YOUR

BRAIN AND
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
SOFIA ALEJO MARTÍNEZ ·1
CELINA MICHELLE GUTIÉRREZ MONRAZ ·6
THE BRAIN AND
THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
• THE BRAIN : CENTRAL
ORGAN OF THE HUMAN
NERVOUS SYSTEM
• IMPORTANT: IT CONTROLS
MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES
OF THE BODY, PROCESSING,
INTERGRATING,
COORDINATING, THE
INFORMATION IT RECEIVES
FROM THE OTHER ORGANS.
 THE BRAIN
• IT REGULATE ALL THE CONSCIOUS
AND UNCONSCIOUS FACETS OF YOUR
LIFE.
• CONSCIOUS: WHEN YOU RAISE YOUR
HAND IN CLASS.
• UNCONSCIOUS: THE CONTROL OF
BODY TEMPERATURE, HEART RATE
AND BREATHING.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
• THE BRAIN HAS BILLIONS OF
NEURONS, THEY RELAY INFORMATION
TO EACH OTHER THROUGH A COMPLEX
ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS.
• MAKING CONNECTIONS THAT AFFECT
THINKING, LEARNING, MOVEMENT
AND BEHAVIOR.
 INTELLIGENCE AND MEMORY

• THE ABILLITY TO LEARN,

UNDERSTAND, AND MAKE
JUDGMENTS OR HAVE OPINIONS
THAT ARE BASED ON REASONS.
• CAPACITY OF RETAINING AND
REVIVING FACT, EVENTS,
IMPRESSIONS OR RECALLING OR
RECOGNIZING PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCES.
 MAIN SECTIONS OF THE BRAIN

• FOREBRAIN: CONTROLS BODY TEMPERATURE, REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS,

EATING, SLEEPING, AND THE DISPLAY OF EMOTIONS.
• MIDBRAIN: CONTROLS PARTICULARLY MOVEMENTS OF THE EYE AND IN
AUDITORY AND VISUAL PROCESSING.
• HINDBRAIN: THE BODY`S AUTOMATIC FUNCTIONS, LIKE BREATHING, HEART
RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE, SWALLOWING, DIGESTION, AND BLINKING.
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