Module 1 The Nervous System
Lesson 1.1.2
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Explore
Read
The brain is the control centre of your body. To understand where the brain processes the sight of a friendly face across the room or the laughter you heard which motivated you to cross the room, and controlled your breathing and heart rate, read pages 386 to 395 of your textbook. Make summary notes for future study, and place these notes in your course folder.
Watch and Listen
The following videos will provide an excellent introduction to the concepts that will be presented in this lesson. You may wish to return to these videos as you complete future lessons.
Introduction to nervous system video
 Self-Check
occipital lobe: one of the four lobes of the cerebrum, it receives and analyzes visual information that is sent to association centres for recognition of what is being seen
SC 1. After reading the text and viewing the video, you will have come to know that the occipital lobe processes sight and the temporal lobe processes the sounds. There are, however, four major lobes of the brain. This diagram provides information on the functions of all four lobes. Consider this information as you identify and label the name for each lobe.
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Inquiry into Biology (Whitby, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2007), 390, fig 11.29. Reproduced by permission.
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