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