Human Brain

Human brain

The human brain is the central organ of the nervous system, and with the spinal cord, comprises the central nervous system. It consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. The brain controls most of the activities of the body, processing, integrating, and coordinating the information it receives from the sensory nervous system. The brain integrates sensory information and coordinates instructions sent to the rest of the body. The cerebrum, the largest part of the human brain, consists of two cerebral hemispheres. Each hemisphere has an inner core composed of white matter, and an outer surface – the cerebral cortex – composed of grey matter. The cortex has an outer layer, the neocortex, and an inner allocortex. The neocortex is made up of six neuronal layers, while the allocortex has three or four. Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes – the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.

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• Entity:  Anatomy

• Precursor:  Neural Tube
• System:  Central Nervous System
• Artery:  Internal Carotid Arteries, Vertebral Arteries
• Vein:  Internal Jugular Vein, Internal Cerebral Veins, External Veins: (Superior, Middle, And Inferior Cerebral Veins), Basal Vein, And Cerebellar Veins
• Latin:  Cerebrum
• Greek:  Ἐγκέφαλος (Enképhalos)
• Wikidata description:  Main Organ Of The Human Nervous System
• Wikidata label:  Human Brain
• Wikidata aliases:  Human Brain, Brain Of Humans

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