FACTS & PARTS OF THE BRAIN

• THE BRAIN:

  
  

  • Part of the CNS
  • Controls COMPLEX behaviour
  • Made of billions of INTERCONNECTED NEURONES
  • Different PARTS, different FUNCTIONS
• CEREBRAL CORTEX:

  • OUTER part of the brain
  • WRINKLY & Highly FOLDED
  • Functions: LANGUAGE, consciousness, MEMORY, senses
• CEREBELLUM:

  • At the BACK of the brain
  • Function: Controls BALANCE, muscle COORDINATION /MOVEMENT
• MEDULLA:

  • Part of the brain STEM
  • Function- controls UNCONSCIOUS activities e.g. HEART rate, BREATHING rate
• THE BRAIN

  • Split into 2 HEMISPHERES
  • Left hemisphere- controls the RIGHT side of the body
  • Right hemisphere- controls the LEFT side of the body
• HYPOTHALAMUS:

  • Regulating body TEMPERATURE
  • Sending SIGNALS to PITUITARY gland