Lesson 6 - Central Nervous System

In this lesson you will learn about

1. Watch this video to learn about the parts of the brain. 

Here is a chart from the textbook with the parts of the brain and their major functions. You need to know all of them!

2. Once you've watched the video answer the questions from this document. These questions will help make sure that you correctly understand the information from the lesson.

3. Read Chapter 11 pages 385-395 from the textbook for a deeper understanding of this material.

This PowerPoint outlines all the main points that you need to know from this lesson. You can use this PowerPoint as a review when you revisit this information at a later date.

Self Assessment Section. Have you come away from the lesson knowing all of the things that you need to know?

I can define these words

white matter grey matter spinal cord meninges
cerebellum medulla oblongata pons midbrain
thalamus hypothalamus cerebrum blood-brain barrier
cerebrospinal fluid cerebral cortex corpus callosum occipital lobe
temporal lobe parietal lobe frontal lobe

4. Do this self-check about the brain. It is not for marks, but it is for you to check to see how well you understand this lesson.