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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM

BY: xavien jackson, adonis taylor, d-waters

The Brain
•Control center of the body.
•Involved with almost all the body's activities.

Cerebrum
•Largest part of the brain
•Carries out thought processes involved with learning, memory, language, speech, voluntary body movements, and sensory perception.

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Cerebellum
•Located at the back of the brain.
•Controls balance, posture, and coordination.

Brain Stem
•Connects the brain to the spinal cord.
•Made up of two regions
-medulla oblongata
-pons

Hypothalamus
•Located between the cerebrum and brain stem
•Regulates body temperature, thirst, appetite, water balance.

Central Nervous System
•Made up of the brain and the spinal cord.
•coordinates all the body's activities

diseases that affect the nervous system

  • epilepsy
  • multiple sclerosis
  • stroke

effects of outside/environmental factors

The central nervous system is the INTEGRATION and changes, tastes, smells, and seizures. 
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