Bill Nye: Brain

What do we control everything we do with?

• Our hands

• Our feet

• Our brain

• Our eyes

Compared to the size of our body, humans have the ______ brains of any animal on Earth.

• Smallest

• Heaviest

• Largest

• Lightest

What is the group of special cells that send electrical signals to the rest of your body?

• Muscular system

• Central nervous system

• Digestive system

• Respiratory system

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Which type of memory is NOT one of the four types humans have?

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Ancestral memory

• Visual memory

What part of the brain helps keep your balance?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

• Hippocampus

The olfactory cortex allows you to ______.

• See

• Hear

• Smell

• Taste

What connects with all the muscles in the body and allows them to move?

• Brainstem

• Spinal cord

• Cerebellum

• Cortex

What is used to take a picture of the brain?

• X-ray

• CT scan

• MRI

• Ultrasound

The ______ of the brain controls the right side of the body.

• Right side

• Left side

• Front side

• Back side

What part of the brain is being used when you are talking?

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

• Cortex

• Hippocampus