2a. What Does Your Brain Look Like?
The Big Brain
This is what your brain looks like as a nice scientific model. Your brain is divided into two halves, called the right and left hemispheres. The halves are mirror images of each other, but sometimes control different functions.
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If you want to see an actual brain, flip the card It’s from a sheep, not a human.
3 Main Brain Sections
Your brain is divided into 3 main parts: the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem. Each of the 3 brain sections controls different functions in your body.
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Lobes of the Cerebrum
As you just learned, the cerebrum is truly your ‘big brain’, taking up most of the space in your skull. To help study the big brain, the cerebrum is divided into 4 main lobes.
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The Deep Brain
Now, let’s dive even deeper into the brain. The deepest parts of the brain control things like memory, emotion, stress, hunger, thirst and feeling sleepy. We’ll look at 5 parts hidden inside the deepest parts of your brain: the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus and pineal gland.
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