Anatomy for Beginners (part 4) - Let us Just Think about This - a Look at How the Brain Works
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2009
by Connor Davidson
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Here we go again on our titanic journey through human anatomy this time we are going to look at the brain. To put it bluntly the brain is the most complicated organ in the body – why else would neurosurgeons get six figure salaries? However I intend to keep this as simple as possible and as a result I will not be able to go too far into the"nitty –gritty" of it. Nonetheless I hope you will have a general idea of the working of the brain.
As we know most animals have a brain so to speak but nothing we have ever come across has ever rivalled the human brain and for our sake in some respects I like it that way. The principal bodily functions the brain performs is much similar to most animals on this planet however we have several other functions other animals do not – in effect we are animal 2.0. Here we go again on our titanic journey through human anatomy this time we are going to look at the brain. To put it bluntly the brain is the most complicated organ in the body – why else would neurosurgeons get six figure salaries? However I intend to keep this as simple as possible and as a result I will not be able to go too far into the"nitty –gritty" of it. Nonetheless I hope you will have a general idea of the working of the brain.
- · Controls personality, allows you to have dreams, think and gives you emotions.
- · It interprets sensory (smell, sight sound ect) information.
- · Controls movement.
- · Produces certain chemicals to influence actions.
- · Controls breathing and heart rate.
- · It interprets sensory (smell, sight sound ect) information.
Now that the CNS (central nervous system) out the way I would like to talk about the division of the brain. It can be divided in may ways depending on what you are interested in but I am going to use a very generalised way to show main areas of the brain. Here is a list of the three parts:
- the cerebrum which is in control of things such as memory, personality and conscious thought
- the cerebellum controls balance and co-ordination
- the medulla controls heart rate and breathing rate
Well then that should be you set up with a good understanding of the brain and how it workers. I will be adding more parts in time and soon we will have the whole body covered.
Connor Davidson 05/29/09
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Top-level comments on this article: (10 total)Thanks for the crash course, Connor. I can always count on you to help fill my own personal library.By your personal library are you referring to your brain? Or articles you may use for future reference.Thanks for the comment.:), my brain, Connor. And thanks for asking (smile)
Although porpoises and elephants are unrivaled for brain size much larger than humans,beyond the brains simple physiognomy,unbeknownst to most logical surgeons and physiologists, the human brain is also part of the quantum physics of the universe, which receives and sends messages across the cosmos and into celestial realmsI have heard of this phenomenon and of many cases. However, -like all of these things- the evidence seams indisputable but the experts will always find a problem and people will remain committed skeptics.
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that was great anatomy of the human body i like the way you explained everthing any way keep writing for searchwarp and keep up the scinces work.I will do...Thanks for the comment.
Hi Connor, thank you for another great illustration and explanation of the human brain. I see this stuff and am amazed at God's creativity.Keep sharing. Blessings to you! TeresaIf a god were to exist and we were part of his creations he would have to be incredibly clever.Thanks for the comment.
In some ways it is a very mechanical device, as it were. But what about what we refer to as "the mind". Some think it is the same thing as the brain, but is it more than that? Does it also involve our "spirit". Oh, so many unanswered questions!I see your point - it's like when a person dies you think well, everyting needed for life is there, what has left the person? Some say "the life force".Thanks for the comment.
Hi Conner - always enjoy your articles! I've been studying the brain too and our genetic code - Epigenetics - with the latest gene research and using quantum physics-- you too might enjoy Dr. Bruce Lipton's "Biology of Belief." Hope to have an article out soon. New discoveries all the time - and many that improve our quality of life. Thanks!Good Fortune, CherylI fancy reading that. I too find it fascinating how mechanisms other than the underlying DNA sequence can influence gene expression.Thanks for the comment.
As a former educator, I found your article especially interesting. The humab body is very complex. Congratulations for a job well done!Thanks for the comment.
Connor,You're the man! You write brief to the point, interesting and informative articles. The bullet list catches the eye, makes its points, and beaks up the text for keeping the reader's attention. And always love the diagrams / pictures you include. If they had awards for article formatting and content, you'd win on most occasions.I got the inspiration for formatting my article like this from my school revision guides.Thanks for the comment.
Good Pictorial rep I like the articles a lot
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Nice and informative. Most people would benefit from this infomation.Thanks for the comment.
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