brain

• explain the structure of the brain

  it is made of billions of neurons and has different regions that carry out different functions

  
• what is the role of the brain?

  to control complex behavior

  
• what coordinates how the muscles work

  cerebellum

  
• what is the role of the cerebellum

  to coordinate how the muscles work

  
• what is the role medulla??

  controls unconscious activities

  
• give examples of unconscious activities the medulla controls?

  -heart beat

  -breathing

  -digestion

  
• this structure controls

  consciousness

  A) cerebral cortex

  
• the cerebral cortex controls

  intelligence, memory and language

  
• if someone has lost their memory what is damaged

  the cerebral cortex

  
• if someone cannot remember how to speak their language, what is damaged?

  the cerebral cortex

  
• this structure produces many different

  chemical hormones

  A) pituitary gland

  
• why does the pituitary gland produce many different hormones ??

  to coordinate the body system

  
• what hormones does the pituitary gland produce?

  luteinizing hormone

  FSH

  TSH

  growth hormone

  
• this structure

  controls body temperature

  A) hypothalamus