Spinal Cord
Problems
Labeling
Senses
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Extra
100
The average length of a spinal cord.
What is 2 feet long?
100
This is caused by a blow to the head, which causes the brain to hit the interior skull and kill brain neurons.
What is a concussion?
100
#1
What is the frontal lobe?
100
The five senses.
What are smell, touch, sight, sound, taste
100
The total number of neurons in the body.
What is 100 billion?
100
This part of the brain is responsible for balance, coordination, and posture.
What is the cerebellum?
200
The spinal cord is protected by this.
What is the spine/vertebrae?
200
An abnormal growth of tissue around the brain that kills normal neurons around it. Could be cancerous if not treated early.
What is a brain tumor?
200
#2
What is the temporal lobe?
200
The temporal lobe controls these senses.
What is hearing and smelling?
200
The two divisions of the nervous system.
What is CNS & PNS?
200
This animated character had a total shutdown in his body due to poor hydration and poor physical shape from a baseball game.
Who is Peter Griffin?
300
The spinal cord is attached to this part of the brain.
What is the brain stem?
300
A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. Non-curable.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
300
#4
What is the parietal lobe?
300
The occipital lobe controls this sense.
What is sight?
300
These neurons send messages from the brain to the muscles and back to the brain.
What are motor neurons?
300
This is another name for the brain stem that Bobby Bouche from the movie Waterboy did not enjoy hearing from his professor.
What is the Medulla Oblongata?
400
The spinal cord is part of this branch of the nervous system.
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
400
An injury caused by a blow to the head that causes long-term damage.
What is a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
400
#5
What is the occipital lobe?
400
The parietal lobe controls these senses.
What is touch and taste?
400
The total number of neurons in the brain.
(DAILY DOUBLE)
What is 4 billion?
400
This part of the brain is responsible for skeletal muscle movements.
What is the cerebrum?
500
The diameter of the spinal cord is comparable to this body part.
What is your index finger?
500
A head injury which results in loss of feeling below the neck.
What is quadriplegia?
500
#3 & #6
What is the brain stem and cerebellum?
500
This part of the brain controls and encompasses all of our senses.
What is the cerebrum?
500
This is what Mr. Hulse compared the nervous system to from the first slide of our lecture. (HINT - text messages)
What is the communication system/cell phone of the body?
500
This part of the brain is responsible for changes in heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, vomiting, swallowing, and digestion.
What is the brain stem?