1. Take out your HW Complete the Concept Map handout – side 1 only!
HW: Mint Ice Cream reading and questions.
Current Events # 25 – 28 on Friday.
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Take out your HW
Complete the Concept Map handout – side 1 only!

2. How the Nervous System Works HW

3. Axon Tip (Terminal)
Synapse
Dendrite
Axon
response
nerve
nerve impulse
stimulus
neuron (or nerve cell)

4. Interneurons Environment
a. ______________
Neurons
consists of three types
Interneurons
c. ______________
b. ______________
Motor Neurons
Sensory Neurons
send impulses to
send impulses to
send impulses from
d. ______________
e. ______________
Environment
Motor Neurons
Muscles or glands

5. F A E D B C

6. Any change or signal in the environment
Reaction to a stimulus
Automatic response without conscious control
Removes unneeded substances
Tearing up
The brain/spinal cord
A receiver of messages
A pathway of responses
Blinking
Sneezing/tearing
Jump/Scream
Letting go

7. Nervous System Notes A. The Central Nervous System (CNS)
Main control center of the nervous system
Made up of the Brain and
Spinal cord

8. Label the parts of the nervous system
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla
Spinal cord
Spinal nerves

9. Cerebrum Voluntary functions
Cerebellum Balance and coordination
Medulla/brain stem Involuntary (Automatic) functions
Spinal cord Passageway for CNS
Spinal nerves Bundles of neurons/nerve fibers

10. B. Parts of the Brain and Some Functions
and coordination
Cerebrum: Voluntary activities such as…
Cerebellum: Muscular activities such as…
Medulla: Involuntary activities such as…

11. C. Left and right sides of the brain
control the opposite parts of the body!

12. Spinal Cord
Link between the brain and the nerves in
your body.
Protected by watery fluid and bones (the vertebral column)

13. The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Made up of the nerves and connects to the
CNS (Central Nervous System)
Cerebrum
Central
Cerebellum
Medulla
Peripheral
Spinal Cord
Spinal Nerves

14. B E A C D

15. The Story of Phineas Gage
4 min. link:
Original Link 5 min.: Alan Alda

16. The Brain explains…..THE BRAIN!!
1 min. link.

17. Closure: List at least 3 functions that your brain controls
(Think about what your body does each day).
Two MRI scans of the brain