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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

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