The Brain and the Hypothalamus

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A human brain is dissected.

Dissection of a real human brain showing various parts of the organ. The hypothalamus is featured with a look at its function as a regulator of water levels in the body.
From: GCSE Bitesize Revision Science 2: Biology
First Broadcast : 20 April 2002

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16

Subject : Biology

Topic : Humans as organisms

Keywords : Homeostasis, Brain, Urine, Kidney, Brain cross-section, Hypothalamus,

Notes : Good demonstration of the role of the hypothalamus in regulating urine levels. Gruesome footage at beginning showing the whole brain being lifted out of a bucket, but includes good footage of how the total brain looks out of the human skull. For use in biology and study of human physiology.

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