Parts of Brain
- brain stem
- cerebellum
- cerebrum
Parts of Cerebrum
- is divided into 2 hemispheres by longitude fissure
- the hemispheres are connected by:
- corpus callosum - larger
- commissures - smaller
- surrounded by cerebral cortex
Parts of Cerebral Cortex
- frontal lobe
- parietal lobe
- temporal lobe
- occipital lobe
Difference Between Cerebrum & Cerebral Cortex
- Cerebrum
- the most anterior of the vertebrate brain
- made up of both gray and white matter
- comprises both cell bodies and nerve fibers
- composed of 2 hemispheres
- major function is to control voluntary muscular movements of body
- Cerebral Cortex
- outer layer of cerebrum
- made up of gray matter
- comprises cell bodies and dendrites
- composed of 4 lobes
- mainly involved in consciousness
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