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Damage
Lobes
Learning
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Parts
100
What would happen if your cerebellum was damaged?
You would have difficulty balancing, walking properly, and coordinating your movements
100
Which lobe helps with planning and making decisions?
frontal lobe
100
What about your brain changes as you get older?
The number of dendrites increases, as well as the number of connections between neurons.
100
True/False: Neurons touch each other
False
100
What part of your brain keeps you breathing?
brain stem
200
What would happen if your frontal lobe was damaged?
You would have difficulty with planning, making decisions, and thinking critically.
200
Which lobe helps with taste and touch?
parietal lobe
200
How is your brain like a muscle?
You need to challenge it to help it grow.
200
Your right hemisphere works everything on your _____ side of your body.
left
200
What part of your brain helps you balance?
cerebellum
300
What would happen if you hippocampus was damaged?
You'd have difficulty remembering things.
300
Which lobe helps with understanding what you hear?
temporal lobe
300
What is important to do when you learn?
Make mistakes and challenge yourself.
300
When you are freezing cold, what does your hypothalamus make your blood do?
It tells your blood to go near your heart and brain and other major organs to keep them warm.
300
What part of your brain controls your feelings?
amygdala
400
What would happen if your temporal lobe was damaged?
You would have difficulty understanding the sounds you hear.
400
Which lobe helps with understanding what you see?
occipital lobe
400
What might an optimist think?
"Today is going to be a great day." "This is difficult, but I am confident I can solve the problem."
400
When 2 toothpicks touch your upper arm, why does it feel like only one is touching you?
The nerves are far apart in your upper arm, so the chance of hitting 2 nerves with both toothpicks is not likely. There aren't as many nerves in your upper arm.
400
What part of your brain makes you sweat when you are hot?
hypothalamus
500
What would happen if your parietal lobe was damaged?
You wouldn't have a sense of touch or taste.
500
A typical brain weighs how many pounds?
3 pounds
500
What might a pessimist think?
"I am a failure." "This is never going to work."
500
What does your hypothalamus tell your body to do when you're running up a steep hill?
It tells you to breathe faster so more oxygen gets to your heart.
500
Where is the hypothalamus located?
in the middle/inside of your brain