SOLO
The lobe that helps identify the size, distance & depths of objects
Occipital
Junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the cell body of the receiving neuron
Synapse
60% of your brain is made up of
Fat
Of all the oxygen in your body, ______ percent is dedicated to your brain.
20 percent
What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of
Long Words
The Lobe that makes sense of information gathered by the ears
Temporal
Fatty Tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons, enabling greater transmission.
Myelin Sheath
Number of neurons in the human brain
86 Billion
Your brain sends messages to your body incredibly fast, with nerve impulses traveling at speeds from under 5 mph (for pain) up to mph (431 km/h) for touch/proprioception signals. Take out one of the following four numbers for your answer: 2 4 6 8
268 mph
Weigihing about 8 pounds, this is the largest organ of the body
Skin
Split Brain is the isolatoion of the two __________ of the brain.
Hemispheres
The Brain and Spinal cord are part of the
CNS
Central Nervous System
paralyze
4-5 years old
Teeth
Tissue Destruction is another name for a
Lesion
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine system
Hormones
The estimate for the number of neurons in the human cerebral cortex is between
20-30 billion
Three
True or False: The fact that hot water can freeze faster than cold water is known as the Mpemba effect
True
Busy, Branching extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
Dendrites
Pea-sized structure located in the core of the brain
Pituitary Gland
TRUE or FALSE: The bigger your brain, the smarter you are.
FALSE
Although you can always continue to learn, your brain will become fully complete around the age of
25
True or False: Over half of the earths living organisms are found in the ocean.
True, possibly as high as 80%.