Parts Of The Brain
Functions
Diseases
Brain facts
100

This part of the brain is located in the center of the brain.

What is the thalamus 

100

This part of the brain controls sleep 

What is the PONS

100

This disease is well known for causing memory loss.

What is Alzheimer’s disease.

100

This man’s brain was impaled with a metal rod in an accident. The rod only punctured the frontal lobe, in this way changing his personality.

Who was Phineas Gage.

200

This part of the brain is in the front of the brain.

What is the frontal lobe.

200

This part of the brain controls hormones 

What is the pituitary gland 

200

This disease mainly effects the nervous system, causing symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, or loss of balance.

What is Parkinson’s disease.

200

This is the approximate weight of a human brain.

What is three pounds.

300

This part of the brain is at the back of the brain directly behind the spinal cord

What is the cerebellum 

300

This part of the brain controls thoughts and concise decisions 

What is the frontal lobe

300

This disease is caused by an infection that has spread to the brain, and some of its symptoms are stiffness, headaches and fever.

What is meningitis.

300

This is the term for when the head endures such an impact that the brain bounces off of the inside of the skull.

What is a concussion.

400

This part of the brain is in control of the central nervous system 

What is the brain stem

400

This part of the brain is the relay center 

What is the thalamus 

400

These growths can be caused by many different diseases, and can be found in many different parts of the brain.

What are brain tumors.

400

This is the name for the fluid that a brain floats around in inside the skull.

What is cerebrospinal fluid.

500

This part of the brain is located at the top of the brain

What is the parietal lobe

500

This part of the brain is in control of memories and emotions 

What is the hippocampus.

500

This disease is hereditary and manifests around six months of age. Few children with this disease live past the age of four.

What is Tay Sachs disease.

500

This is the name for the cells that interpret sensory input. 

What are sensory neurons.