Function of BrainCharacteristics for brain:

- Average weight , volume: 1130cm^3- Consist of 100 billion neurons- Consist of approximately 75 per cent of water- No pain receptors in the brain- Consist of 3 segment: Cerebrum, Brainstem and Cerebellum

Brain

Brainstem

Brain

Cerebrum

CerebellumBrainstem

Cerebellum

Cerebrum

Function- Breathing- Heart rate- Sense of balance( vestibular function)

Damage during trauma- Decreased vital capacity- Difficulty with balance and movement- Sleeping problem( insomnia)

Function- Coordination of fine movement-Balance and equilibrium-Muscle Tone

Damage- Loss of ability to walk and judge distance- Abnormal eye movements-Slurred speech

- It consist of 4 parts of lobe

- Frontal lobe, Parietal lobe, Temporal lobe and Occipital lobe

Frontal Lobe- reasoning- planning-problem solving-emotions

Parietal Lobe

- recognition

- perception of stimuli

Occipital Lobe- visual processing

Temporal Lobe- memory - speech- recognition of stimuli

Cerebrum-largest part of human brain