What Is The Brain

Question 1

What is the brain?

Answer 1

Complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates your body

Question 2

What is the brain made up of?

Answer 2

Weighing about 3 pounds, the brain is 60% fat, and 40% combo of water, protein, carbohydrates and salts

Question 3

What is grey matter?

Answer 3

• Dark outer portion of the brain
• Primarily composed of neuron somas
• Responsible for processing & interpreting info

Question 4

What is white matter?

Answer 4

• White inner portion of the brain
• Primarily composed of axons wrapped in a myelin
• Transmits info to other parts of the nervous system

Question 5

How does the brain work?

Answer 5

• The brain sends and receives chemical & electrical signals throughout the body.
• Different signals control diff processes & your brain interprets each
• Some messages are kept in the brain, while some are sent down to the spine and through nerves to diff parts of the body