Nervous System Healthful Living Gunderson
Parietal Lobe Frontal Lobe Corpus Callosum Occipital Lobe Pituitary Gland Temporal Lobe Cerebellum Pons Medulla Oblongata Spinal Cord
Corpus Callosum Cerebellum Regulates: Collection of nerve fibers Balance Posture Movement Coordination Collection of nerve fibers Connects left and right hemispheres
Medulla Oblongata Frontal Lobe Located top & front Regulates: Reasoning Emotions Judgment Connects brain and spinal cord Regulates automatic functions: Heart Rate Breathing Eating Sleeping
Parietal Lobe Occipital Lobe Processes information related to vision Receives and processes sensory information Speech Taste Letters form words, thoughts become words
Pons Pituitary Gland Message station REM sleep originates here Master Gland Secretes and regulates hormones Blood pressure Growth Urine production Metabolism Message station REM sleep originates here Helps to regulate breathing
Temporal Lobe Spinal Cord Transmits neural signals from brain to body Controls neural reflexes Regulates: Memory Hearing Language Learning
Left vs. Right Brain
Assignment: Homework Due Monday 10-20-2014 Go to the website: www.similarminds.com/brain.html Take right/left brain test 30 Question Short Test Print out results (attach to your summary) Write ½ a page on if you agree or disagree with your test results.