All sensory information is transmitted back to your brain because.....
The brain is needed to identify the sensations.
100
Having many parts.
What is complex?
100
Fill in the Blank:
Cause: Kacie's speaking skills were diminished.
Effect: _______________________
Kacie needed months of speech therapy.
100
What vocabulary word is synonym for complicated or difficult?
Complex
200
To become smaller or less important.
What is diminish?
200
Give two examples of "sign words" that could show a Cause and Effect relationship.
because, so, as a result, therefore, consequently, for this reason (others possible)
200
The way something is put together.
What is structure?
200
Fill in the Blank:
Cause: _________________________________
Effect: Doogie was born with better memory than most mice.
Dr. Tsien altered the memory genes of some mice.
200
Why did left-brain problems in Kacie effect the right side of her body?
Because each half of the brain controls the other half of the body.
300
Very particular and detailed.
What is specific?
300
Correct this sentence:
Her head was not never hurt.
Her head was not ever hurt.
300
Extremely important.
What is vital?
300
Fill in the Blank:
Cause: _______________________
Effect: Doctors might be able to help humans with memory loss and brain damage.
Doctors do experiments on mice (like Doogie).
300
What does the brain use to communicate with the body?
The nervous system.
400
A feeling or an awareness.
What is sensation?
400
What pronoun is the subject of this sentence?
She was having seizures.
she
400
Awake, able to think, and understand.
What is conscious?
400
Fill in the Blank:
Cause: ______________________
Effect: Doctors worried that surgery would damage Kacie's brain and that her ability to understand would be diminished.
Language is controlled by specific parts of the left side of the brain.
400
Why did Kacie decide to have half of her brain removed?
She was having many seizures every day that were interfering with her life and that left her almost paralyzed.
500
Necessary.
What is essential?
500
The part of the brain that controls involuntary movements like heartbeat, breathing, and swallowing.
What is the brain stem?
500
Most influential and powerful
What is dominant?
500
Fill in the Blank:
Cause: The brain's temporal lobes are damaged.
Effect: __________________________________
Hearing will be affected.
500
Fill in the Blank:
Cause: The brain does not have pain receptors.
Effect: ___________________________________
Doctors can perform some kinds of brain surgery when the patient is awake.