1/20/2021. Due 1/21/21, 3PM.

Bio/Neuro 223_Spring 2021  Homework – Week 1: Intro to the class

1. Make a list of what you think are the key concepts from Lecture 1. You can include the administrative/syllabus
part in here too, although you won’t be tested on it. I’ll start:

a. If you don’t understand something, or have concerns, don’t hesitate to ask Dr. Sherwood, Aryana, or Julia, who
are here to help you learn.

b.

2. In one sentence, describe in your own words why is it important to understand how the cells of the nervous
system work.

3. Fill in, for the figure below, the orders of magnitude for each of the 7 hash-marks corresponding to the entity
illustrated. Express your answers in 1) meters, and 2) in the closest abbreviated unit (for example, “1x103 m or 1
km”.

4. What does the vertical dotted line on the above figure indicate, and why does it exist (on the figure, and in life)?
1/20/2021. Due 1/21/21, 3PM.

5. Please take a moment (8 minutes, to be exact) to watch the narrated, long version of the video from today’s
class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzcTgrxMzZk&t=5s

a. Why is it relevant to watch a video about blood cells in a neurobiology course?

b. What did you find most striking/interesting/surprising in the video?