Cerebrum

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cerebrum

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the interconnectivity?Connected by the corpus callosum, enabling complex integrated brain activity
2. What is the cerebrum and why is it so important?The cerebrum is the biggest part of your brain, making up about 85% of its mass. It helps you think, learn, and play, and is the center of all the most advanced brain functions.
3. How does the cerebrum’s folded surface help us?Its surface is folded into ridges and deep grooves, which increase the area inside the skull. This lets the cerebrum hold many more neurons in a small space, giving us smarter thinking.

Cerebral Cortex: The outermost layer of the Cerebrum, responsible for complex cognitive functions and consciousness.
Lateralization: The tendency for certain cognitive functions to be primarily controlled by one hemisphere of the brain.
Executive Functions: Higher-level cognitive processes managed by the prefrontal cortex, including planning, decision-making, and impulse control.