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WorksheetsThe Incredible Brain
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 911 of the brain - it ecides to fight or flight when it senses danger.
a)
corpuss callousum
b)
amygdala
c)
brainstem
d)
right hemisphere
2.
This is the thick bundle of nerve fibers that is inside the spine.
a)
cerebellum
b)
skull
c)
Thalamus
d)
spinal cord
3.
This takes in sensory information and processes it (your 5 senses).
a)
thalamus
b)
Right hemisphere
c)
Left hemisphere
d)
Amygdala
4.
What binds the brain together to allow info to move from one hemisphere to another?
a)
cranium
b)
left hemisphere
c)
right hemisphere
d)
corpus callosum
5.
This side of the brain recognizes shapes, colors, music, imagination, patterns, pictures, randomness.....
a)
Left hemisphere
b)
right henisphere
c)
hippocampus
d)
Paralysis
6.
The neurons in our body would be ________ miles long if you could line them up end to end.
a)
1
b)
2 billion
c)
less than one
d)
600
7.
True or False
the human brain weighs about 20 pounds.
the human brain weighs about 20 pounds.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
This is another name for skull. It protects the brain.
a)
Brainstem
b)
3 pounds
c)
Cranium
d)
Short term memory
9.
This is the name for a nerve cell.
a)
brainstem
b)
neuron
c)
cranium
d)
skull
10.
What helps build long term memories so you can always recall them?
a)
blood
b)
your nose
c)
cerebellum
d)
emotions
11.
This side of your brain helps you do math, read, have order, speak, needs rules, helps you be good at memorizing, processes language.
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
The blue side
d)
The funny side
12.
Memories that are in our permanent storage. We can recall these memories days, weeks, months, and years after they have occurred.
a)
lomg term memories
b)
short term. memories
13.
a doctor who specializes in studying the brain and how it works is called a __________.
a)
geologist
b)
mathematician
c)
golfer
d)
neurologist
14.
true or false
the cerebrum is the largest part of your brain. It allows us to think, learn and feel.
the cerebrum is the largest part of your brain. It allows us to think, learn and feel.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
the __________ is the part of the brain that provides balance, coordination, and movement for the body.
a)
cranium
b)
right hemisphere
c)
left hemisphere
d)
cerebellum
16.
the brain stem _________ the brain to the spinal cord. The brainstem regulates your heartbeat, breathing, and digestion.
a)
connects
b)
cuts
c)
disconnects
d)
colors
17.
The hippocampus takes ______ memories and turns it into long term memories.
a)
short term
b)
funny
c)
all
d)
only family
18.
true or false
The AXONS on a neuron take information AWAY from the cell body of the neuron and transmits it to the next neuron.
The AXONS on a neuron take information AWAY from the cell body of the neuron and transmits it to the next neuron.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
the _________ on a neuron BRINGS INFORMATION to the cell body and to the part of the brain that processes it.
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
20.
how many neurons are in your brain?
a)
1
b)
100 billion
c)
3
d)
600
21.
what kind of memory only lasts for a little bit of time - usually it lasts as long as you are paying attention.
a)
long term
b)
short term
22.
a neuron's axons have a covering that protects it and helps SPEED up the messages to and from the brain. What is this covering called?
a)
nucleus
b)
skull
c)
myelin sheath
d)
blood
23.
These are electrochemical CONNECTIONS between neurons that allow information to move from one neuron to another. They are kind of like sparks.
a)
cranium
b)
short term memory
c)
emotions
d)
synapses
24.
The brain is incredible!!!!
a)
YES (this is the correct answer)
b)
not really
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