one acceptable answer. Good luck!
1. What is the name of chemical messengers released
at the end of nerve terminals?
2. What is the name for the four large cavities within
the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
3. What type of photoreceptor in the human retina is
primarily responsible for nighttime vision?
4. In general, neurons send information to other cells
through a long fiber-like extension called a
5. The outgrowths present on the tips of axons during
early development are collectively called what?
6. Axons of olfactory receptor cells in the nose
terminate in what structures?
7. The two main subtypes of declarative (explicit)
memory are?