January 3rd, 2020 Brown Girl Dreaming by: Jacqueline Woodson

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Brain and Central 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 the brain is to receive, interpret, and 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 brainstem.


1. What is the main job of the brain?






2. What is the brain made up of?






3. What are the three main parts of the brain?







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 the brain is to receive, interpret, and 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 brainstem. 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 help your to keep your balance.


1. What is the largest part of the brain, and what type of muscle movements does it control?






2. Besides controlling voluntary muscle movements, what other activities does the cerebrum perform?






3. What is the name of the part of the brain located just below the back of the cerebrum, and what 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 the brain is to receive, interpret, and 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 brainstem. 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 help your to keep your balance. The brainstem is the third part of the brain. It connects the brain to the spinal cord. In the lower part of the brainstem, there is an organ called the medulla. The medulla controls involuntary body functions such as breathing, digestion, and heart rate.

1. Explain what part of the brain is located just below the back of the cerebrum, and what two jobs does it do?

2. What is the name of the third part of the brain, and what does it do?

3. What is the name of the organ in the lower part of the brainstem, and what does it control?

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