| A | B |
| CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CORD WORKING TOGETHER |
| CEREBRUM | TOP OF THE BRAIN-RECEIVES SENSORY MESSAGES;LARGEST PART OF BRAIN |
| CEREBELLUM | BELOW AND BEHIND THE CEREBRUM- COORDINATING THE MUSCLES OF THE BODY |
| MEDULLA | CONNECTS TO THE SPINAL CORD |
| CEREBELLUM | COORDINATION OF MUSCLES |
| CEREBRUM | THINKING, REASONING |
| MEDULLA | VITAL ACTIVITIES LIKE RESPIRATION AND HEART BEAT |
| MENINGES | TISSUES THAT PROTECT THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| CEREBROSPINAL FLUID | SHOCK ABSORBING LIQUID THAT PORTECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| HEMISPHERES | 2 halves of the brain; the right brain controls the left side of the body and the left brain controls the right side of the body |
| fissure | deep groove that divides the brain into 2 hemispheres |
| convolutions | ridges on the surface area, or cortex |
| 31 | pairs of nerves attached to the spinal cord |