The Brain

Do you think human brains are structured radially, like the starfish or bilaterally, like the tiger.

• Radial

• Bilateral

   

Wait...Did he say some animals have this "4 brain structure" or all animals?

• Some

• All

What part of human brains gets really big?

• Fore Brain

• Midbrain

• Hindbrain

• Spinal cord

Why would damage to the brain stem be "catastrophic"?

• Because it takes up so much space.

• Because it controls "essential to life" functions.

• Because it controls the rest of the brain

Those last parts of the brain were all part of the ...?

• Forebrain

• Midbrain

• Hindbrain

• Spinal cord

What is right side and left side?

• Right=logic

  Left= facial recognitions

• Right= Facial recognition

  Left= Logoc

What percentage of the brain is the cerebral cortex? (remember this is the part of the brain for the advanced functions of animals)

• 25%

• 50%

• 60%

• 80%

• 90%

Which lobe helps you react and respond to input from your environment?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Occipital

• Temporal

WOW! that was a lot. We by no means expect you to know those things, but isn't it wild that scientists and doctors do. AND they have a strong understanding of how they all work together.

 

Let's see if you remember this though. How many specific parts of the brain are there? (hint: not regions)

• 2 (right and left)

• 4 (fore, mid, hind, cord)

• 10

• 17