Download The Brain ACTIVITY lesson - Mr. Haley

The Brain Game
The Brain Game
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For this Activity, you will break into three, four or five groups
depending on the period- by numbering off (1,2,3 etc…).
Each group will have a chance to answer questions that are related to
different parts of the human brain.
Starting with team number one (1)-the team will be given a question
and one (1) minute to write the answer in the correct place on the
Brain Diagram located on the board.
Teams will receive 1 point for a correct answer, and 1 additional point
for labeling the part in the correct location.
If the team whose turn it is to answer the question gets it wrong, the
next team gets a chance to answer the question.
The team with the most points will receive 5 bonus points on your
next unit test!!
• Pressure from a tumor on this part of the
brain causes a person to become very
aggressive when simple emotional pressures
arise. Teens tend to use this part MORE than
their rational frontal lobes when judging
situations, causing them to overreact
sometimes.
• The Cell body of a neuron, which contains the
nucleus and other parts that keep the cell
healthy
• This layer covers the axon of some
neurons and helps speed neural impulses
• This part receives messages from other cellsthey appear to be ‘branching’ extensions of a
neuron
• This is the structure of a neuron (a single cell
of the central or peripheral nervous system) at
the end of it's axon that forms a synapse with
another neuron. Generally, this area is the
point at which a neuron passes information to
the neurons with which it is connected.
• The tiny, fluid filled gap between the
axon terminal of one neuron and the
dendrite of another neuron
• This is a chemical messenger that travels
across the synapse from one neuron to the
next. They can influence whether the second
neuron will generate an action potential or not
Endocrine glands that help to arouse the
body in times of stress, located just above
the kidneys
• Epileptic seizures have become so severe that
this part of the brain is cut during surgery to
disconnect the two hemispheres of the brain.
This quiets the electrical storm raging
between the two sides.
• This area of the brain regulates things like
body temperature and hunger, which is why
many diet drugs target this part of the brain
• A blow to the base of the back of the head in
a part known as the “little brain” makes the
person wobble and struggle to run. This part
of the brain is affected when alcohol is
consumed causing people to lose coordination
and balance.
• Damage to this area causes a person not to
form NEW memories properly. If this area was
damaged, you would not have been able to
learn what this part of the brain is.
• Crushing this area of the brain causes all vital
functions to stop, as when Dale Earnhardt
crashed his car into the wall at Daytona.
• An injury to this area of the brain makes
someone sluggish because areas of the brain
pertinent to concentration and paying
attention are not being notified. This area is
known to control the ‘wakefulness’ of a
person.
• Damage to any part of this ‘system’ can affect
hunger and thirst, aggression and fear-This
system includes the hypothalamus, the
hippocampus, and the amygdala.
• Damage to this, “Oldest part of the brain” can
cause severe damage to automatic survival
functions.
• Damage to this part of the brain, which works
as a sensory ‘switchboard,’ would cause
different sensory messages not to be received
by certain portions of the brain.
• This connects the two parts of the brain and
allows them to communicate with each
other…
• This part of the brain controls your heartbeat,
breathing, circulation and swallowing…
• Located in the left temporal lobe, this area is
involved with your ability to understand what
someone else says. Damage to this area may
leave a person able to hear words, but unable
to comprehend the meaning of sentences
created.
• This person could understand the visual parts
of a computer: mouse, keyboard, speakers,
but not be able to recognize the computer as
a whole
• A football player hits the back of his helmet on
the ground and experiences blurred vision.
This would affect which rear Lobe in the
human brain.
• Located in the left frontal lobe, this area
directs the muscle movements involved in
speech. Damage to this area, which often
happens to victims of a stroke, result in
difficulty with spoken language. The stroke
victim can form ideas but cannot turn those
ideas into coherent speech
• When your alarm went off this morning , this
part of the brain caused us to “rise and shine”
so we can be alert and ready for the day
• This lobe is considered our emotional control
center and home to our personality. This lobe
is extremely vulnerable to damage due to its
location.
• This side controls a persons ability to write
with their right hand.