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The Nervous System
“Fact or Fake”-Tenney
Directions: Please fill in fact or fake for each statement.
1. ________________ Men’s brains are larger thenwomen’s brains.
2. ________________ Men are more intelligent then women because they have
larger brains.
3._________________ A newborn baby's brain grows almost 3 times during the course of its first year.
4. _________________ The left side of human brain controlsthe right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.
5. _________________Some people do not have any pain receptorsin their skin.
6. ________________ As we get older, the brain loses almost one gram per year.
7. ________________ There are about 13, 500,00 neuronsin the human spinal cord.
8. _______________ Only four percent of the brain's cells work while the remaining cells are kept in reserve.
9. A New bornbaby loses about half of their nerve cells before they are born.
10. ______________ The nervous system is divided into three parts.
11. ______________The peripheral nervous system is made up of the brain.
12. _______________The base of the spinal cord has a cluster of nerves, which are most sensitive.
13._______________The hypothalamus is a part of the brain.
14. _______________The nervous system can transmit impulses as fast as 100 meters per second.
15.______________ Neurons are the largest cells in the body. They can be up to 3 ft.
Now its your turn: Come up with 5 of your own:
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“Fact or Fake”-Tenney
Directions: Please fill in fact or fake for each statement.
1. ________________ Men’s brains are larger thenwomen’s brains.
2. ________________ Men are more intelligent then women because they have
larger brains.
3._________________ A newborn baby's brain grows almost 3 times during the course of its first year.
4. _________________ The left side of human brain controlsthe right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.
5. _________________Some people do not have any pain receptorsin their skin.
6. ________________ As we get older, the brain loses almost one gram per year.
7. ________________ There are about 13, 500,00 neuronsin the human spinal cord.
8. _______________ Only four percent of the brain's cells work while the remaining cells are kept in reserve.
9. A New bornbaby loses about half of their nerve cells before they are born.
10. ______________ The nervous system is divided into three parts.
11. ______________The peripheral nervous system is made up of the brain.
12. _______________The base of the spinal cord has a cluster of nerves, which are most sensitive.
13._______________The hypothalamus is a part of the brain.
14. _______________The nervous system can transmit impulses as fast as 100 meters per second.
15.______________ Neurons are the largest cells in the body. They can be up to 3 ft.
Now its your turn: Come up with 5 of your own:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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