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• Provide students with the Module 1 magazine The Brain and Nervous System for background knowledge. • Determine which activities you want the class to complete.
Overview of the entire nervous system The nervous system has three main functions: sensory input, integration of data and motor output. Sensory input is when the body gathers information or data, by way of neurons, glia and synapses. The nervous system is composed of excitable nerve cells (neurons) and
In this lesson, we’ll discuss the principle brain regions, layers of the brain, and lobes of the brain, as well as common terms used to orient neuroanatomical discussions. The brain is a dense organ with various functional units. Understanding the anatomy of the brain can be aided by looking at it from different organizational layers.
Discuss the nature and basic functions of the nervous system. Explain what neurons are and how they process information. Identify the brain’s levels and structures, and summarize the functions of its structures. State what the endocrine system is and how it affects behavior.
The human brain is the centre of our nervous system. It is the most complex organ in our body and is responsible for everything we do - every thought we have, action we take, memory we have and feeling we experience. This fact sheet gives an overview of the brain and some of the key parts within it. Brain images used with permission of ...
This module will offer a basic guide to the structure of the brain and nervous system, starting from a description of neurons and working up to a description of how these are organized into different anatomical systems.
The nervous system consists of three parts: the Brain, the Central Nervous System, and the Peripheral Nervous System. The Brain is the command center, the Central Nervous System is the brain and the spinal cord, and the Peripheral Nervous System consists of the nerves going from the spinal cord out to your body. Draw and label each of these ...
