The brain is a very complicated organ with many tasks to do to keep our bodies functioning. It is so complex that even a simple noise can throw it off.
The five parts of the brain are the cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, pituitary gland, and the hypothalamus gland. The cerebellum controls essential things like coordination, movement, and balance. The brain stem deals with all the bodily functions you need to do to stay alive, like digesting food, breathing air, and circulating blood. The hypothalamus gland controls your body temperature. The pituitary gland controls your hormones and releases them into the body and plays a big part in puberty, even though it’s about the size of a pea. The part of the brain that deals with memory and concentration is the
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“The cerebrum is the thinking part of the brain and it controls your voluntary muscles — the ones that move when you want them to. So you can't dance — or kick a soccer ball — without your cerebrum.” (source #2) Any time you are thinking heavily, you are using your cerebrum. For example, while you are reading, doing math, or drawing a picture, you are using your cerebrum. Reasoning happens in the cerebrum, too. The left side of the cerebrum controls the right side of the body, and the right side controls the left side of the body. “Scientists think that the right half helps you think about abstract things like music, colors, and shapes. The left half is said to be more analytical, helping you with math, logic, and speech.” (source #2) It has four lobes called the temporal lobe, parietal lobe, frontal lobe, and occipital lobe. The temporal lobe is the part of the brain that deals with memory. It also deals with speech, emotional responses, reading, visual processing, olfactory functions, and auditory responses. The hippocampus, which is part of the temporal lobe, is the part of the lobe that handles
Hypothalamus: regulates thirst, appetite, body temperature and sleep cycles. Cerebellum: muscle movement, balance and coordination. Temporal lobe: verbal and visual memory. Limbic lobe: emotions and smells. Frontal lobe: planning and interpreting the world around us.
The cerebrum is the largest portion of the human brain. It takes up about 4/5 of the weight of the brain and has what is described as a wrinkled cortex. Wrinkled cortex increases the surface area of which increases the number of neurons. This makes human brain to be more efficient than other vertebrates ("Cerebrum vs Cerebellum," n.d.). The cerebrum in divided by the cerebral fissure, which separates it into two hemispheres, the left and right which is being further discussed by a fellow classmate. The two hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum. Both hemispheres can also be divided into four lobes which we know as the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occiptal lobes. The frontal lobe helps aids us with reasoning, speech, movement,
The brain is a very complex organ that researchers are still trying to fathom. “ … I DO know that scientists are working to understand HOW the brain works and are trying to figure out exactly how it is hard-wired, so they can then explain WHY we have certain reactions, develop diseases, etc.” said Ms. Buchanan. The main parts are the Frontal lobe, Central sulcus, Cerebellum, Temporal lobe, Parietal lobe, Sylvian fissure, and Occipital lobe. Each of these parts are responsible for the various movements one does, the thinking process, memory and many
In my personal opinion, I think the cerebellum is the main part of the human brain, in fact I think is the brain part that make us uniquely human. The cerebellum receives information from sensory systems, the spinal cord, and other parts of the brain and then regulates motor movement. It coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination and speech resulting in smooth and balanced muscular activity. The cerebellum looks like a small brain, I read in the textbook, (page 87) that Cerebellum means Little brain and I found that very amusing to read about. It is amazing how the cerebellum has such importance in our body,in page 87 we can see a clear of example how people can sit upright because the cerebellum controls all the
The brain is a complex organ that is the central control center of the human body. It consists of three main parts, the forebrain, the midbrain and the hindbrain. Each part of the brain has a specific function; which include controlling and coordinating actions and reactions, allowing us to think and feel, and enabling us to have memories and feelings. Although all the components of the brain are vital, the brain would still able to function even if one part of the brain was damaged or removed. The reason for why the brain would still be able to function is brain plasticity; it is essential because it plays a key role not only humans survival but all living organisms survival, and it also impacts an organism's behavior.
As humans, we all utilize the organ known as the brain to keep ourselves alive. The brain must be working in optimal condition to ensure our survival and the continuation of our species. Not only is this vital organ necessary to sustain life, it also is used to perform common everyday tasks as well as more complex ones. Similar to all organs, the brain is made up of many different components. The three main sections are the cerebrum, the brain stem, and the cerebellum (New Book of Knowledge, 364). These three divisions interact “to coordinate how we perceive, move, think, and feel” (New Book of Knowledge, 364). The cerebrum is especially important because most functions take place there. Even the cerebrum itself is composed of various portions. There is much to know about the cerebrum, including its functions, composition, and development.
