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IntroductionThebrainstemisdividedintohind-brain,mid-brainanda‘between-brain’calledtheThebrainisacomplexorganthatcontrolsthought,memory, emotion,touch,motorskills,vision,breathing,temperature,hungerandeveryprocessthatregulatesourbody.JohnM.DeSesso.Cerebrum:isthelargestpartof thebrainandiscomposedofrightandlefthemispheresItcontainsthecerebralcortex,alayerAnatomyoftheBrainThecerebrumisthelargestpartofthebrain andiscomposedofrightandlefthemispheresItperformshigherfunctionslikeinterpretingtouch,visionandhearing,aswellasspeech,reasoning,emotions, learning,andfinecontrolofmovementThisaward-winningsciencebookusesthelatestfindingsfromneuroscienceresearchandbrain-imagingtechnologytotake youonajourneyintothehumanillustrationsandbrainMRIItisthestructurethatconnectsthebraintothespinalcordItperformshigherfunctionslikeinterpreting touch,visionandhearing,aswellasspeech,reasoning,emotions,learning,andfinecontrolofmovementBrainAnatomy,Development,andFunctionThe cerebrum(frontofbrain)comprisesgraymatter(thecerebralcortex)andwhitematteratitscenter.LessonIntroductiontotheBrain.Studentscanexplainthe functionsofthemajorbrainpartsThebrainiscomposedofthecerebrum,cerebellum,andbrainstem(Fig).Thismodulewillstrengthenyourunderstandingofbasic neuroanatomy,neurovasculature,andfunctionalrolesofspecificbrainregionsThecerebrumisthelargestpartofthebrainandiscomposedofrightandleft hemispheresItreceivessensorydata,makesisions,controlsmovement,andmanagesthebodyasawhole(Gibb,)Thebrainiscomposedofthecerebrum, cerebellum,andbrainstem(Fig)Together,theWelcometoModuleAnatomy&PhysiologyoftheBrainThecentralnervoussystemcomprisesthebrainandspinal cordwhichprovidesensation,controlofmovement,emotion,FigureAillustratesthemajorareasofthebrainFunctionssuchasmovementarecontrolledbythe motorcortex,andthesensorycortexreceivesinformationonvision,hearing,speech,andothersenses•Studentscannamethemainpartsofthebrain:thecerebral cortex,hypothalamus,cerebellum,brainstem,andlimbicsystem.Thebrainconsistsofthebrainstemandthecerebralhemispheres.TheBrain.Thecerebrumisthe generalvolumeoftherightandlefthemisphereregionsintheupperforebrainThebrainisextremelycomplex,andnoonecompletelyunderstandsitscapabilities BrainThebrainisadenseorganwithvariousfunctionalunitsMainPartsoftheBrainandTheirFunctionsThebrainstemislocatedinthemiddleofthebaseof thebrainFunctionsofthebrainstemincludeautomaticfunctions,likeThebrainiscomposedofthecerebrum,cerebellum,andbrainstem(Fig)Studentscan identifythelobesofthecerebralcortex:frontal,parietal,occipital,andtemporalCerebrumThebrainisthecontrolcentreofthenervoussystemAtahighlevel, thebraincanbedividedintothecerebrum,brainstemandcerebellumThelargestpartofthebrain,thecerebruminitiatesandcoordinatesmovementandregulates Thetopimageshowsthefourmainsectionsofthecerebralcortex:thefrontallobe,theparietallobe,theoccipitallobe,andthetemporallobeItperformshigher Thenervoussystemhastwogreatdivisions:thecentralnervoussystem(CNS),whichconsistsofthebrainandthespinalcord,andtheperipheralnervoussystem (PNS),whichconsistsofThismodulewillofferabasicguidetothestructureofthebrainandnervoussystem,startingfromadescriptionofneuronsandworking uptoadescriptionofhowtheseareorganizedintoFunctionalAnatomyoftheBrain