Health Unit 2, Lesson 1

Explore brain parts and functions! Learn what controls your body, balance, and thoughts.

What Controls What? Match the part of the brain with the functions it controls below. Brain Stem Tells your heart to pump blood, tells your stomach to digest food, and tells your sweat glands to sweat when you're hot Cerebrum Helps you judge, solve problems, and make decisions Right Hemisphere Controls the left side of your body Left Hemisphere Controls the right side of your body Cerebellum Controls your balance and coordination Thalamus Receives signals from all over the body and sends it to the right parts of your brain. Allows you to forget things that are not important. Hypothalamus Controls your emotions and keeps your body at the right temperature Watch the video below and be ready to answer some questions about the video! If you need to pause or rewatch the video to help you with the questions, that is COMPLETELY fine! If you unfolded the brain, how large of an area would it cover? 2.5 ft2 25 ft2 250 ft2 2,500 ft2 What are the grooves of the brain called? Socks Sulci Sulley Snickers How many main lobes is the brain divided into? 1 4 7 10 Which 2 are true of the occipital lobe? smallest sensory information visual processing auditory processing sense of touch HIGH level visual processing A LOT OF PROCESSES largest Which 2 are true of the parietal lobe? smallest sensory information visual processing auditory processing sense of touch HIGH level visual processing A LOT OF PROCESSES largest Which 2 are true of the temporal lobe? smallest sensory information visual processing auditory processing sense of touch HIGH level visual processing A LOT OF PROCESSES largest Which 2 are true of the frontal lobe? smallest sensory information visual processing auditory processing sense of touch HIGH level visual processing A LOT OF PROCESSES largest What are 2 things that you learned about the brain today, either from in class or from the video? Write at least 2 sentences about something or a couple of things that you learned about the brain today, either from class or the video. You can record your voice if you would like but you need to give me a minimum of 2 sentences for full credit!