SKULLBrain is protected inside a hard case
called skull. MENINGES The three layered covering of the brain
is called meninges CEREBROSPINAL FLUID It fills the inner layers. CSF helps to provide
nutrients and oxygen to the tissues in brain and also protects the brain.
PARTS OF THE BRAIN
CEREBRUM
GREY MATTERWHITE MATTER
CEREBELLUM
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
SPINAL CORD
THALAMUSHYPOTHALAMUS
PITUITARY GLAND
BRAIN PARTS FUNCTIONS
CEREBRUM• Centre of qualities like intelligence, memory, thought
and imagination.• Senses like sight, hearing, and taste.• Cerebrum controls all voluntary movements.
CEREBELLUM • Maintains the equilibrium of the body by coordinating muscular activities.
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
• Controls involuntary actions like breathing, heartbeat, etc.
THALAMUS • It act as a relay station of impulses to and from the cerebrum.
HYPOTHALAMUS • It has an important role in maintaining homeostasis