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The Brain
The three basic parts of the brain and the medulla
The central nervous system
Car Accident
Miscellaneous
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What is the average volume of the human brain?
1,250 cubic centimeters
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What are the three basic parts of the brain?
The midbrain/cerebellum, the hindbrain/medulla, and the forebrain/cerebrum
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What are the two parts of the central nervous system?
The spinal cord and the brain
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If you get into a car accident, and you injure your medulla, what two functions will you not be able to do?
Reading, writing, speaking, eating or walking
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How much does the brain weigh?
3 pounds
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What is the consistency of the brain similar to?
Gelatin and tofu
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What part of the brain is the largest?
The forebrain/cerebrum
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What is the central nervous system?
It is a part of the nervous system that sends messages to other body parts
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If you puncture your medulla, can it be fatal?
Yes, if you puncture your medulla it will be fatal
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What would we do if we didn't have the central nervous system?
We wouldn't be able to react to things
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Around how many nuerons does the brain have?
80-120 billion
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What are the two fuctions of the medulla?
Breathing, muscle tone, blood circulation or digestion
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What is the purpose of the central nervous system?
To send messages to the brain
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If you get into a car accident without wearing a seat belt there is a greater chance of injuring your medulla?
Yes because it is just like injuring any other part of your body it will start to swell and then you might end up puncturing your medulla.
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is the forebrain/cerebrum the anterior or posterior of the brain?
Anterior
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What is the average volume of the brain?
1260 cubic centimeters
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The cerebrum/forebrain is made up of two cerebral ______? (Fill in the blank)
Hemispheres
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Where do the messages go to get sent to the brain?
The spinal cord
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If you injure your frontal lobe you will lose your memory, true of false?
True!
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What protects the brain?
The cerebrospinal fluid, a thick skull and the brain blood barrier.
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Does the medulla control involuntary or voluntary actions?
Involuntary
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Why do we need the central nervous system?
To send messages to the brain
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When you get into a car accident and you are not wearing a seat belt and you go thought the windshield and glass punctures your skull can it be fatal?
Yes it can no matter where it punctures.
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Which of the three basic parts of the brain has a ventral surface that is characterized by two large fibre bundles?
The midbrain/cerebellum