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Showing posts with label brain area. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brain area. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Brain

1. Located in the intracranial cavity.
2. Consist of 2 section/ lobes: Right hemisphere & left hemisphere.
3. The brain surface is folding to increase the brain area
4. Both of the lobes are connected by corpus callosum.
5. Brain section/ area:
    a) Cerebrum/ cerebral cortex: Integrating & intellectual center
    b) Thalamus
    c) Hypothalamus: Regulate body activity via hormonal system
    d) Midbrain
    e) Pituitary gland: Regulate body activity via hormonal system
    f) Pons: Helps cerebellum in control the body movement
    g) Cerebellum: Control the body equilibrium & movement
    h) Medulla oblongata: Control respiration & heartbeat
    i) Spinal cord: Signal pathway to the brain or to the muscle & glands




6. Brain lobes/ regions:
   a) Frontal: Intelligence area/ sensory motor area
   b) Parietal: Motor area
   c) Occipital: Visual area
   d) Temporal: Auditory (hearing) area





7. Differences between female & male brain:





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