Gross Anatomy of the Brain

Ann R. Witham, D.V.M.

Please view this presentation in the slide show mode. Press the space bar to advance the slides.

Major Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

1. List the five developmental regions of the brain and identify the major areas of the adult brain that arise from each region.

2. Correlate functions with each major area of the adult brain.

Meet the Brain! Click once on the link. You must have an internet connection.

• http://animoto.com/play/jLpxvYHrD2ImkSSEWL1peQ

Brain Development

http://screencast.com/t/QCpOjYG0j

Click on the link below. You must be connected to the internet to view this link.

http://screencast.com/t/htcLM8fIG0L

Click on this link for a short slide show tour of the brain

Next, review the next few slides to familiarize yourself with the main brain structures.

And finally:

• Using textbook, complete the Brain Structure and Function Fill-in Worksheet. Type in your answers and submit in Blackboard.

• To help you learn the names of the brain structures and their functions, go to this link for an interactive study tool that I made for this module:– http://quizlet.com/1025470/brain-structures-flash-cards/

(Watch out… the scatter game can be habit-forming)

Interactive tutorials

• Below are some helpful tutorials on brain structure and function http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/start.htm

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/brain/brshpx.htm

Wrap-up

• After completing the worksheet, be sure to quiz yourself on the Quizlet Brain Structures site while looking at the diagrams of the brain in your text or on this PowerPoint slideshow.

• Take the quiz in Blackboard.

• Be sure to give me feedback on this module in the discussion board.