THE HUMAN BRAIN (the overview)
Brin is the highest coordinating centre in the body. The brain is located inside the skull of our body. It is protected by the the Bony box in the skull is called cranium. The brain is surrounded by three membranes called meaninges, which help to protect it. The space between the membrane (are meaninges) is filled with cerebro spinal fluid which protects the brain from mechanical shocks. Pairs of cranial nerves arise from the brain. The brain is broadly divided into three regions : foreman, midbrain and hindbrain. The four brand consists mainly of cerebrum. The midbrain does not have any further divisions. The hindbrain consists of three centres called pons, cerebellum and medula. We will now discuss the functions of the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. Let us start with cerebrum which is in the forebrain. The cerebrum is the main thinking part of the brain. It is the site of our faculties such as l...