Learning Objectives

4.1.1 Describe the process of gastrulation.
4.1.2 Describe the process of neurulation.
4.1.3 Explain how the neural tube differentiates into the brain’s primary vesicles.
4.2.1 Identify the major structures of the telencephalon and some of their functions.
4.2.2 Identify the major structures of the diencephalon and some of their functions.
4.2.3 Identify the major structures of the midbrain and the hindbrain and some of their functions.
4.2.4 Describe the structure of the spinal cord and how it transmits information to and from the brain.
4.2.5 Describe the different protective layers of the brain and how they work.
4.2.6 Explain how each hemisphere of the brain is associated with different functions.
4.3.1 Explain the functions of the somatic nervous system.
4.3.2 Explain the functions of the autonomic nervous system.