The Human Brain

Lead in. Pre-viewing tasks

1. What do you know about the human brain? Any associations? What is the
chief function of the brain?

Before watching look through the part of the article on anatomy of the brain
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-
body/human-body/brain/ and do the tasks followed.

2.Name structure of the brain:

a)
b)
c)
3.The lobe on the diagram labeled 1 is:
a. the temporal lobe c. the parietal lobe
b. the occipital lobe d. the frontal lobe

4. The lobe on the diagram labeled 2 is:

a. the temporal lobe c. the parietal lobe
b. the occipital lobe d. the frontal lobe

5. The lobe on the diagram labeled 3 is:

a. the temporal lobe c. the parietal lobe
b. the occipital lobe d. the frontal lobe

6. The lobe on the diagram labeled 4 is:

a. the temporal lobe c. the parietal lobe
b. the occipital lobe d. the frontal lobe

Watch the video following the link

 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-
body/human-body/brain/

Post-viewing tasks
Ex 1. Match
1. Cerebrum a) is a semi-permeable
2. Brain stem cellular wall, that allows specific
3. Cerebellum chemicals
4. Blood-brain barrier b) consists of neurons and
5. Diencephalon nerve fibers that transmit information
throughout the brain and body,
controls higher functions.
c) is located in the core of the
brain, small in size
d) has nerve cells and nerve
fibers, coordinate body movement
especially posture and balance
e) anchors the brain to the
spinal cord, consists of 3 parts
Ex.2. Choose the right one:
1. It controls learning, reasoning, speech, sight, and hearing.
a) Cerebrum b) Cerebellum
2. It coordinates muscle movements, helps to keep balance and posture.
a) Cerebrum b) Cerebellum
3. It controls respiration, digestion, sleep, cardiac activity.
c) Brain stem d) Cerebellum
4. It processes and transmits information from all senses except smell
a) Thalamus b) Hypothalamus
5. It produces and regulates neurochemicals.
a) Thalamus
b) Hypothalamus
 6. It helps to govern sensation, weigh regulation, energy, instinctual
behavior
a) Thalamus
b) Hypothalamus
c) Both of them
7. It keeps the brain environment safe and stable by preventing some
toxins, pathogens, and other harmful substances from entering the brain
through the bloodstream.
a) Brain stem
b) Blood-brain barrier

Ex. 3. Answer the questions

1) What system does the brain belong to?
2) What is the brain look like?
3) What is the brain made of?
4) What are the sections of the brain? (number and their names)
5) What is the largest section?
6) What functions does cerebrum control?
7) What are the functions of cerebellum?
8) What are three parts of the brain stem?
9) What sense does Thalamus ignore?
10) What belongs to instinctual behavior?
11) What mechanism does the brain have to protect itself?
12) Is the brain fully protected?
13) How to improve brain health?

4. Be ready to summarize the information about the brain (structure, functions

of each part). Make up a report. Use the picture of the brain as a help (or your own
hands: How to learn major parts of the brain quickly with the help of your
hands).