BioBlitz 1
Valley Oak
What is Quercus Lobata
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus Occidentalis
This contains the Spine and Brain
CNS
Frontal Lobe
Connects Muscle to Bone
Tendons
Western Pond Turtle
actinemys marmorata
Coastal Redwood
sequoia sempervirens
Nerves
PNS
Temporal Lobe
Connects Bone to Bone
Ligaments
Coastal sagebrush
Artemisia californica
Coyote Brush
baccharis vanessae
These two things control two opposite important body functions
Sympathetic/Parasympathetic (Fight or Flight, Rest or Digest)
Visual Functions and Reading
Parietal Lobe
Muscle that always is working, found in only one place
Cardiac Muscle
Date Palm
Phoenix Dactylifera
Wild Turkey
Meleagris Gallopavo
Controls voluntary movements
Somatic
Vision
Occipital Lobe
Muscle used in voluntary actions
Skeletal Muscle
Black-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus Hemionus
Poison Oak
Toxicodendron pubescens
Involuntary Movements
Autonomic
Balance and Coordination
Cerebellum
Smooth Muscle