The Brain

• Brain


  Processes information and controls responses
• Main parts of the brain


  • Cerebrum
  • Cerebellum
  • Hypothalamus
  • Medulla
• Cerebellum


  Controls balance, muscle coordination, and movement
• Hypothalamus


  Regulates homeostasis, such as body temperature and hunger
• Medulla


  Controls involuntary actions like heartbeat and breathing
• Cerebral cortex


  The outer layer of the cerebrum, involved in complex functions like consciousness, thought, emotion, and language
• Frontal lobe


  Involved in decision making, problem-solving, and planning
• Parietal lobe


  Processes sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain
• Occipital lobe


  Processes visual information
• Temporal lobe


  Involved in processing auditory information and memory
• Brain stem


  Connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls basic life functions like breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure
• Brain protection


  Protected by the skull, cerebrospinal fluid, and the meninges
• Cerebrospinal fluid


  Cushions the brain and spinal cord, removes waste, and supplies nutrients