The Amazing Brain!
The weight of this amazing organ!
3 lbs
Name of the extensions coming off of the cell body
Dendrites!
The "eyes in the back of your head" lobe!
occipital lobe
Mini Brain
Cerebellum
The area that houses your long-term memory
Hippocampus
Your brain uses this much of your body energy
25%
Long piece that the neurotransmitters travel down on their journey to the next brain cell
Axon!
This amazing lobe is responsible for your hearing
Temporal lobe
This long area found under the four lobes is in charge of your coordination and motor movement
Brain Stem
When you learn new words, this area is learning them for you!
Broca's Area (in frontal lobe)
Your brain uses this much more oxygen than any other part of your body
10X
Covering that is made on the axon when neurons are used again and again- helps the message travel faster!
Myelin Sheath
Your working memory, or short term memory, is housed in this lobe
Frontal Lobe
3 Involuntary Reactions that your Brain Stem is in charge of
Respiration (breathing), heart beating, blinking, digestion, squinting
Your emotions are processed in this small area shaped like an almond
Amygdala
You are born with about this many neurons!
100 billion
The end of the neuron
Axon Terminal/Tips
Parietal Lobe
These actions are controlled by your cerebellum- actions such as walking, standing, using a pencil, cutting with scissors
Motor & Fine Motor Skills
This German neurologist figured out where in our brain we are comprehending speech and language and called it this, after himself!
Wernicke's area
This part of your brain is still developing!
The Frontal Lobe
This small gap between neurons is where the neurotransmitters send the messages from one neuron to the next!
Synapse
This lobe will help you decide if the shoes are teal and grey or pink and white!
Occipital Lobe
The Brain Stem connects these two parts of the body
In your lifetime, according to the majority of neuroscientists, you will not make new neurons but you will make many new _____________.
Dendrites- keep branching out!