The Developing BrainChapter 8-2

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Parts of the BRAIN

Cerebrum

Receives info from the sense and directs motors activities.

Controls: ◦Speech◦Memory◦Problem solving

Thalamus

Connects the spinal cord and the cerebrum

Controls: ◦Expression of

emotions

Pituitary Gland

Secretes hormones

Regulates:◦Growth ◦Metabolism◦Sexual development

Brain Stem

Controls:◦Involuntary activities

Controls:◦Breathing◦Heart Rate◦Blood Pressure

Spinal Cord

Transmits information from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body

Cerebellum

Controls:◦Muscular coordination ◦balance