Certain parts of the brain govern specific functions. For example, the cerebellum is involved with coordination; the hippocampus with memory. Nerve cells (neurons) are the basic unit of communication in the brain.
Eukaryotic organisms use mitosis to reproduce sexually. In mitosis, the parent cell is divided into two daughter cells which be identical to the parent cell. Edit
A: The purpose of mitosis is for cell growth and repair in multicellular organisms. In humans, babies begin as one cell when the egg and sperm combine, and th... Full Answer >