"YOU AND YOUR BRAIN"
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Brain Jobs
Your brain has many different jobs. Name at least three jobs of your brain.
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Keeping Your Brain Healthy
Your brain is the most important organ in your body and it is up to you to keep it healthy. What can you do to keep your brain in top condition?
"NEURONAL CONNECTIONS"
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The Brain's Workers: Neurons (Nerve Cells)
There are 100 billion nerve cells or "neurons" in the brain. Neurons are like little batteries that send, store and receive information. Draw a picture of a neuron and label its parts (axon, dendrites, cell body, synaptic terminal). For more information see website:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cells.
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"THE BRAIN WHEEL"
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The brain is made up of 100 billion nerve cells ("neurons"). A neuron has special parts: the cell body, the axon, the axon terminal and the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. To find out what this last part of the neuron is, fill in the spaces below this picture with every other letter on this wheel. Start with the letter "D" (it is already filled in) and go around the wheel in the direction of the arrow.
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