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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hand, Eye and Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Herophilus discover?
(a) The muscles along the spinal cord are denser because of the neurons packed in them.
(b) Neurons cannot regenerate.
(c) Neurons can regenerate.
(d) Some neurons connect muscles to the spinal cord; whereas, other connect muscles to bone.

2. What does the coordination of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones do?
(a) Creates tensions to enable movement.
(b) It orients the arm and hand to make adjusting and tension-setting movements that keep the body upright.
(c) Creates a system of interrelated functions.
(d) Forms a synergistic system.

3. What problem causes the author to reach a turning point in his thinking about the hand?
(a) A broken wrist.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Musician's cramp.
(d) A finger amputation.

4. Who is Robin Dunbar?
(a) A professor of anthropology.
(b) A professor of biology.
(c) A professor of archeology.
(d) A professor of genealogy.

5. From what does the word neuron derive its meaning?
(a) A Slavic word for transmit.
(b) A Slavic word for entangle
(c) A Greek word for cord or fiber.
(d) A Latin word for cord or fiber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles Bell say practice enables?

2. What is one very important problem-solving strategy?

3. According to Wilson, why do children not usually enjoy doing juggling?

4. What does Duchenne figure out how to demonstrate?

5. What is the juggling riddle?

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