The Nervous System - Exploring Nature
The Nervous System - Exploring Nature
The Nervous System - Exploring Nature
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Nervous</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />
parietal lobe<br />
(feeling, taste)<br />
occipital lobe<br />
(vision)<br />
frontal lobe<br />
(thought, speech)<br />
temporal lobe<br />
(hearing)<br />
cerebrum - higher thought and special senses<br />
brain –<br />
cerebellum - coordinates smooth body movement<br />
brain stem - controls bodily functions like heart<br />
rate and breathing<br />
spinal cord –<br />
transports messages between the<br />
brain and the peripheral nerves<br />
peripheral nerves –<br />
bundles of axons transporting<br />
messages to and from all over<br />
the body to the spinal cord<br />
©Sheri Amsel<br />
www.exploringnature.org
Label the Functions of the <strong>Nervous</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />
parietal lobe<br />
occipital lobe<br />
frontal lobe<br />
temporal lobe<br />
brain –<br />
cerebrum<br />
cerebellum<br />
brain stem<br />
spinal cord<br />
peripheral nerves<br />
©Sheri Amsel<br />
www.exploringnature.org
Label the Parts of the <strong>Nervous</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />
(feeling, taste)<br />
(thought, speech)<br />
(vision)<br />
(hearing)<br />
higher thought and special senses<br />
brain –<br />
coordinates smooth body movement<br />
controls bodily functions like heart rate and breathing<br />
transports messages between the brain and the peripheral nerves<br />
bundles of axons transporting messages to and from all over<br />
the body to the spinal cord<br />
©Sheri Amsel<br />
www.exploringnature.org