Muscles Make Up About 30% to 40% of Our Body

question 35

True/False

Muscles make up about 30% to 40% of our body weight.

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Definitions:

Endorphins

Neurochemicals in the brain that act as natural painkillers and also boost feelings of pleasure or well-being.

Cerebral Cortex

The Cerebral Cortex is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Corpus Callosum

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.

Split-Brain Operations

Surgical procedures on the brain that involve severing the corpus callosum, often performed to reduce epileptic seizures, affecting the communication between the two hemispheres of the brain.