2. Busiest organ of our body.
Body’s boss
Sends out, receives, and
processes the messages that
your senses organ receive.
Processes all the activity of
your body such as dancing.
It dictates everything the
body does.
Brain is made up of three
parts:
1. Cerebrum
2. Cerebellum
3. Brain stem
3.
4. • Biggest part of the brain
• Takes up almost 85% of the organ.
Responsible for all the thinking, example: figuring out the answer to a
question.
Sends order to the other body to do the voluntary movements like tying the
shoelaces.
5. Controls your sense of balance, it is responsible why we can walk
straight without falling.
Controls movement, and coordination and can make your
movements work together smoothly.
6. • In front of the cerebellum and to the back of the cerebrum
In charge of those bodily functions that keeps us alive, such as
breathing, eating, and blood circulations.
It controls involuntary movements such as the beating of the heart,
digestion of food in the stomach.
7. - IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS
EXPOSED TO INFECTION THAT
CAN RESULT TO FATALITY IF
NOT IMMEDIATELY AND
PROPERLY TREATED.
8. • Rare illness caused by viral infections.
• It may contracted by exposure to viruses that are transmitted by insects
such as mosquitoes and ticks or an offshoot of viruses from childhood
illnesses like mumps and measles.
• It causes the inflammation of the brain tissues and destroys nerve cells
which causes bleeding in the brain and lead to brain damage.
• A serious life-threatening condition.
9. A person having this illness will have:
fever, severe headaches, sensitive to light, vomiting, irritability, and convulsions.
For severe cases: encephalitis seizures, feels very weak, disoriented, problems
with visions, speech, hearing, and may experience paralysis in the face and body.
Exhibiting this symptoms should:
• Be brought to the hospital, and those with mild cases, they will be admitted and
given anti-inflammatory and lots of fluids.
• Severe cases: hospitalize for a longer time, and given powerful anti-inflammatory
and anticonvulsant medicines.
10. Swelling of the brain covering
called meninges
Caused either by bacteria, or
viruses
Often affects children and
adults under 30 yrs. old.
Serious cases of bacterial
meningitis, the bacteria travel
to the brain and spinal cord
through the bloodstream.
Other cases: the bacteria get to
the brain either due to
infections of the ear and
sinuses or through fractures in
the brain.
Viral meningitis is not acute as
bacterial meningitis, they gets
better without treatment.
11. Signs and symptoms are:
Having a same or resemblance of flu
At the onset, may experience headache, nausea, fever, and stiffness of the
neck.
MILD CASES: they gets better without treatment.
WITH BACTERIAL TYPE: they need to take antibiotics, with treatment in the
hospital.
12. Proper Care
1. Eat nutritious and right foods like prune juice, vegetables, meat,
eggs, grains, and fruits, and foods rich in Iron such as leafy green
vegetables, beef, and beans. Must have enough sleep and do
physical activities.
2. Wash your hands before and after eating, before and after using
toilet, and before and after handling foods.
3. Never share personal things like hairbrush, combs, towels with
other to ward off infections. Keep yourself clean and neat. Do not
share food and drinks with other people. So not eat or drinks
someone else’s plate or glass.
13. 4. Get at least 8 hours of sleep. Lack of sleep leads to poor
concentration on the next day.
5. Read as much as you can. It can stimulates brain’s functions
especially those area involved in imagination, and strengthens its ability
to absorb as much information as possible.
6. Involve yourself to different mentally challenging activities like
playing puzzles, playing games such as chess, scrabble, and even
computer games.
7. Listen to music. It enhances mental functioning and helps improve
mental focus.
8. Protect yourself from injury. Wear a helmet when riding a
motorcycle, bicycle, or even skateboards.
