CLP 4144 Lecture 27: Brief walk-through of the brain
11 Feb 2017
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Brief walk-through the brain: any part of the nervous system outside the skull is considered part of the spinal. Cord or nervous system: spinal cord has two main functions: Coordinate neuromuscular and bodily functions at all levels of the body. Sensory information to the brain from the muscles, internal organs, skin etc. My brain can communicate with my hand to tell it to write certain words down that convey language. Look at the blackboard and listen to info during class. Brain stem: many structures, 3 main structures: Mid brain contains structures a variety of structures that are involved in eye movement, coordination of involuntary, postural movements. Thalamus the major relay station for sensory and motor pathways of the brain. All of the senses except smell go through the thalamus on their way to the cerebral cortex. Coordinates information from the sensory structures, from the lithic system, from all the structures of the brain. The gate keeper of the cerebral cortex.
