Nervous

Human organs

Brain

Encephalon

The body’s command center, integrating sensation, memory, emotion, and precise movement.

Function

Processes and coordinates signals

Location

Protected within the skull

Structures

7 labelled

Brain

Structures to know

• Frontal Lobe · Lobus frontalis — Planning & movement
• Parietal Lobe · Lobus parietalis — Sensory integration
• Temporal Lobe · Lobus temporalis — Memory & hearing
• Cerebellum · Cerebellum — Balance & coordination
• Occipital Lobe · Lobus occipitalis — Vision
• Brainstem · Truncus encephali — Breathing & heart rate
• Central Sulcus · Sulcus centralis — Divides motor from sensory cortex