The last areas of the brain to be completely myelinated are in the :

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 2

The fatty substance wrapped around axons is called
 
  A) myelin.
  B) myocardium.
  C) mycelium.
  D) myosin.

Question 3

The 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 4

In 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 5

When 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 6

Synaptogenesis is the process of
 
  A) creating new neurons.
  B) creating new connections between neurons.
  C) removing unused neural connections.
  D) removing unused neurons.

Question 7

The junction where two neurons meet to exchange information is the
 
  A) dendrite.
  B) axon.
  C) synapse.
  D) cell body.