Parts of Brain Quiz

The two hemispheres of the human brain make up ___% of your brain.

• 50
• 65
• 70
• 85

Select four lobes of your brain.

• Grey Matter
• Frontal
• Parietal
• Temporal
• Occipital

The Medulla controls the heartbeat.

• True
• False

According to his friends and loved ones, which two words describe Phineas Gage's behavior after his accident?

• Vulgar
• Soft Spoken
• Mild Mannered
• Mean Sprited

We only use 10% of our brains.

• True
• False

The hypothalamus is the "reward and pleasure center" of the brain.

• True
• False

Your nervous system does all of the following EXCEPT __.

• Convert oxygen (O2) to carbon dioxide (CO2) in the lungs.
• Controls your muscles
• Senses environment inside your body
• Prepares your body to fight or flee in an emergency

The brain weighs _____ pounds.

• about 3 pounds
• about 2 ponds
• about 4 pounds
• about 5 pounds

The human does not stop growing until age __.

• 18
• 40
• 21
• 25

The human brain is made up of 65 percent of what?

• Water
• fat
• nerves
• blood