The last areas of the brain to be completely myelinated are in the
A) motor coordination areas.
B) areas that govern eye-hand coordination.
C) frontal lobes.
D) cerebellum.
Question 2The fatty substance wrapped around axons is called
A) myelin.
B) myocardium.
C) mycelium.
D) myosin.
Question 3The process that makes the operation of the brain more efficient by eliminating unused or unneeded neural connections is called
A) synaptic pruning.
B) synaptogenesis.
C) myelination.
D) neuro-linguistic programming.
Question 4In early childhood, the process that provides back-up insurance for the plasticity of the brain is called
A) synaptic pruning.
B) synaptogenesis.
C) myelination.
D) neuro-linguistic programming.
Question 5When 5-year-old Ken is playing with his puzzles and reading to his younger sister, he is engaging in activities that promote
A) synaptic pruning.
B) neuropathology.
C) dendritic axonia.
D) synaptogenesis.
Question 6Synaptogenesis is the process of
A) creating new neurons.
B) creating new connections between neurons.
C) removing unused neural connections.
D) removing unused neurons.
Question 7The junction where two neurons meet to exchange information is the
A) dendrite.
B) axon.
C) synapse.
D) cell body.