Controls all functions of the body THE BRAIN
PARTS OF THE BRAIN Frontal Lobe: Planning Movement speech Pituitary Gland: Influences growth Temporal Lobe: Senses Hypothalamus: Maintains Homeostasis Pituitary Gland: Influences growth Spinal Cord: Transmits signals Cerebellum: Motor Movement Occipital Lobe: Vision, Emotion, Memory Fornix: Emotion Parietal Lobe: Touch, pressure, pain
Neurons Your brain contains billions of cells call Neurons Transmit electrical signals over great distances Travel incredibly fast Average brain weighs 8 pounds About the size of your two fists put together Controls many body functions Movement Blood pressure / heart rate Temperature Breathing Collects any and all information from every part of the body BRAIN FACTS