ST. ANDREW MONTESSORI AND HIGH SCHOOL, INC.
Nancayasan, Urdaneta City
S.Y. 2020-2021
GRADE 11- Personal Development
Lesson 7
Are you an organized person? Or you are the type who is impulsive? Are you
logical in your approach to the problems or are you more emotional? Lesson 7 will
present an overview of the human brain and how its hemispheres and quadrants can be
used to aid in learning. Specifically, it will discuss the different theories why we think
and act the way we do.
THE HUMAN BRAIN
The human brain is the center of man’s nervous system and has a centralized
control of all organs of the body. Its operating mechanism involves receiving information
from our different sensory organs and acts on it via muscle activity and by secreting
chemicals called hormones
The Structure And Function Of The Human Brain
BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN
. It is the most complex organ, containing 15 -33 billion neurons
. Compared to all vertebrates, the human brain is the largest when body size is
considered.
. It weighs about 1.5 kilograms.
. It has “ gray matter “ known as neurons and “ white matter “ known as axons and
dendrites.
. It has synapses that serve as connector of the neurons
ST. ANDREW MONTESSORI AND HIGH SCHOOL, INC.
Nancayasan, Urdaneta City
S.Y. 2020-2021
GRADE 11- Personal Development
Lesson 7
Activity sheet
Research on the following. Write your answer in the space.
What are the basic functions of the different parts of the brain?
1.Cerebrum
2. Cerebellum
3.Thalamus
4.Hypothalamus
5.Midbrain
6.Brainstem
7.Pons
8.Medulla
9.Pituitary gland
10.Corpus callosum