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WorksheetsPLTW - Medical Detectives 2.1-2.4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
How much does the brain weigh?
The brain weighs about 12 oz
The brain weighs about 3 pounds
The brain is heavy
What is the largest part of the brain?
The pituitary gland
The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain.
Brains are all the same.
The brain stem is the big part.
Where is the brain stem?
At the top of the cerebrum
Inside the sensory cortex
Inside the motor corex
The brain stem is long, and goes into the spine.
Which best describes the nervous system?
the part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord
the organ in the body that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts
This system is made up of bones.
This is the control system of the body that directs the information.
This is the largest part of the brain, divided into 2 cerebral hemispheres. Responsible for voluntary muscular activity, sensory processing (vision, taste, hearing, touch, smell), thought, memory, reasoning, planning.
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Which is an example of 4 important vital signs we've learned about?
blood sugar
respiration rate
glucose level
blood level
What is structure labeled A in the picture?
Nucleus
Dendrite
Synapse
Myelin Sheath
One of the most important organs in the human body and is responsible for the major actions performed by the body.
Heart
Lungs
Brain
Liver
The Three Major Parts of the Brain are
The brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum
cerebellum, temporal, medulla
spinal cord, medulla, pons
temporal, frontal, parietal
The cerebrum is composed of the right and left hemispheres
true
false
Which is the control center of our body?
BRAIN
SKULL
HEART
LUNGS
when your digestive system is working, which part of the brain is sending the commands?
cerebrum
cerebellum
the brain stem
What is the Corpus Callosum?
Outer 3mm of gray matter that covers the cerebrum. Controls - consciousness, sensory/motor processing, reasoning and language
Nerve fibers that connect the right and left hemisphere
regulates - thirst, hunger, blood pressure, body temp and glandular secretion of hormones
What is the primary responsibility of the motor cortex?
receives information related to smell
processes multi-sensory information
voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
receives auditory info such as pitch, tone, sound quality and loudness
complex processing of visual information
What does the Visual Cortex control?
receives information related to smell
processes multi-sensory information
voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
receives auditory info such as pitch, tone, sound quality and loudness
complex processing of visual information
What is heart rate?
The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
The number of breaths a person takes per minute.
The temperature of the heart.
The number of times a person's heart beats per minute.
What is the normal range for heart rate in adults?
30-50 beats per minute
150-200 beats per minute
60-100 beats per minute
80-120 beats per minute
What are the two numbers in a blood pressure reading?
systolic pressure and diastolic pressure
oxygen level and carbon dioxide level
high pressure and low pressure
heart rate and pulse rate
What is respiratory rate?
The number of breaths a person takes per minute.
The number of heartbeats a person has per minute.
The amount of oxygen inhaled per breath.
The number of calories burned during exercise.
The brain stem is...
At the base of the brain
In the middle of the brain
On the top of the brain
Disconnected from the brain
The brain stem connects the brain with the rest of the body through the ______.
Fibula
Medulla
Spinal Cord
Bone
The brain has a ______ & ______ hemisphere.
Right & Left
Low & High
Down & Under
Top & Bottom
