2. The brain is the body’s control center, it’s held and protected by the skull
The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and is divided into two halves
called hemispheres
The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres
Each hemispheres is divided into regions called lobes, each lobe has a
different function
Different parts of the brain are illustrated in the next figure.
4. The brain is responsible for many different things including, thinking, decision
making, emotion, memory, speech production, as well as muscle control
coordination, balance and sensory reception.
5. Frontal lobes
Frontal lobes are the largest lobes, they are located at the front of the brain
They’re responsible for a few things includes, thinking, self-control, making
decisions attention, judgement, problem solving and emotions
The frontal lobe is also responsible for motor skills and speech production
6. Parietal lobe
The parietal lobes are just behind the frontal lobe
They’re responsible for organizing and interpreting sensory information to the
other parts of the brain
7. Occipital lobe
The occipital lobes are at the back of the brain
They’re mainly involved in visual processing including recognition of shapes,
colors, patterns, motion
Occipital lobes are also involved in reading
8. Temporal lobe
The temporal lobes are at the level of ears
There are responsible for processing auditory information, visual memory,
verbal memory and language comprehension
They’re also involved in recognizing and understanding reactions and
emotions of others
9. Cerebellum
The cerebellum is located at the back of the brain below the occipital lobes
They’re responsible for fine motor skills including fine movement of hands
and feet
They’re ( cerebellum) is also responsible for balance and coordination and
posture
10. The brain stem
The brain stem is located in front of cerebellum and connects to the spinal
cord
It’s made up three major parts
- Midbrain
- Pons
- Medulla oblongata
11. Midbrain
The midbrain is at the top of brainstem
It controls eye movement and it also processes the auditory formation
12. pons
The pons is the largest part of the brainstem it’s just below midbrain
It contains nerves that help to connect to different parts of the brain, it also
contains some cranial nerves which are involved in facial movement and for
transmitting sensory information
13. Medulla oblongata
The medulla oblongata is the lowest part of the brainstem
It controls the functions of the heart and lungs helping to regulate the
function things such as breathing, swallowing, sneezing, coughing
