Question

Why is the brain one of the most important organs of our body?

Answer 1

Brain:

1. The brain is a vital part of the human body as it is the center which controls and coordinates all the vital psychological functions of the body.
2. It helps us in learning new things, and gives us the ability of thinking and hence makes us who we are.
3. Nerve impulses keep arriving non-stop in our brain from all parts of the body. These impulses are actually electrical signals which acts as messages.
4. Our brain process all these messages, and then send instructions back out to the body and organs to tell them what to do in order to maintain life.
5. The human brain is divided into forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain, and each part has some unique functions to perform.
6. The forebrain controls the emotions, speech, body temperature, voluntary movements, interpretation of speech and smell.
7. Midbrain conveys impulses from the forebrain to the hindbrain and vice versa.
8. Hindbrain controls respiration, balance of the body and non vital functions like coughing, yawning, vomiting etc.
9. So, due to all these reasons the brain is one of the most important organs of our body.