BOOST EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
MENTAL HEALTH
AND MINDFULNESS
This plas ina e illus a es he p ima y componen s o he encephalon. The wo b ain
hemisphe es se e as c ucial landma ks o loca ing he highe b ain unc ions,
encompassing pe cep ion, p ocessing, and esponse o incoming s imuli. he b ain
exhibi s cha ac e is ic g oo es and con olu ions. Di ec ly benea h he hemisphe es
lies he diencephalon, housing he halamus and hypo halamus. The la e is
in ica ely linked o he pi ui a y gland. Following he diencephalon, we encoun e
he b ain s em, comp ising he mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblonga a. The
b ain s em se es as he hub o i al unc ions such as b ea hing, blood p essu e
egula ion, and mo e. Abo e he b ain s em is he ce ebellum, di ec ly in ol ed in
he coo dina ion o mo emen and equilib ium.
The sagi al iew o he encephalon e eals ana omical de ails ha a e no isible in he
en i e o gan. Each b ain hemisphe e con ains a small ca i y housing ce eb ospinal luid,
i al o b ain nou ishmen ). This luid is also p esen wi hin he diencephalon, he
mesencephalon ( ia he Syl ian aqueduc ), he pons, and he medulla oblonga a. The
co pus callosum se es as he condui whe e nume ous ne ous ibe s (axons)
in e connec he le and igh hemisphe es.
The mo phology o he ce ebellum p esen s a dis inc i e b anching pa e n esembling
oliage, ea ning i he monike " ee o li e."
COMPLETE COW BRAIN
SAGITTAL HALF COW BRAIN
TRANSPARENT TRANSVERSAL SECTION
In his sec ion showcases he inne ana omy o he encephalon, speci ically a he le el o he
elencephalon. The g ey ma e (depic ed in o ange) co esponds o he loca ion o he neu onal
cell bodies (soma), while he whi e ma e encompasses all neu al p ojec ions (dend i es and
axons) c ucial o in e connec ing neu ons. As p e iously men ioned, he main connec ion
be ween he wo b ain hemisphe es is acili a ed by he co pus callosum. Posi ioned below i a e
he b ain en icles, which con ain ce eb ospinal luid. Benea h he en icles lie signi ican
ce eb al nuclei esponsible o egula ing mo emen and o he essen ial unc ions c i ical o
no mal physiological p ocesses.
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