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Morningside Heights
Which district surrounds Columbia University?
Jewish Theological
Besides the Union Theological Seminary, which other Seminary touches Seminary Row?
Union Theological
Other than the Jewish Theological Seminary, which other Seminary touches Seminary Row?
Seminary Row
Which road runs by two Seminaries, the Manhattan School of Music, Riverside Church, and Grant's Tomb?
Travis Bickle
Who is the main character in Taxi Driver?
122nd Street
What street is mentioned in the movie Taxi Driver as the location where a cab driver is assaulted?
Wizard
Which character in Taxi Driver deemed 122nd Street as "Mau Mau Land"?
"Mau Mau Land"
What is the term given to 122nd Street by Wizard in Taxi Driver indicating the area is majority black?
Harlem
Which neighborhood surrounds 122nd Street?
La Salle Street
Which street in West Harlem runs just two blocks between Amersterdam Avenue and Claremont Avenue?
Claremont
La Salle Street runs between Amsterdam Avenue and which other Avenue?
West Harlem
In which neighborhood does La Salle Street run?
125th Street
Which street was swallowed up to make low income housing projects?
La Salle Street
Which street is the only area left of the routing onto old Manhattan Avenue?
West 132nd Street
There is a small stretch of what road between Broadway and Twelfth Avenue?
132nd Street
The main portion of what road runs eastbound from Frederick Douglass Boulevard to Park Avenue?
Park Avenue
On what Avenue is a southbound exit and entrance to the Harlem River Drive?
City College
West 132nd Street is interrupted by St. Nicholas Park and which college?
St. Nicholas Park
West 132nd Street is interrupted by City College and which park?
local residents
Who takes care of the 132nd Street Community Garden?
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
The 132nd Street Community Garden is located between Malcom X Boulevard and what other Boulevard?
1997
In which year did the garden receive a makover with a water distribution system?
Borough President's office
Who funded the 132nd Street Community Garden's water distribution system?
$100,000
How much did the 132nd Street Community Garden's water distribution system cost?
Manhattanville Bus Depot
What is the 132nd Street Bus Depot currently known as?
132nd Street Bus Depot
What was the Manhattanville Bus Depot formerly known as?
Manhattanville
In which neighborhood is the Manhattanville Bus Depot?
Riverside Drive
The former 132nd Street Bus Depot is located between Broadway and what other drive in the Manhattanville neighborhood?
155
How many crosstown streets are mapped in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811?
155th Street
Which street is the northernmost of the streets mapped in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811?
155th Street
Which street forms the boundary between Harlem and Washington Heights?
Commissioner's Plan of 1811
What document established Manhattan's numbered street grid?
Washington Heights
155th Street forms the boundary between Harlem and what other neighborhood?
Riverside Drive
Where does 155th Street start?
St. Nicholas
155th Street crosses Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue, and what other Avenue?
490
How many meters long is the viaduct on which 155th Street travels?
1893
In what year was the viaduct along 155th Street constructed?
Bradhurst
A section of 155th Street connects Harlem River Drive and what Avenue?
Washington Heights
181st Street runs through what neighborhood?
Plaza Lafayette
What is the west end of 181st Street called?
west
Does Plaza Lafayette refer to the east or west end of 181st Street?
Hudson River
Which river does 181st Street run near?
181st Street
Which road runs from the Washington Bridge to the Henry Hudson Parkway?
West
In which direction is 181st Street largely residential?
East
In which direction is 181st Street mostly commercial?
Fort Washington Avenue
Which street marks the western boundary of the shopping distrit?
Harlem
Which river touches the major shopping district near 181st Street?
two
How many subway lines serve 181st Street?
500
How many metres apart are 181st Street's two subway stations?
Fort Washington Avenue
On what avenue is the George Wasington Bridge Bus Terminal?
181st Street
Which road is the Trans-Manhattan Expressway's last south/west exit?
Chittenden Avenue
187th Street runs from Laurel Hill Terrace in the east to which avenue in the west?
stairs
What is 187th Street interrupted by?
Broadway valley
Where do the stairs interrupting 187th street lead to?
Hudson Heights
An area of 187th Street serves as the main shopping district for which neighborhood?
Laurel Hill Terrace
Which is the eastmost intersection that 187th Street has?
Chittenden Avenue
Which is the westernmost intersection that 187th Street has?
187th Street
Wadsworth Avenue is intersected by what street?
P.S. 187
Which school is located on Cabrini Boulevard?
187th Street
On what street is the Dombrov Shtiebel?
Yeshiva University
Which University has a campus on 187th Street?
187th Street
Cabrini Boulevard is just north of what street?
187th Street
On what street is the Mount Sinai Jewish Center?
The brain
What is the center of the nervous system in all creatures?
The brain
What is the most complex organ in an animal's body?
15–33 billion
In people, how many neurons make up the cerebral cortex?
axons
Neurons in the brain interact with each other by fibers called what?
sponges, jellyfish, adult sea squirts
A few animals without spines that do not have a brain are what?
The brain
Hormones secreted are driven by what organ in the body?
reflexes
What type of responsiveness can be used without a brain?
spinal cord or peripheral ganglia
Reflexes only require one of what two structures in a body?
central processing unit (CPU)
Which part of a computer does the brain most resemble?
vertebrates
Animals with a spine are called what?
invertebrates
Animals without a spine are called what?
visual inspection
The easiest way to learn about brain anatomy is by what?
alcohol
Brain tissue is naturally soft, but can be stiffened with what liquid?
grey matter, with a dark color, separated by areas of white matter
The two main areas of the brain are what colors?
microscope
What instrument can you use to examine the microstructure of the brain?
dark color
Grey matter of the brain is what color?
neurons and glial cells
Brains of organisms are made up mostly of what two classes of cells?
glia or neuroglia
Glial cells are also referred to as what?
neurons
Which of the two broad classes of cells: neurons and glial cells send signals to other cells?
action potentials
Axons send signals that are named what?
1–100 meters per second
What is the typical speed that axons send their electrical signals?
synapses
Axons send signals to other neurons by junctions known as what?
receptor molecules
The neurotansmitter binds to what of a target cell?
several thousand
An axon can connect to how many other cells?
100 trillion synapses;
How many synapses does the human brain supposedly contain?
several million
The fruit fly has a brain that has how many synapses?
excitatory
A synapse whose purpose is to excite the target cell are called what?
cell-to-cell communication
The primary job of the brain is what?
nerve fiber tracts
Axons grouped together are known as what?
sheath of myelin
An axon that can greatly increase speed of signals is wrapped in what?
white
Myelin is what color in the brain?
axons
Most of the space in the brain is made up of what structures?
neuron cell bodies
Grey matter of the brain consist of lots of what?
cnidarians
Creatures that have a diffuse nerve net are called what?
symmetric body shape
Bilaterians are animals that have what?
485-540 million years ago
The Cambrian period was how long ago?
a ganglion
A nerve cord with an enlargement is called what?