Questions

• 1. Was it difficult to think of jobs carried out by the brain?

• 2. What does the number of jobs carried out by the brain tell
you?

• 3. What does the brain have for its protection?

• 4. What laws can you think of are there to protect your brain?
Group questions – answer your group’s question to share with
class
1. Is the brain the boss of the body? Yes/no? Why do you say that?

2. Do painkillers stop pain? Yes/no? Why do you say that?

3. Is it possible for dogs to communicate with each other? Yes/no? Why do you
say that?

4. Does the size of a brain affect intelligence? Yes/no? Why do you say that?

5. Is it possible to have no thoughts? Yes/no? Why do you say that?

Homeostasis – internal aspects of the body remaining constant
despite changes to external environment

• List some internal factors that would be under homeostatic

control and what would happen if not controlled:
 Q: How are stimuli detected?
A: Through receptors.
• A receptor is a bunch of specialised cells whose job is to receive
stimuli.

• Your 5 senses involve receptors:

–Sight = rods and cones in your eyes
–Hearing = cochlear cells in the inner ear
–Taste = taste buds
–Touch = nerve endings in skin for heat, cold, pressure and pain
–Smell = chemical receptors in nostrils
Q: How does our body respond to stimuli?
A: Through the stimulus – response model
Homework:

p. 137 Q 1-4 and p. 140 Q 1-3