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BRAIN & NERVES

Lab 25 pages 193-196 (not 197-200)

Lab 28 pages 213-218 (not 219)

 This lab is to allow you to become familiar with brain structure and nerve impulses

1.   Identify the structures of a neuron

2.  Describe how a nerve impulse functions

3.  Be able to identify the following brain structures and their functions

Ventricles

Occipital

Diencephalon 

Cerebellum

Cerebral Hemispheres

Insula

Thalamus

Limbic System

Frontal

Cerebral White Matter

Hypothalamus

Meninges

Parietal

Cerebral Cortex
Brain Stem
Dura Mater

Temporal

Medulla Oblongata 
Midbrain

Arachnoid Mater

 

Reticular Formation

Pons

Pia Mater

 4.  Describe the function of cerebrospinal fluid.

5.  Identify the motor and sensory functional areas:

*Motor areas:  Frontal Lobe

*Spatial discrimination:  Parietal lobe

*Somatosensory association: Parietal lobe

*Visuals Areas:  Occipital Lobe

*Auditory AreasTemporal Lobe

*Olfactory Cortex:  Frontal Lobe & Temporal

*Gustatory Cortex:  Parietal Lobe

*Vestibular CortexInsula & Temporal Lobe

6.  Identify the association areas:

*  Prefrontal Cortex:  Anterior Frontal Lobes

*  Language AreasTemporal Lobe 

*  General Interpretation Area:

*      Visceral Association Area:  Insula

7.  Describe cerebral dominance.

8.  Identify the function of the Blood-Brain Barrier