The Brain Controls the Body

Question 1

Which sentence correctly says where the brain is and what it does?

Accepted Answer

The brain is inside the skull and controls the whole body.

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The brain is in the stomach and helps you taste food.

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The brain is in the arm and helps you swing.

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The brain is in the foot and helps you jump.

Question 2

When Maya feels a tickle on her arm, a tiny message travels to a part of her head that decides what to do and then tells her muscles to move. Which sentence correctly tells where that deciding part lives and what it can control?

Accepted Answer

The deciding part is the brain, which is inside the skull and can send messages to every muscle in the body.

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The deciding part is the heart, which is in the chest and only controls the beating of blood.

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The deciding part is the stomach, which is in the belly and only helps with digestion.

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The deciding part is the brain, which sits at the back of the neck and only tells the head what to do.

Question 3

Which answer shows the correct order of what happens when you see a ball coming toward you?

Accepted Answer

Your eyes see the ball, the brain decides to catch it, and nerves tell your hands to move.

Answer

Your brain decides to catch the ball, then your eyes see it, and finally your hands move.

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Your eyes see the ball, your hands move to catch it, and then your brain decides what happened.

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Your brain decides to catch the ball, nerves tell your eyes to see it, and then your hands move.

Try three questions

Which sentence correctly says where the brain is and what it does?

When Maya feels a tickle on her arm, a tiny message travels to a part of her head that decides what to do and then tells her muscles to move. Which sentence correctly tells where that deciding part lives and what it can control?

Which answer shows the correct order of what happens when you see a ball coming toward you?

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