Brain Facts
The brain is divided into what two hemispheres. a) creative and logical b) left and right c)north and south
What is b) left and right
Which part of the brain controls regulation and cordination of movement, posture and balance
What is the cerebellum
Which cortex controls voluntary movement by planning and executing signals that cause muscles to contract
What is the Sensory Cortex
Which part connects both sides, like a highway and messages travel back and forth over the hemispheres?
The brain is the center of the central nervous system. True or False?
What is true.
Which part controls your sense of smell?
What is the Olfactory Bulbs?
___ helps control the body autonomic functions (things you don't need to think about when you preform) like respiration and heart rate a) cerebellum b) frontal lobe c) the medulla oblongata / brain stem
What is C.
The frontal lobes control our emotional response. True or False?
What is True
Which part is branchy, like a leaf when cut in half?
What is the cerebellum.
These parts connect to the retina in the eyeball ______, and the signals for vision travel on these to the_________?
What are the optic nerves and optic chiasm.
How much does the human brain weigh on average?
What is 3 lbs
What is responsible for the basic vital life functions
What is the brain stem
How many lobes make up the brain a) 3 b)10 c)4
What is c) four
This part is the brain's main relay station, processing and relaying sensory information (except smell) to the cerebral cortex, while also regulating consciousness, sleep, and motor control
What is the Thalamus
This lobe controls your executive functions, organizational skills, decision making, personality and behavior.
What is the frontal lobe
What hemesphere deals more with creativity
What is the right side
The left side of the brain controls the __________ side
What is the right side
What is the temporal lobe in control of (3 main things)
What is speech, hearing, and memory
This part is the brain's main relay station, processing and relaying sensory information (except smell) to the cerebral cortex, while also regulating consciousness, sleep, and motor control
What is the Hypothalamus
Which lobe controls processing visual information, interpreting data from the eyes to enable sight, depth perception, color recognition, and object/face recognition?
What is the Occipital Lobe
How many nerves make up the brain? a)2 million b)more than 100 billion c)100 billion d) 100 million
What is B
Which side of the brain controls logical, analytical, and sequential thinking, excelling in areas like math, science, and language
What is The left side
Name the 5 senses ( fast)
What is the taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell?
This part is often called the "master gland" because it produces and releases hormones that regulate crucial bodily functions like growth, metabolism, reproduction, blood pressure, and response to stress
What is the Pituitary gland ?
This lobe controls processing sensory information, including touch, temperature, pain, and pressure, and integrate it with other sensory inputs to create a comprehensive understanding of the environment and the body's position in space.
What is the Parietal Lobe