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Brain Trivia
Q1. How much does the average adult human brain weigh?
1 pound
2 pounds
3 pounds
4 pounds
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Q2. How much did Albert Einstein's brain weigh?
1.9 pounds
2.7 pounds
4.2 pounds
5.1 pounds
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Fact!
Einstein’s brain weighed significantly less than the average human brain, but he had many more glial cells than average.
Q3. At approximately what age does the brain stop growing?
9 months
12 years
18 years
26 years
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Q4. The forebrain, which controls higher intellectual functions such as thinking, planning, and problem solving, is the largest in what species?
Humans
Chimpanzees
Dogs
Dolphins
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Q5. Which hemisphere of the brain has more neurons?
Left hemisphere
Right hemisphere
They have an equal number of neurons
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The left hemisphere has 186 million more neurons than the right hemisphere.
Q6. How much blood flows through the brain per minute?
250-350mL (approx. 1 soda can)
750-1000mL (approx. 3 soda cans)
1500 - 2000mL (approx. 6 soda cans)
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Q7. How long can the brain survive without oxygenated blood?
10 seconds, when the body loses consciousness
2-3 minutes, when cell death begins
4-6 minutes, when cell death begins
8-10 minutes, when cell death begins
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Q8. How much of your body heat is lost through your head?
13%
25-30%
40-50%
70-80%
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Q9. What is the longest living cell in your body?
Fat cells
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Brain cells
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Brain cells can live up to an entire lifetime.
Q10. How many brain cells (neurons) does the average human have?
10 million
100 million
10 billion
100 billion
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Q11. What is the name of the chemical signal used between neurons?
Neurotransmitters
Dendrites
Osteocytes
Calcium
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Q12. How long can a neuron be?
1/4 inches
1-2 inches
3 feet
15 feet
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Fact!
This is about the height of a giraffe, from toe to neck.
Q13. How many brain imaging techniques can you name?
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