Brain

Used for

brain death, cerebral death

Broader Terms

central nervous system

Narrower Terms

blood brain barrier, brain cell, brain commissure, brain morphology, brain regulatory center, brain stem, brain subcortex, cerebral ventricle, limbic system, prosencephalon

Related Terms

cerebrovascular system

Scope Note

portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter; the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs; also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion; includes the functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.

Facts

• Brain is an organ in head that controls and regulates the body's activities.
• Brain is a part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers.
• Brain represents the center of thoughts and emotions.
• Brain coordinates and controls bodily activities, and interprets information from the senses
• Brain is made from billions of individual nerve cells.