Nervous System Healthful Living Gunderson Parietal Lobe Frontal
Nervous System Healthful Living Gunderson
Parietal Lobe Frontal Lobe Corpus Callosum Occipital Lobe Pituitary Gland Temporal Lobe Pons Cerebellum Medulla Oblongata Spinal Cord
Cerebellum � Regulates: ◦ ◦ Balance Posture Movement Coordination Corpus Callosum � Collection of nerve fibers � Connects left and right hemispheres
Frontal Lobe � Located top & front � Regulates: ◦ Reasoning ◦ Emotions ◦ Judgment Medulla Oblongata � Connects brain and spinal cord � Regulates automatic functions: ◦ ◦ Heart Rate Breathing Eating Sleeping
Occipital Lobe � Processes information related to vision Parietal Lobe � Receives and processes sensory information ◦ Speech ◦ Taste � Letters form words, thoughts become words
Pituitary Gland � Master Gland � Secretes and regulates hormones ◦ ◦ Blood pressure Growth Urine production Metabolism Pons � Message station � REM sleep originates here � Helps to regulate breathing
Spinal Cord � Transmits neural signals from brain to body � Controls neural reflexes Temporal Lobe � Regulates: ◦ ◦ Memory Hearing Language Learning
Left vs. Right Brain
Assignment: Homework Due Monday 10 -20 -2014 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to the website: www. similarminds. com/brain. html Take right/left brain test a. 30 Question b. Short Test Print out results (attach to your summary) Write ½ a page on if you agree or disagree with your test results.
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