The Human Brain Module One: Booklet #5 DID YOU KNOW... A bigger brain doesn’t always mean a smarter person. Albert Einstein’s brain was slightly smaller than average!!!

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TASK: To learn about the roles of the human brain and the parts that comprise it INTENT: There are many parts in the human brain that work together to coordinate movement and stimulate thinking and emotions, resulting in behaviour CRITERIA: To be able to match structures of the human brain to their function http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/NSmovie.html (3:43)

Brain Structure Surgeons say that a living brain feels a lot like soft tofu! cerebrum cerebellum hypothalamus pituitary gland medulla Brain Animation

1. Hindbrain – Consists of: a) Medulla (Oblongata) b) Pons c) Cerebellum

Medulla (oblongata) Location: Where the spinal cord enters the skull Functions: It controls automatic functions (i.e you are not aware of them) such as heart rate and breathing

b) Pons Location: Between medulla & the midbrain Function: Pons means a “bridge” & it interconnects messages between the spinal cord and the brain

c) Cerebellum Location: Extending from the rear of the brainstem Functions: It regulates balance, posture, movement and muscle coordination NOTE: Alcohol causes temporary loss of cerebellum functions, which results in staggering & other signs of loss of coordination

2. Midbrain Location: Just above the pons Function: Integrates sensory information and relays it upward

3. Forebrain – Consists of: a) Hypothalamus b) Thalamus c) Cerebrum (also called cerebral cortex)

Hypothalamus Location: Between midbrain & cerebrum Functions: Regulates basic needs including hunger, thirst and temperature; also controls falling asleep

b) Thalamus Location: Located above the hypothalamus Functions: Serves as a relay center between various parts of the brain and spinal cord for all sensory information (expect smell); also involved in keeping a person conscious, and plays a role in awareness of pain

c) Cerebrum (also called cerebral cortex) NOTE: Is the largest part of the human brain Is made up of FOUR regions called lobes

Frontal Lobe Location: Front section of the cerebrum Functions: Associated with higher reasoning, voluntary body movements and speech

Temporal Lobe Location: Bottom section of the cerebrum (above ears) Functions: Associated with memories and the perceptions of sounds and language

Parietal Lobe Location: Middle section of the cerebrum Functions: Associated with the perception of touch, pressure and pain

Occipital Lobe Location: Back section of the cerebrum Function: Associated with visual perception

Structures associated with brain: Corpus Callosum: Large band of nerve fibres between the cerebral hemispheres (ie. right &left side) Spinal Cord: Connects the nerves of the PNS with the brain. It transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

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