The Body's Control Center: Brain

MRI Brain Scan Credit: NIH

The brain is the control center of the body. Think of a telephone operator who answers incoming calls and directs them to where they need to go. Similarly, your brain acts as an operator by sending messages from all over the body to their proper destination.

The brain is also one of the largest and most important organs of the human body. Weighing in at about three pounds, this organ has a wide range of responsibilities. There are three main divisions of the brain. They are the midbrain, forebrain, and hindbrain.

Learn more about the brain, visit:

• Anatomy of the Brain
  
• Brain Quiz