In class we presented a disease that is very deadly called Adrenoleukodystrophy (ADL). This presentation interested a lot of people and I learned a lot. We had both a powerpoint and a poster board presentation. I shared the powerpoint with you but heres a link just in case.
https://docs.google.com/a/lajunta.k12.co.us/presentation/d/1Horz8qngkocDChBpAz0FJe5K1237yKsgcWlfR5EgRGU/edit#slide=id.p
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sheep Lab/ Brain blog
Early in the quarter we did a sheep brain lab. We disected the brain into bread slices to find the different parts of the brain. This included the exterior parts parietal lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, an the cerebellum.
The parietal lobe of the brain is located on the upper back of the brain. The parietal lobe is used for many different things. It is used to integrate different sensory information throughout your whole body. This part of the brain also contains the primary sensory cortex which is used to determine different senses. This part of the brain also is what helps to keep us from walking into things. After injury of the parietal lobe you could have trouble locating body parts, or unable to recognize those parts.
The frontal lobe is the upper front of the brain.It is right in front of the parietal lobe. This part of the brain is the biggest of them all. This is used for planning, memory, organization, problem solving, impulse control, decision making, selective attention, and controlling our behavior and emotions. The left frontal lobe focuses mostly on language and speech.Problems after injuring this part of the brain would include emotions, impulse control, language, memory, and sexual and social behavior.
The temporal lobe is right below the parietal and frontal lobe. This lobe is used to process and recognize sound so you understand what people are saying. This would also include understanding the speech that those people are using. This part also has different aspects to memory. With an injury to the temporal lobe the side effects could include hearing loss, language problems, and even being able to recognize someone if bad enough.
The occipital lobe is right behind the temporal lobe. This lobe is the eyesight lobe to get us seeing. With this it receives and processes information through visuals. It also helps us perceive different shapes and colors.With an injury to this part of the brain our visuals could be impaired or we could have deceptive visuals with shapes and/or colors..
The cerebellum is right below the occipital lobe.This is used for balance, movement, and coordination. With out the cerebellum we would all be walking around falling a lot, and running into things. It also allows to stand up straight, keep our balance, and literally move around. With an injury to the cerebellum you could have uncoordinated movement, loss of muscle tone, or even unsteady gait.
The parietal lobe of the brain is located on the upper back of the brain. The parietal lobe is used for many different things. It is used to integrate different sensory information throughout your whole body. This part of the brain also contains the primary sensory cortex which is used to determine different senses. This part of the brain also is what helps to keep us from walking into things. After injury of the parietal lobe you could have trouble locating body parts, or unable to recognize those parts.
The frontal lobe is the upper front of the brain.It is right in front of the parietal lobe. This part of the brain is the biggest of them all. This is used for planning, memory, organization, problem solving, impulse control, decision making, selective attention, and controlling our behavior and emotions. The left frontal lobe focuses mostly on language and speech.Problems after injuring this part of the brain would include emotions, impulse control, language, memory, and sexual and social behavior.
The temporal lobe is right below the parietal and frontal lobe. This lobe is used to process and recognize sound so you understand what people are saying. This would also include understanding the speech that those people are using. This part also has different aspects to memory. With an injury to the temporal lobe the side effects could include hearing loss, language problems, and even being able to recognize someone if bad enough.
The occipital lobe is right behind the temporal lobe. This lobe is the eyesight lobe to get us seeing. With this it receives and processes information through visuals. It also helps us perceive different shapes and colors.With an injury to this part of the brain our visuals could be impaired or we could have deceptive visuals with shapes and/or colors..
The cerebellum is right below the occipital lobe.This is used for balance, movement, and coordination. With out the cerebellum we would all be walking around falling a lot, and running into things. It also allows to stand up straight, keep our balance, and literally move around. With an injury to the cerebellum you could have uncoordinated movement, loss of muscle tone, or even unsteady gait.
We also focused on the interior of the brain. When had to determine different parts. These included the cortex, putamen, subthalamic nucleus, Caudate nucleus, thalamus, global pallidus, hypothalamus, and substantia nigra.
The cortex is located on the top left of the brain.
The putamen is located right below the cortex.
The subthalamic nucleus is right below the putamen.
The caudate nucleus is on the top right of the brain above the start of the hypothalamus.
The thalamus is below the caudate nucleus.
The global pallidus is on both sides of the brain in about the center of each side.
THESE ARE THE PICTURES FROM OUR LAB
HERE IS A VIDEO
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