Warm-ups Date: Dec 5, 2013 Page: Table of Contents p 1 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups: Front Cover...

Date: Dec 5, 2013Page: Table of Contents p 1

W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups: Front Cover

W.O.D. Meninges-Three layers of membranes which protect the brain and spinal cord.

Question: What do you think meningitis is?

Glossary

Table of Contents:Title Page

Today’s Plan

• Warm-up• Yoga• The Secret Life of the Brain• Quick Quiz #1• Reflection

What part of the brain creates homeostasis (balance in temp, pressure, and internal environment) in the body?

YOGA TIME!

Take the Left Brain – Right Brain Test

Which describes you best?Right Brain Left Brain

• Holistic, big-picture oriented • Linear, details oriented

• Random processing oriented • Sequential or list oriented

• Concrete processing oriented• Symbolic processing

oriented

• Intuitive decision making • Logical decision making

• Non-verbal processing oriented

• Verbal processing oriented

• Fantasy-oriented • Reality-oriented

Natgeo Brain Surgery Video - removal of tumor

CNN Video Showing cognitive tasks during brain surgery as a tumor is removed.

Corpus callosumThalamus

Hypothalamus

Pineal gland

Check out these brain images!

Reflection:

Which part of the brain is most active?

• Gray matter(Cerebral Cortex)• White matter (Inner brain).