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This lobe inside the cerebrum is unique to humans because it is in charge of things like planning, reasoning, decision-making, and imagination.
a) Temporal
b) Occipital
c) Frontal
d) Parietal

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and is divided into four lobes. Which of the following is NOT a lobe in the cerebrum?
a) Temporal lobe
b) Frontal lobe
c) Parietal lobe
d) Portal lobe

The right side of the brain controls the right side of you body.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The central nervous system is made up of your brain and spinal cord, while the peripheral nervous system is made up of your neurons (nerve cells).
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Electrochemical impulses (messages) get sent through trillions of nerve cells in the nervous system. What is another name for a nerve cell?
a) Messanger
b) Mailman
c) Neuron
d) Axon

The ____________ connects to your spinal cord and controls involuntary actions like breathing, digestion, heart rate.
a) Cerebellum
b) Brainstem
c) Cerebrum
d) Pituitary gland

Which type of neuron (nerve cell) sends messages from your brain to your muscle? (ex: message is sent telling your arm to catch a ball)
a) Motor neurons
b) Sensory neurons
c)
d)

Your cerebellum (in the back of your brain) is in charge of:
a) memory
b) breathing
c) balance and coordination
d) our five senses

Ways to keep your nervous system healthy:
a) Wear protective gear during sports/riding a bike
b) Eat brain foods like fish, walnuts, berries, carrots, spinach
c) Avoid drugs and alcohol
d) All of the above

Which type of neuron (nerve cell) sends messages from your senses to your brain? (ex: you hear a bee buzzing or you touch a hot pot)
a) Motor Neurons
b) Sensory Neurons
c)
d)

The ____________ is the commander or control center (in charge) of the nervous system.
a) Heart
b) Brain
c) Nerves
d) Lungs

The brain is divided into 3 main parts. The largest part of your brain is your __________________. It controls everything from our five senses to our voluntary movement, thoughts, memory and speech.
a) Cerebrum
b) Cerebellum
c) Brain stem
d) Hippocampus

The 3 main parts of the nervous system include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a) Brain
b) Spinal cord
c) Neutrons
d) Neurons

Messages travel to and from your brain in under a second through your __________,a bundle of nerves acting like a highway.
a) Neurons
b) Spinal cord
c) Veins
d) Blood vessels

When you learn things, the messages travel from one neuron to another, over and over. Eventually, the brain starts to create connections (or pathways) between the neurons, so things become easier and you can do them better and better.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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