Name the part of the brain which regulates heart beat and respiration. Where is it located in the brain?

One of the following is a part of the brain stem. Pick it out.

The part of brain which controls emotional reactions in our body is __________.

A person was riding a two-wheeler without wearing a helmet. He met with an accident and sustained a head injury. He was dead before he was shifted to the hospital and it was found that his death was due to breathlessness and heart failure. Which part of his brain might have been damaged? Justify your answer.

List out the various parts of the human brain and write a note on their functions.

Match these parts with their functions:-

medulla oblongata, cerebellum, forebrain, thalamus, cerebral cortex, hind brain, pons, hypothalamus

a) Sleep centre and respiratory centre

b) Several reflexes involved in the regulation of heart beat, blood vessel contraction, breathing etc

c) Consists of the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus

d) Motor and sensory areas

e) A major conducting center for sensory and motor signaling

f) Regulation of sexual behaviour

g) Consists of pons, cerebellum and medulla oblongata

h) Co-ordinates the group movements of voluntary muscles, as in walking or running

Use words from the given list to complete the following paragraph. (The words may be used once/ more than once / not at all).

(Skull, Vertebral column, Piamater, Arachnoid membrane, Brain, Spinal cord, Meninges, Duramater)

The central nervous system is covered by three protective coverings collectively called _______. The outermost cover lying below the ______ and ______ is double thick and is called ________. The middle covering is thin and vascularised and is called _______. The innermost cover is a very thin delicate membrane and is closely stretched over the outer surface of _____and ____ and is called __________.

Observe the diagram of the human brain and identify the areas mentioned:

i) The area responsible for consciousness, intelligence, memory, imagination and reasoning.

ii) The area responsible for regulation and co-ordination of group movements of voluntary muscles.

iii) The area responsible for sleeping and respiration.

iv) The area responsible for reflexes involved in the regulation of heart beat, blood vessel contraction, breathing etc

The diagram is of the human brain.

Shade the areas marked A and B in the parts of the brain, corresponding with the function.

A. Seat of smell

B. Seat of vision

Name the part of the brain which regulates heart beat and respiration. Where is it located in the brain?

What is corpora quadrigemina? Name the functions associated with it.