Nervous System Station Lab –Corpus Callosum and brain stem
Name ____________________
Corpus Callosum (This connects the two halves of the brain!)
Station 1:
1.
Hold your hands out in front of you with the thumbs down.
2.
Cross your wrists, and cross your fingers.
3.
Bring the hand up to the chest.
Have your partner point to one of your fingers, (without touching the finger) and then try to move that
finger. Repeat with different fingers.
Q:
Was this hard to do?
Q:
Why is this exercise more difficult than moving fingers that are not crossed?
Q:
How does your corpus callosum help you do this activity?
Q:
Would you be able to do this activity without the corpus callosum?
Brainstem (This runs the functions of the body that you don’t have to think about.)
Station 2
1.
Find your pulse. Record your pulse after 60 seconds.
2.
Try to slow down your heart rate. Record your pulse after 60 seconds.
3.
Try to speed up your heart rate (without moving). Record your pulse after 60 seconds.
4.
Try to get the pulse back to the initial pulse. Record your pulse after 60 seconds.
Initial pulse
Slowed pulse
Fast pulse
Final pulse
Q:
What did you do to try to slow the rate?
Q:
What did you do to speed the rate?
Q:
List 3 reasons your body would need to speed up the heart rate.
Station 3
1.
2.
3.
Count the number of times you breathe in one minute.
Try to hold your breath for as long as you can.
Try to breathe as much as you can for one minute.
Breaths in one
minute?
How long can you
hold your breath?
How many
breaths in one
minute
maximum?
Breaths
Station 4 Hypothalamus:
This part of the brain controls the basic feelings such as thirst, hunger, anger, pain, pleasure…
In any given day, students experience a variety of emotions. List 20: