THE NERVOUS SYSTEM youtube/watch?v=sjyI4CmBOA0&feature=player_detailpage

1. THE NERVOUS SYSTEMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjyI4CmBOA0&feature=player_detailpage Your body’s message center Controls all of your body’s actions

2. Brain Rhyme • The answers to each of the next questions rhyme with the word “brain.” • For example, for the question, “A brain on the tracks,” the answer is Brain Train. • There could be more than one correct answer.

3. How many can your group answer?A brain……….

4. Parts of the Nervous System

5. How many can you remember?

6. Brain Gameshttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/stm0.html - short term memory

7. The Brain

8. The Brain • The brain is the largest most complex part of the nervous system • The brain weighs ____ pounds • Contains over 100 billion neurons • The brain takes the form of___________, memories, and commands to ________ actions. It allows you to direct your muscles and emotions and everything you sense. • Your brain control involuntary and voluntary processes • Involuntary – movement ________ thought (heartbeat/respiration) • Voluntary – movement ________thought (muscle movement, chewing)

9. Right/Brain Left Brain QuizTake this test by selecting the answer which best describes you at this present time. Every time you read a description or characteristic that applies to you, select the first response that seems right. After you are done, we’ll evaluate your responses automatically by adding them up. Whichever number is higher represents your dominance. If the numbers are close, that means you use both sides of your brain equally. • I wear a watch • I keep a journal • I believe there is a right and wrong way to do everything • I hate following directions • The expression “Life is just a bowl of cherries” makes no sense to me • I find sticking to a schedule is boring • I’d rather draw someone a map then tell them how to get somewhere • If I lost something, I’d try to remember where I saw it last • If I don’t know usually which way to turn, I let my emotions guide me • I am good at Math • If I had to assemble something, I’d read the directions first • I’m often late getting places • Some people think I am psychic • Setting goals for myself helps keep me from slacking off • When somebody asks me a question, I turn my head to the left • If I have a tough decision to make, so I write down the pros and cons • I’d make a good detective • I am musically inclined

10. 19. If I have a problem, I try to work it out by relating it to one I’ve had in the past 20. When I talk, I gesture a lot 21. If someone asks me a question, I turn my head to the right 22. I believe there are two sides to every story 23. I can tell if someone is guilty just by looking at them 24. I keep a to do list 25. I feel comfortable expressing myself with words 26. Before I take a stand on an issue, I get all the facts 27. I’ve considered becoming a poet, a politician, an architect, or a dancer 28. I lose track of time easily 29. If I forgot someone's name, I’d go through the alphabet until I remembered it 30. I like to draw 31. When I’m confused, I usually go with my gut instinct 32. I have considered becoming a lawyer, journalist, or doctor Tally your answers. (refer to key given to you by the teacher) Are you left brained or right brained?

11. Left vs RightWhich Side are you On?http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/activities/brain_songs.html

12. PARTS OF THE BRAIN • Cerebrum • Cerebellum • Brain Stem • Hypothalamus • Pituitary Gland • Meninges • Pons • Medulla • Cerebral Spinal Fluid

13. CEREBRUM ____________ part of the brain Makes up 85% of the brain’s weight The _________ part of the brain and controls voluntary muscles – you can’t dance or kick a soccer ball without your cerebrum Memory –_______term and _______term memory lives in the_______________ Has two halves – the right half and left half

14. Frontal Lobe – top/front region – reasoning/emotions/judgement/voluntary Occipital Lobe – vision and reading ability (at the back of the head) Parietal Lobe – contains important sensory center (upper rear of head) Temporal Lobe – centers of hearing and memory (sides of head) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPLZ_WUsK88&feature=related

15. CEREBELLUM Located in the back of the brain underneath the cerebrum Controls___________, movement, and________________ Because of the cerebellum you can stand upright, keep your balance, and move around

16. BRAIN STEM Sits beneath the cerebrum and in front of the cerebellum Contains the hypothalamus and _____________gland Connects rest of the brain to the ____________ cord In charge of all the functions of your body –___________air, ________-food, and circulating blood Controls __________muscles – heart and stomach

17. Pituitary Gland Controls__________ About the size of a pea Produce and release hormones into your body

18. Hypothalamus Your brain’s inner __________– knows what temperature your body should be If your body is to hot, the hypothalamus tells it to sweat; if you are to cold, it makes you shiver Hunger, thirst, appetite, and body weight Sleep cycles

19. Meninges– membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord for protectionPons – part of the brainstem that joins the hemispheres of the _______________ and connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum. Located just above the medulla oblongataMedulla – controls___________, breathing, digestions, and vital organsVertebrae – protects the ________________ cordCerebral spinal Fluid – watery cushion that the ________ floats in

20. Spinal Cord Column of nerve tissue about 18 inches long and about as thick as your ______________ finger The cord is protected by ___________ (bones that make up the spine) and protected by fluid that surrounds it –___________fluid Relays messages to and from the brain and body

21. NEURONS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMnDiepv5Os

22. Label the diagram Cerebellum, spinal cord, occipital, pons, medulla oblongata, frontal, parietal, corpus callosum, pituitary, temporal

23. Name the part of the brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, or medulla) responsible for coordinating or controlling each activity or condition listed below:Tasting a hamburger: ___________________Artistic ability: ________________________Kicking a soccer ball: ____________________Rate of breathing: _____________________Tying your shoes: ______________________

24. She Brains vs He BrainsRead article and compare and contrast the female brain to the male brain She Brain He Brain

25. Adolescent Brain Developmenthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-9sjvitKWA

26. Problems with the Nervous System • Spinal Cord Injuries • Paralysis • Nerve inflammation – “pinched nerve” • Diseases

27. Each group will be given an article to read. You will then teach the class about what you read. Make sure to answer the following questions:1. What is the disease?_____________________________________________________2. How does the disease affect your nervous system and/or how does someone get the disease?_____________________________________________________3. What are the signs and symptoms?_____________________________________________________4. How is the disease treated?_____________________________________________________5. Can it be prevented? If not, what can you do to lesson symptoms?