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Introduction and Organization of Nervous System: Presented by Dr. Amen Fatima
Introduction and Organization of Nervous System: Presented by Dr. Amen Fatima
of Nervous System
Presented by
Dr. Amen Fatima
(BSPT) (tDPT)
TODAYS CONTENT
The Hindbrain/rhombencephalon
Posterior part of brain
Medulla-controls vital reflexes like breathing, heart beat, etc
Pons-Area where many axons cross from one side of the brain
to the other, it is involved in motor control and sensory analysis.
Reticular formation-(it is a region in pons) control motor areas
of the spinal cord and sends output to cerebral cortex increasing
arousal and attention. Regulates sleep wake cycle
Cerebellum-control movement, shifts of attention, balance and
coordination
The Brain