Friday, 31 July 2015

BRAIN STRUCTURE

Human brain is the most advanced and well developed of all animals. It is encased in a bony case called cranium or skull which protects it from external injuries.
The brain is covered with meninges.Between the meninges , the space is filled with cerebrospinal fluids.
These are
DURAMATER -It is the outer tough and fibrous membrane.
ARACHNOID -It is  a middle delicate membrane.
PIAMATER- It is inner thin and highly vascular membrane.
ENCEPHALOGY is the  study of structure , working and function of brain.
The brain is differentiated into three parts:Fore brain,Mid brain and Hind brain.
FOREBRAIN:
  1. Olfactory lobes
  2. Cerebrum
  3. Diencephalon
MIDBRAIN
  1. Cerebral peduncles
  2. Corpora quadrigemina
HIND BRAIN
  1. Cerebellum
  2. Pons
  3. Medulla
CSF : It occurs between piamater and arachnoid and cavities of brain and sppinal cord.The fluid is rich in nutrients, hormones and respiratory gases.It supplies food , oxygen and removes wastes from brain, carries hormones from the brain and protects CNS from shocks. It is filtered from the blood and passes back into the blood

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