Neurons & Parts of a Neuron
This is the cell body.
What is the soma?
This controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
These chemical messengers travel through the bloodstream and can affect many things.
What are hormones?
Billy Boy is sure there is a ghost in his closet because he watched a scary movie. This hormone is in his bloodstream right now while his heart is racing.
What is epinephrine?
This type of brain scan is often used to check for brain injuries/trauma such as after a fight or accident.
What is a CT scan or MRI?
The small space between two neurons where neurotransmitters travel.
What is the synapse?
CHALLENGE!
Someone on each side must write down which part of Aaron's brain seems to be affected. I will randomly look at a student's answer.
What is the cerebellum?
If the class succeeded, you win 1000 points!
Otherwise, A+ Aaron wins 1000 points.
This neurotransmitter helps regulate mood, sleep, and appetite.
What is serotonin?
When Billy Boy sees the bear standing tall over him, this hormone makes him pay attention to all of the details of the bear's movement.
What is norepinephrine?
Johnny sleeps all the time recently and feels sad for no reason at all even though his life situation is really great. His brain is not making enough of this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
This fatty tissue protects the axon and helps it send the signal faster.
What is myelin sheath?
I asked a student what the hippocampus did, and they just could not remember. There's a problem with a part of their brain today.
What is the hippocampus?
This part of the brain is important for connecting the endocrine system with the nervous system.
What is the hypothalamus?
These glands sit above the kidneys and release hormones that help the body respond to stress.
What are the adrenal glands?
CHALLENGE!
Both teams have three minutes to draw a brain and label at least four parts. A different person must write each part.
If the class succeeded, you win 1000 points. Otherwise, A+ Aaron wins 1000 points.
What are glial cells?
CHALLENGE!
Three people from each side must go to the board to write down three different things a person's cerebrum helps them do.
You only have three minutes.
If the class succeeded, you win 1000 points. Otherwise, A+ Aaron wins 1000 points.
This part of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for action during danger.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
These units carry information from parents that strongly determine what physical and mental traits a person will have.
What are genes?
These are three examples of bodily functions that are part of the autonomic system.
What are breathing, heart rate, and digestion?
These types of neurons are for movement of the body.
What are motor neurons?
This lobe is where the hippocampus is located.
What is the temporal lobe?
This part of the autonomic nervous system will slow your heart down after a dangerous encounter.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
This gland in the brain is important for regulating hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
This part of the brain keeps things like temperature in the body balanced (in a condition of "homeostasis").
What is the hypothalamus?