Spinal cord and brain
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a spinal cord section and label grey and white matter.
Butterfly-shaped grey in the centre, white around; roots shown.
2
List the spinal cord’s functions.
Reflex (grey matter) and conduction (white matter).
3
Make a table of brain parts and functions.
Medulla – breathing, heart; pons – linking; midbrain – tone; diencephalon – temperature, hunger; cerebellum – balance.
4
Why should a helmet be worn on a bicycle?
It protects the brain from impact.
5
Name the sections of the spinal cord.
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal.