Your Brain

According to the information in the article, what does your brain look like and how much does it weigh

• Your brain looks like a wet sponge and weighs about three pounds

• Your brain looks like an amygdala and weighs 3 pounds

• Your brain looks like a brain stem and weighs about 5 pounds

• Your brain looks like a wet sponge and weighs five pounds

Which part of your brain controls your memory?

• cerebrum

• neurons

• brain cells

• amygdala

Which part of your brain automatically controls parts of your body without you having to think about them?

• brain stem

• cerebrum

• amygdala

• brain cells

Which part of the brain controls feelings, like happiness, sadness, frustration, and anger?

• amygdala

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• nerve cells

Why does the author say that your cerebrum seems "mixed up"?

• Because the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body; and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body.

• Because the brain regulates your body temperature.

• Because your feelings come from your brain; you can blame your bad mood on your brain.

• Because your brain produces 70,000 thoughts per day.

Your brain is made up of nerve cells. What do nerve cells do?

• send and receive electrical signals that direct all of your body's activities.

• the thinking part of your brain

• it controls your memory, the movements your make, and your imagination.

• they look like a sponge

Which statement is an opinion?

• Even your feelings come from your brain.

• Sometimes, your brain controls your body without you even thinking about it.

• You should be glad you have a human brain.

• Every day your brain produces 70 thousand thoughts.