Anatomy & Physiology › Section L · Anatomy of the nervous system › Topic L.2
The brain and spinal cord
The central nervous system is a handful of regions, each grown from one part of the embryonic tube and each with its own job. Knowing where each region sits, and how they connect, lets you predict what damage to any one of them would do.
In this topic
- Four brain regions and a cord
- The cerebral cortex and its lobes
- Localisation of function
- Deep nuclei and the movement gate
- The diencephalon
- The brainstem
- The cerebellum
- The spinal cord
- Worked example: which region is affected?
- Worked example: reading a cord section
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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