Brain Leftovers Unit 2 Lesson 5
Warm Up How did we find out so much about the human nervous system? Human Injury/Operation Imaging Techniques Animal Studies
Animal v Human Brain Similarities Three regions, 2 Hemi’s Subcortex: Thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system “Old Brain” Differences Size Cerebral Cortex: flexibility in behavior “New Brain”
Review- Structure & Function & Damage? Wernicke’s Area Broca’s Area Auditory Cortex Visual Cortex Cerebral Cortex Thalamus Cerebellum Medulla Pituitary Gland Hypothalamus Hippocampus Amygdala
Brain Disorders Head Injury Concussion Blow to head Hemorrhage Excessive bleeding, swelling
Brain Disorders Stroke Interruption in blood flow kills cells and causes loss in function Clot, pinch, rupture in blood vessel
Brain Disorders Brain Diseases Epilepsy Cerebral Palsy Anencephaly Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson Disease Alzheimer’s
Brain Disorders More Brain Diseases Encephalitis Meningitis Edema Tumor
Brain Disorders Last Brain Disorder Tourette’s Repetitive, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.
Video I Have Tourettes..
Closure Explain three different brain diseases or disorders studied today.