1. Thursday, January 5, 2017 Get a brain box paper get colored pencils
get a text book
get out your completed brain diagram

2. What are the functions of the major parts of the brain?
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What are the functions of the major parts of the brain?

3. Fast facts adult human brain weighs about 3 lbs
elephant brain = 13 lbs
beagle (dog) brain = 0.1 lbs
cat brain = 0.06 lbs
approx. 100 billion (100,000,000,000) neurons in the human brain
signals can travel as slow as 1 mph or as fast as 268 mph through our nervous system

5. Brain box
put your first & last name right under where it says “My Brain Box”.
label the sides of the brain outside the box
back
top
front
left
right

6. be sure to fill in the key
color code parts
be sure to fill in the key

7. Copy on a separate sheet of paper
Frontal lobe - important role in reasoning, planning, parts of speech and movement (motor cortex, emotions and problem-solving
Parietal lobe – responsible for the perception of stimuli related to touch, pressure, temperature, and pain
Temporal lobe - involved in the perception and recognition of auditory stimuli (hearing) and memory
Occipital lobe – concerned with many aspects of vision

8. Brainstem – part of brain that connects to the spinal cord
Brainstem – part of brain that connects to the spinal cord. The brain stem control functions such as heart rate, breathing, digestive processes, and sleeping.
Cerebellum – coordinates the brain’s instructions for skilled, repetitive movements, and helps maintain balance and posture.
Wernicke’s area – part of brain important in language development
Broca’s area – part important for speech

9. Additional functions to label (use pgs. 242-248 to figure out where)
taste
premotor
general interpretation
primary somatic sensory
olfactory (smell)
balance & equilibrium
complex memory (2 places)
Broca’s area
primary motor

10. Get a Nervous system matrix copy on your paper & fill in due Tuesday
Cut out & make into a box
Get a Nervous system matrix
copy on your paper & fill in
due Tuesday