Use Your Brain!

What is the size of a grown-up's brain compared to?

• A basketball

• A dollar bill

• A tennis ball

• A watermelon

What protects the brain inside your head?

• A helmet

• A thick layer of skin

• The skull

• A layer of fat

How does the brain help when your nose feels itchy?

• It makes you blink

• It makes you cough

• It sends a message to scratch your nose

• It makes you sneeze

What does the brain do while you are asleep?

• It takes a break

• It keeps your heart beating and lungs breathing

• It only dreams

• It stops working

Which of the following is a good way to take care of your brain?

• Playing video games non-stop

• Eating lots of candy

• Watching TV all day

• Getting enough sleep and exercise

The region of the brain that differs the most among vertebrate species is the brainstem.

• True

• False

What is the function of the midbrain?

• Controls breathing

• motor control, vision and hearing, sleep and wakefulness

• Sends impulses to skeletal muscle

• Provides involuntary coordination of body movements

Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Your brain’s storage capacity is considered virtually unlimited. Research suggests the human brain consists of about......neurons.

• 82 million

• 86 billion

• 22 billion

• 35 million

Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate

• Diencephalon
• Frontal Lobe
• Brain Stem
• Cerebellum