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  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • KidsHealth presents "How the Body Works,"

  • with Chloe and the Nurb.

  • Whoa.

  • Well that was a big one.

  • I'll say.

  • Hey, where did the brain go?

  • That nose tornado scattered the brain all across Bodylandia.

  • Hello, children.

  • I am the cerebrum.

  • Oh, hi, friend.

  • Do you know where we could find the brain?

  • You're going on a marvelous adventure

  • to find four important parts of the brain.

  • Wow.

  • I am the biggest part of the brain,

  • the thinking part of the brain, and the part that controls

  • your voluntary muscles.

  • Without me, you wouldn't be able to dance or talk

  • to your friends.

  • No dancing!

  • Oh, dear.

  • I am the cerebrum.

  • I store your memories, and make it possible

  • for you to have feelings and emotions.

  • I'm located right here.

  • By weight, I'm more than 85% of your brain.

  • I'm split into two halves.

  • The right half of the cerebrum controls

  • the left side of your body, and the left

  • controls the right side.

  • You need different parts of the cerebrum

  • to do different things.

  • Everything from doing a math problem to playing the piano.

  • Ooh, that's amazing.

  • I am kind of amazing.

  • Now, on with the adventure.

  • Just follow the brainy brick road.

  • Follow the brainy brick road.

  • Follow the brainy brick road.

  • We will, already!

  • You don't have to be all pushy about it.

  • Boo.

  • [SCREAMING]

  • [LAUGHING]

  • I'm the brain stem.

  • [SCREAMING]

  • I connect the brain to the spinal cord.

  • Could you stop yelling?

  • Sorry, we scare easily.

  • I'm located at the base of the brain, where I connect

  • the brain to the spinal cord.

  • The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves

  • that is protected by the spine.

  • The spinal cord is the main pathway for information

  • to flow from the brain to the rest of the body.

  • Wow.

  • Nice to meet you, brain stem.

  • I'm in charge of all the functions your body needs

  • to stay alive, like breathing air, circulating blood,

  • and digesting food.

  • And that, you do.

  • [HUMMING]

  • Hey, Nurb and Chloe.

  • Hi, Bridge.

  • Well, I guess you could say I'm sort of like a bridge.

  • I'm part of the brain called the corpus callosum.

  • I'm a thick band of nerve fibers they connect

  • the two halves of the brain.

  • That's impressive.

  • Oh, hi, friend.

  • Nice to meet you, friends.

  • I'm the cerebellum.

  • I control your balance, movement, and coordination.

  • I'm located at the back of the brain, right over here.

  • It's my job to keep you balanced.

  • Oh, that's amazing.

  • Well, let's see: cerebrum, corpus callosum, brain stem,

  • cerebellum.

  • I think we've done it, Chloe.

  • That's right.

  • Your adventure is complete.

  • Now, just click your heels and you can go home.

  • Click my heels?

  • That's not very scientific.

  • [POOF]

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