Multiple choice

The most evident difference between the human brain and the brain of a bony fish is in _____________.

Bony fishes have a skeleton made up of bones. The most prominent examples are herring, eels, sturgeon, salmon, lantern fish, milk fish, flying fish, etc.

  1. brain stem

  2. hippocampus

  3. cerebellum

  4. pituitary

  5. medulla oblongata

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Physically the brain of fish does not have a hippocampus region which is found in higher order vertebrae animals. The hippocampus is the part of the brain that is involved in memory forming, organising, and storing.