1. 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!!!

2. Meet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain - Crash Course Psychology #4
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3. 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
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4. Brain Structure Surgeons say that a living brain feels a lot like soft tofu!
cerebrum
cerebellum
hypothalamus
pituitary gland
medulla
Brain Animation

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

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

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

14. 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

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

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

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

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

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

20. 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.

21. Parts of the Brain Review
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