Structure and function of the brain

Brain gross structure

• Cerebrum

  • voluntary actions

    • learning

    • memory

    • personality

    • conscious thought

• Cerebellum

  • unconscious functions

    • posture

    • balance

    • non-voluntary movement

• Medulla oblongata

  • autonomic control

    • heart rate

    • breathing rate

• Hypothalamus

  • regulatory centre

    • temperature control

    • water balance

• Pituitary gland

  • stores and releases hormones that regulate many body functions