Ralphie Strikes a Nerve

The brain sends orders to parts of the body through noodle-shaped_______________.

• noodles

• neurons

• nickels

One hundred billion neurons reside in the __________ alone.

• ear

• nose

• brain

The temporal lobe is where the brain interprets ________________.

• taste

• sound

• touch

To do an action, the brain must _____________ about it, plan how to do it and then control it.

• answer

• hum

• think

The brain's orders travel through the body through a neuron's ____________________.

• dendrites

• brain

• neurons

The medulla oblongata controls ____________ functions such as breathing.

• manual

• automatic

• crackers

The outer layer of the brain is __________ matter.

• pink

• green

• gray

• orange

Underneath the brain's grey matter is __________ matter.

• white

• purple

• gray

The brain's "orders" are known as nerve ______________.

• reflex

• impulses

• running