INNER BRAIN STRUCTURES

Cerebellum

Functions: coordination, balance

Brainstem Functions:

most basic functions of life (reflexes, breathing, heart rate, sleep), connects the brain to the rest of the body through spinal cord

THE LIMBIC SYSTEM

Thalamus (part of Limbic System)

Functions: relaying of sensory and motor signals, consciousness, alertness

Hypothalamus (part of Limbic System)

Functions: body temperature, hunger, sexual behavior, thirst, fatigue

Hippocampus (part of Limbic System)

Functions: formation of memory, spatial navigation

Cognitive Map

Amygdala (part of Limbic System)

Functions: negative emotions (particularly fear, rage, and violence)

Brain Diagram

Label the 11 structures we have learned

Use color!

Exit PassWrite the following:

One strength you have so far One weakness you have so far One thing you want to learn more about

Function Examples On a separate sheet of paper,

write examples for one function of each structure (skipping the corpus callosum) to have 10 examples total Do not write the answer (we willbe trading to answer)

Brain Functions Diagram Draw

images/symbols to represent the functions of each structure (11 total) Label each

structure USE COLOR to at

least outline