The cerebrum makes up three quarters of the brain. In the cerebrum, there is the ability to problem solve, move, think and feel (“Alzheimer’s Disease,”n.d.). The cerebrum can be divided into two halves, the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere. Each hemisphere has four lobes, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and frontal lobe. Each lobe has specific tasks. For example, the occipital lobe is responsible for visual images.
The brain is the main asset of our body as it controls different functions, therefore it is part of the nervous system alongside the spinal cord. Our brain has four different parts (known as lobes) that are required for different types of bodily functions (found within the cerebral cortex). The different parts are called: -
For example, when you want to kick to kick a ball you’re using you cerebrum to move your voluntary muscles. Another example if this isn’t clear enough, when you’re thinking hard to solve a problem on your homework or test, you are using the cerebrum. Lastly, the cerebrum even stores memory, like when you remembered what you studied for the test the day before!
The cerebrum, which controls thought and action, is the biggest part of the human brain. It is also very wrinkled and this feature is noted for the potential increased size of the brain and the number of neurons that help bring the brain’s commands back and forth to the body. It is divided into two halves: the left and right hemispheres. Often, the left hemisphere is associated with logic functions and the right hemisphere is associated with creative abilities. It is then divided further into four parts: the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes.
Did you know that the brain is broken up into different sections? It is composed of three different parts: the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the brainstem. The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and it composed of a right and left hemisphere. It controls higher functions such as interpreting touch, vision and hearing. However, did you know that the cerebrum also controls speech, reasoning, emotions, learning, and fine control of movement. The funny thing is that every person is different, and that we are learn new stuff everyday.
As said in the first paragraph, the brain is a very complex organ of the body. You can think of any animal- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish- and they all have a brain. It is not the largest organ in the body, but does give us the ability to speak, eat, think and problem solve. The brain executes a various number of tasks, which include controlling the body temperature, acknowledging the world around you from your five senses, handling your physical movement like walking, talking or standing, and allows you to dream, reason and experience emotions. Your brain is attached to your spinal cord, which has your peripheral nerves and is known as your central nervous system. This is ultimately referred to as your “control system” because it regulates all the conscious and
Our brain is incredible, it is made up from 73 percent water and 2 percent dehydration that has an act our memory, attention, and numerous other cognitive skills. There are many parts of the brain that not everyone knows about. Now, in alphabetical order, for example, the first is amygdala it is an almond-shaped mass of gray matter inside cerebral hemisphere, this is involved with emotions. Auditory text, is where the brain processes information that is received from hearing. Broca’s area, a section in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere which is usually on the left of the hominid brain with functions linked to speech production. Cerebellum, the part of the brain that is in the back of the skull in vertebrates. Some of the cerebellum
‘Two hemispheres (cerebral hemispheres which are joined together by white matter called the corpus callosum. It controls ones memory, consciousness, thought, language, awareness and attention. The thalamus controls the processing and relaying of sensory information to specific regions of the cerebral cortex and translates signals from lower cortex including that of auditory and visual systems. It plays an important role in regulating state of consciousness and levels of activity’. ‘The hypothalamus
The brain isn’t just a jellylike mass of fat and protein that weighs about three pounds. It’s like the ruler or king of your entire body. It’s made up of one-hundred-billion nerve cells that help create thoughts, physical actions, digestion, breathing, the ability to know a language, have memory and personality, and the capacity of how we sense the world. How does a brain pull all of this off? Well all brains are made up of different sections. One of the largest sections a brain has is called the cerebrum. The cerebrum is divided into two parts, known as hemispheres. Each hemisphere is divided into four sections also called lobes. The frontal lobes that are located behind the forehead, are in charge of speech, learning, thoughts, emotion, and movement. Behind the frontal lobes are the parietal lobes. Those lobes are in charge of things such as touch, temperature, and pain. At the end of the brain are the occipital lobes that deal with vision. Then they’re the temporal lobes which manage hearing and memory. Those are all the lobes that are a part of the cerebrum. Another part of the brain is called the cerebellum. It’s right behind the cerebrum. It controls muscle movement and our balance. It also sends information to the spinal cord and other parts of the brain. The cerebellum also contains two lobes, one is called thalamus and the other is called hypothalamus. The thalamus works like a voicemail inbox.