Brain Web Quest TASK 2 & 3

Task 2

BRAIN and NEURAL ANATOMY REVIEW 

Task  2
Use the website Neuroscience for kids to look at your brain and its parts.
Read “The Central Nervous System.” 

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nsdivide.html 
 
Why are we reading this? (Purpose) 
This passage reviews the basic information about the central nervous system and facts about the brain. You may already know some of the information from your Science class. 
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After reading this the report, answer the following questions: 

1.  How many parts make up the central nervous system? 
2.  How much does an adult brain weigh? 
3.  How many nerve cells are there in the brain? 
4.  Are there any other special cells in the brain?  What are they? 

 

Task 3

The Neuron 

Task 3
Read “Introduction to Neurons, Synapses, Action Potentials, and Neurotransmission” by Robert Stufflebeam. Find the paragraph that begins with Neurons.  Read about neurons and glial cells. 

http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/modOverview.php?modGUI=232 
 
Why are we reading this? (Purpose) 
This passage will help you understand neurons and glial cells. While you are reading think about what your neurons are doing right now! You will also need to label a diagram of a neuron. 
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After reading this the report, answer the following questions: 

1. What is a neuron? What does it do? 
   
2. About how many neurons are there in the human brain? ​
   
3. Generally, there are three types of neurons.  What are they and what do they do?