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State the functions of the major parts of the human brain.

      

Functions of major parts of the human brain, biology form four

  

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Felix
i) Cerebrum

•Also called forebrain
•occupies most of the brain
•consists of four lobes each with specific functions.
•temporal lobe controls taste smell hearing,learning and memory.
•partial lobe controls sensory output and touch.
•occipital lobe controls vision, motor output and speech.
•frontal lobe controls personality, learning thought and speech.
•It also has parts called thalamus and hypothalamus.
thalamus helps to sort sensory information
•hypothalamus controls hunger, heartbeat body temperature and aggression.

ii) Mid brain

•It is quite small in humans
•It is the relay centre for audio and visual information.
•also involves in some sight, hearing and orientation responses.

i) Hind brain

•consists of cellebral and medulla oblongata.
•Cerebellum is responsible for coordinating impulses, posture and balance, motor coordination and muscle tone.
•Medulla oblongata controls heartbeat, blood pressure breathing rate, coughing and sneezing.
Anganifelix answered the question on April 18, 2018 at 09:26


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