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PLTW - Medical Detectives 2.1-2.4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much does the brain weigh?

a)

The brain weighs about 12 oz

b)

The brain weighs about 3 pounds

c)

The brain is heavy

2.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

The pituitary gland

b)

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain.

c)

Brains are all the same.

d)

The brain stem is the big part.

3.

Where is the brain stem?

a)

At the top of the cerebrum

b)

Inside the sensory cortex

c)

Inside the motor corex

d)

The brain stem is long, and goes into the spine.

4.

Which best describes the nervous system?

a)

the part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord

b)

the organ in the body that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts

c)

This system is made up of bones.

d)

This is the control system of the body that directs the information.

5.

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.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

6.

Which is an example of 4 important vital signs we've learned about?

a)

blood sugar

b)

respiration rate

c)

glucose level

d)

blood level

7.

What is structure labeled A in the picture?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Dendrite

c)

Synapse

d)

Myelin Sheath

8.

One of the most important organs in the human body and is responsible for the major actions performed by the body.

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Brain

d)

Liver

9.

The Three Major Parts of the Brain are

a)

The brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum

b)

cerebellum, temporal, medulla

c)

spinal cord, medulla, pons

d)

temporal, frontal, parietal

10.

The cerebrum is composed of the right and left hemispheres

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Which is the control center of our body?

a)

BRAIN

b)

SKULL

c)

HEART

d)

LUNGS

12.

when your digestive system is working, which part of the brain is sending the commands?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

the brain stem

13.

What is the Corpus Callosum?

a)

Outer 3mm of gray matter that covers the cerebrum. Controls - consciousness, sensory/motor processing, reasoning and language

b)

Nerve fibers that connect the right and left hemisphere

c)

regulates - thirst, hunger, blood pressure, body temp and glandular secretion of hormones

14.

What is the primary responsibility of the motor cortex?

a)

receives information related to smell

b)

processes multi-sensory information

c)

voluntary movement of skeletal muscles

d)

receives auditory info such as pitch, tone, sound quality and loudness

e)

complex processing of visual information

15.

What does the Visual Cortex control?

a)

receives information related to smell

b)

processes multi-sensory information

c)

voluntary movement of skeletal muscles

d)

receives auditory info such as pitch, tone, sound quality and loudness

e)

complex processing of visual information

16.

What is heart rate?

a)

The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.

b)

The number of breaths a person takes per minute.

c)

The temperature of the heart.

d)

The number of times a person's heart beats per minute.

17.

What is the normal range for heart rate in adults?

a)

30-50 beats per minute

b)

150-200 beats per minute

c)

60-100 beats per minute

d)

80-120 beats per minute

18.

What are the two numbers in a blood pressure reading?

a)

systolic pressure and diastolic pressure

b)

oxygen level and carbon dioxide level

c)

high pressure and low pressure

d)

heart rate and pulse rate

19.

What is respiratory rate?

a)

The number of breaths a person takes per minute.

b)

The number of heartbeats a person has per minute.

c)

The amount of oxygen inhaled per breath.

d)

The number of calories burned during exercise.

20.

The brain stem is...

a)

At the base of the brain

b)

In the middle of the brain

c)

On the top of the brain

d)

Disconnected from the brain

21.

The brain stem connects the brain with the rest of the body through the ______.

a)

Fibula

b)

Medulla

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Bone

22.

The brain has a ______ & ______ hemisphere.

a)

Right & Left

b)

Low & High

c)

Down & Under

d)

Top & Bottom

23.
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
24.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
25.
Carries messages between the body and the brain:
a)
cerebellum
b)
corpus callosum
c)
spinal cord
d)
special thalamus