Health - Brainstorms!

Question 1

T/F: People can be awake during brain surgery.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 2

Your spinal column is a fat bundle of nerves going straight down your...

Accepted Answer

back

Question 3

T/F: The right side of your brain controls the right side of your body.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 4

This part controls your emotions and keeps your body at the right temperature.

Accepted Answer

hypothalamus

Question 5

This part takes care of body jobs you don't think about, like digesting food and sweating.

Accepted Answer

brain stem

Question 6

T/F: People can die when they take too much of a drug.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 7

T/F: Drug addiction is not a serious problem and it's usually easy for drug addicts to stop.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 8

This part controls balance and coordination.

Accepted Answer

cerebellum

Question 9

T/F: Neurons that have been destroyed by drugs can heal and regenerate.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 10

Drugs that MIX UP THE MESSAGES traveling between neurons are called...

Accepted Answer

hallucinogens

Question 11

Drugs that SPEED MESSAGES UP traveling between neurons are called...

Accepted Answer

stimulants

Question 12

Which of these would NOT be an example of a reflex action?

Accepted Answer

running

Question 13

Nerves are like electric _______ carrying messages back and forth from your brain.

Accepted Answer

wires

Question 14

Learning disabilities are probably caused by problems in a person's...

Accepted Answer

nervous system

Question 15

What is a miniature switchboard, receiving and sending signals all over your body?

Accepted Answer

thalamus

Question 16

What are different "halves" of your brain called?

Accepted Answer

hemisphere

Question 17

T/F: You can have many multiple intelligences areas.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 18

This part helps you solve problems and make decisions.

Accepted Answer

cerebrum

Question 19

Drugs that SLOW MESSAGES DOWN traveling between neurons are called...

Accepted Answer

sedatives

Question 20

Why is the cerebrum so wrinkled?

Accepted Answer

it can hold a lot of information

Question 21

You can help a friend with a learning disability by...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 22

Actions that you do automatically, without you having to think about them, are called...

Accepted Answer

reflex

Questions 22