Brain and Mental Health Quiz

This system controls everything you do.

• Endocrine system

• Nervous system

• Olfactory system

• Respiratory system

It has three major parts- the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem.

• Brain

• Heart

• Liver

• Stomach

These are the basic functional units of the nervous system that are key to brain functions.

• Electrons

• Nephrons

• Neurons

• Protons

The following can contribute to the brain’s damage EXCEPT_______

• Alcohol

• Balanced diet

• Inhalants

• Lack of sleep

It is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour

• Anatomy

• Biology

• Psychology

• Zoology

Which region of the brain controls voluntary movement?

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Foramen magnum

In humans, what age does the brain slow down or stop growing?

• Eighteen years old

• Five years old

• Three years old

• Twenty-one years old

Your emotions are believed to come from the___________.

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

• Heart

• Medulla oblongata

Which of the following has the biggest possibility of causing permanent damage to the brain?

• Addictive drugs

• Cellular phones

• Too little sleep

• Unhealthy diet

What is suspected to be one influence why Math giftedness seems to favour boys over girls, appearing an estimated six to 13 times more often?

• Estrogen

• Serotonin

• Testosterone

• Thyroxine