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Fornix Cerebrum

Corpus
Parietal lobe
callosum
Thalamus
Pineal gland

Occipital
lobe Frontal
lobe
Hypothalamus
Cerebellum
Fourth Pituitary gland
ventricle Midbrain
Pons Brain stem
Spinal cord
Medulla

your heart beat, if you had to fulfill that responsibility without sleeping
and without directing your attention to anything else. That once again
reminds us how much we need this system established in our bodies by
God. In fact, every function of the cerebellum is of vital importance.

The Hypothalamus and the Other Regions of the Brain
The hypothalamus, no larger than a pea, manages such things as fat
and carbohydrate metabolism, the sensations of thirst, sleeping, growth,
appetite, body temperature, the size of the blood vessels, digestive secre-
tions and behavior. It also supervises the working of almost all the
glands in the body by means of various hormones it secretes. Yet while
carrying out these important duties, it represents only 3% of the brain by
volume, and weighs a mere 4.5 grams (0.009921 of a pound). Hormones
released by the hypothalamus are like chemical messengers that reach
every part of the body, carrying various instructions with them. In addi-
tion to carrying messages, hormones also set various regions into motion
and fully discharge their responsibilities.