Brain Facts
The average weight of a human brain
What is 3lbs
This part functions with sight and processes light and visual information.
What is the Occipital Lobe
Controls balance, movement, and coordination (how your muscles work together)
What is the cerebellum
This part is responsible for reacting to and remembering emotions, especially fear.
What is the amygdala
This is the name of Harry Potter's owl.
What is Hedwig
This is the biggest part of the brain
What is the cerebrum
This part is where your personality is formed.
What is the Frontal Lobe
Responsible for behaviors such as hunger and thirst, and body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus
This part connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain
What is the Corpus Callosum
There are this many years in a millenium
What is 1000
The cerebrum is known to be what colour?
Grey
This lobe is found near the ears, processes hearing and is involved in memory retrieval.
What is the temporal lobe
This part processes sensory messages, such as touch, received from the body.
What is the thalamus
This is part of the brain stem and regulates vital functions, such as heartbeat and breathing.
What is the Medulla Oblongata
This polygon has 6 sides
What is a hexagon
Responsible for control of the left side of the body, and is the more artistic and creative side
What is the right hemisphere
This is where information such as taste, temperature and touch are processed
What is the parietal lobe
Responsible for processing long term memory and emotional responses.
What is the hippocampus
It connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord and controls your involuntary muscles like breathing, digestion, and blood circulation.
What is the brain stem
This person invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
Responsible for control of the right side of the body, and is the more academic and logical side.
What is the left hemisphere
This part deals with your ability to speak fluently.
What is the frontal lobe
Only about the size of a pea, it's job is to produce and release hormones into your body.
What is the pituitary gland
This part sends messages from the cerebrum to the cerebellum and spinal cord.
What is the pons
There are this number of days in a fortnight
What are 14.