Brain

• BRAIN


  -          floats on a bath of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

  -          protected by the skull

  -          jelly like and extra soft weighing about 1400 grams

  -          “master organ”

  -          is the busiest part of the body

  -          controls and directs all activities in the nervous system
• BRAIN’S THREE MAJOR DIVISION

  -          Forebrain

  -          Midbrain

  -          Hindbrain
• Forebrain


  -          consist of cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus
• Midbrain


  -          serves as the bridge between the hindbrain and the forebrain

  -          responsible in linking the sensory and mother pathways between the upper and lower parts of the nervous system
• Hindbrain


  -          composed of pons, medulla oblongata and cerebellum

  -          connected to the spinal cord