May 17th, 2017 Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Nervous System: What makes up the Nervous System?

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Level#1

Your nervous system is made up of your brain, spinal cord, and a network of nerves. These organs are all made of nerve cells. Your nervous system also includes your sense organs. The main job of your brain is to receive, interpret, ans send impulses to the rest of your body. The brain is made up of more than 160 billion nerve cells. There are three main parts of the brain; the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem.

1. What are the three parts that make up the nervous system?





2. What are all the organs of the nervous system made of?





3. Besides the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, what else does your nervous system include?







Level#2

Your nervous system is made up of your brain, spinal cord, and a network of nerves. These organs are all made of nerve cells. Your nervous system also includes your sense organs. The main job of your brain is to receive, interpret, ans send impulses to the rest of your body. The brain is made up of more than 160 billion nerve cells. There are three main parts of the brain; the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The largest part of the brain is the cerebrum. The cerebrum controls many voluntary muscle movements. It also controls thinking, learning, memory, speech, and decision making. Another job of the cerebrum is to interpret messages from the sense organs. The part of the brain that is located just below the back of the cerebrum is the cerebellum. The cerebellum helps to coordinate muscle movements. The cerebellum also helps you to keep your balance.

1. What is the largest part of your brain and what functions does it control?






2. What is the brain made up of, and what is its main job?






3. What is located just below the back of the cerebrum, and what two jobs does it do for us?








Level#3

Your nervous system is made up of your brain, spinal cord, and a network of nerves. These organs are all made of nerve cells. Your nervous system also includes your sense organs. The main job of your brain is to receive, interpret, ans send impulses to the rest of your body. The brain is made up of more than 160 billion nerve cells. There are three main parts of the brain; the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The largest part of the brain is the cerebrum. The cerebrum controls many voluntary muscle movements. It also controls thinking, learning, memory, speech, and decision making. Another job of the cerebrum is to interpret messages from the sense organs. The part of the brain that is located just below the back of the cerebrum is the cerebellum. The cerebellum helps to coordinate muscle movements. The cerebellum also helps you to keep your balance. The brain stem is the third part of the brain. It connects the brain to the spinal cord. In the lower part of the brain stem, there is an organ called the medulla. The medulla controls involuntary body functions such as breathing, digestion, and heart rate.

1. Explain the main job of the brain, what it is made of, and what are the three main parts of the brain.







2. Explain where the cerebellum is located, and how might an injury to it affect us.






3. Explain the purpose of the brain stem, as well as, the organ that is found within it, and what this organ controls.









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