5 Questions
What is the brain responsible for?
Complex sensory perception, motor control, endocrine regulation, and intelligence development
How do vertebrate brains develop embryonically?
Axially from the midline dorsal nerve cord as a vesicular enlargement at the rostral end of the neural tube
Where are vertebrate brains typically located?
In the head, usually near organs for special senses such as vision, hearing, and olfaction
How are invertebrate brains formed?
Arise from paired segmental ganglia of the ventral nerve cord
How many parts can vertebrate brains be embryonically divided into?
Three parts: forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain
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