Roles of different parts of brain

• What is the role of the hypothalamus?

  . Involved in thermoregulation

  . (controlling + maintaining body temp)
• What is the role of the cerebral hemispheres/cerebrum?

  .Largest part of the brain

  .Outer layer - cerebral cortex

  Involved in:

  . Vision (back of the brain)

  . Speech

  . Thought

  . Learning

  . Emotion
• What is the role of the medulla oblongta?

  Near the base of the brain

  Controls breathing rate

  & heart rate
• What is the role of the cerebellum?

  Found below the cerebrum (remember Mr Chandel said its like a tiny brain)

  Involved in movement & balance