Chapter 14.2, Problem 2LO

Summary Introduction

To identify:

The structures of the brain and their functions.

Introduction:

Brain is a soft organ of nervous tissue, which is protected by the skull of a vertebrate. It functions as the controlling the sensational and intellectual properties and also control and coordinates the activity of nervous system.

The brain contains the cerebrum, the cerebellum, the diencephalon and the brain stem.

Pictorial representation:

Fig.1: Structure of brain