Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True
Story About Brain Science Exam
Questions & answers Scored A+
railroad - ANSWER-(noun)
A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run;
a railway.
e.g: 'Phineas Gage was a _____________ worker'
tamping iron - ANSWER-(noun)
An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.
e.g. 'He was packing the powder with a ____________ _____'
prematurely - ANSWER-(adverb)
Before the due time; ahead of time
e.g. 'The charge detonated _______________'
head - ANSWER-(noun)
The upper part of the human body, typically separated from the rest of the body by a
neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs
e.g. 'It blasted through his _______'
optic nerve - ANSWER-(noun)
Each of the second pair of cranial nerves, transmitting impulses to the brain from the
retina at the back of the eye.
Story About Brain Science Exam
Questions & answers Scored A+
railroad - ANSWER-(noun)
A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run;
a railway.
e.g: 'Phineas Gage was a _____________ worker'
tamping iron - ANSWER-(noun)
An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.
e.g. 'He was packing the powder with a ____________ _____'
prematurely - ANSWER-(adverb)
Before the due time; ahead of time
e.g. 'The charge detonated _______________'
head - ANSWER-(noun)
The upper part of the human body, typically separated from the rest of the body by a
neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs
e.g. 'It blasted through his _______'
optic nerve - ANSWER-(noun)
Each of the second pair of cranial nerves, transmitting impulses to the brain from the
retina at the back of the eye.
