2. About how much does your brain
weigh?
1/2
pound 1 pound
2 1/2 pounds 5
pounds
3. The most common excitatory neurotransmitter
in the brain has a chemical structure similar to:
gunpowder
caffeine a
Chinese food additive
4. Your fastest conducting nerve
fibers conduct impulses at about:
10
mph 200 mph
1000 mph the
speed of light
5. The number of cells in your brain
is equal to approximately 20 x the population of:
New
Mexico the United States
the world
6. The substance that surrounds
large nerve fibers is made up mainly of:
fat
starch protein
cartilage
7. The range from the softest discernible
to painfully loud sound pressure waves is:
100x
1000x 10000x
1000000x
8. Your most accurately controlled
muscels are:
leg
muscles eye muscles
finger muscles arm
muscles
9. Your are more likely to have
a dream:
when
you first fall asleep early
in the morning while sleep
walking
10. In the majority of people, the
language areas of the brain are:
on
the left side on the right
side on both sides
in the center
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