• In an unborn baby , the brain is formed much quicker than other organs
  • The brain reaches its full weight when you are 6 years old.
  • The brain does not feel any pain. As a result doctors can perform operations on people who are conscious.
  • Brain cells begin to die if they don't get oxygen for three to five minutes.
  • The brain gets 20% of your body's oxygen even though it only makes up 2 % of your weight.
  • Everyone's brain has the same features but no brain looks exactly like any other.
 human brain

Words

  • conscious = to be awake; if you are able to see and understand the things around you
  • features = characteristics; special qualities
  • oxygen = the gas that is in the air and that we need to survive
  • pain = the feeling you have when your body hurts
  • reach = get to
  • weight = how heavy something is