Download WebQuest * Human Senses

WebQuest – Human Senses and the Brain
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Directions: Follow the steps below to answer each question.
Function of the Brain
Type or click on the link below to go to pbs tour of the brain web site
http://tr.im/48n98
Or you can type inhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/3d/index.html
Explore the brain by function and answer the following questions.
1. Vision.
a. In terms of vision, nerve impulses travel along the retina through the
to the brains visual processing centers in the
lobe. What area contains
more neurons than the rest of the brain put together?
2. Hearing.
a. The
nerve conducts impulses from the Organ of Corti in the ear to the
cortex in the
lobe.
3. Smell.
a. What travels through the air that we actually smell?
b.
What is different about olfactory senses as opposed to other senses?
c. The impulses travel directly to the
centers of the cerebral
.
d. Signals travel along the
the
nerve to the
bulb of
system.
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4. Touch.
a. Certain neurons fire an impulse when they encounter pressure,
,
, and _
,
_____.
b. Describe how the impulses travel next.
5. Taste.
a. What structures integrate taste into memories and where are these structures found?
6. Short-term memory.
a. What areas are responsible for short-term memories?
7. Long-term memory.
a. Where is long-term memory of abstract ideas stored in the brain?
b. Where is long-term memory of activities such as riding a bike located?
8. Speech.
a. Damage to what area in the left frontal lobe could cause a person to have difficulty producing
speech sounds?
b. Damage to what area could cause you to not be able to describe to your friend what The Grapes
of Wrath was about?
9. Emotion.
a. What area controls emotions?
b. What are some types of emotions?
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c. Improper wiring between the limbic system and what other area could cause someone to react
very quickly and have anger issues or poor emotional control?
10. Movement.
a. What area coordinates balance movement and posture?
b.
What types of memories are stored in the cerebellum?
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