Brain Basics
Lobes of the Brain
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Facts about the brain
100

What is the control center of your body?

Your brain

100

Where is your pre-frontal cortex?

What is in front of your skull. 

100

What part of your brain stores memories? 

What is the hippocampus OR temporal lobe

100

What is the brain made up of mostly 

What is water. 

200

Does your brain sleep at night?

No, it works while you sleep. 

200

What is the job of the prefrontal cortex?

What is to process information and helps you make good decisions. 

200

What is the hippocampus shaped like?

What is a seahorse. 

200

How many hippocampus do we have?

What is two, one on each side of the brain. 

300

What is a sensation?

The physical feeling resulting from something that happens to or comes in contact with your body called?

300

The PFC only gets information when the amygdala is_____.

What is calm and regulated. 

300

True or False:

This part of the brain connects emotions and senses such as smell and sound to memories.

What is true.

300

What are some things that you can do to keep your brain healthy?

What is exercise, sleep, drink water, eat healthy, connect with others and giving back

400

How much does your brain weigh?

About 3 pounds

400

True or False:

The prefrontal cortex can receive information when you are dysregulated. 

What is false.

400

True or False:

This brain region does not help you navigate or remember locations, like finding your way home from school.

What is false.

400

This part of the brain is responsible for coordinating voluntary movements and maintain balance and posture 

What is the cerebellum.

500

True or False:

This part of the brain is still developing in teenagers, which is why they sometimes make impulsive decisions 

What is true.

500

What is attached to the end of the hippocampus? 

What is your amygdala. 

500

This region is known as the fear center because it processes emotions like fear and pleasure. 

What is the amygdala.