A low hemoglobin count can also be due to blood loss, which can occur because of: 1  Bleeding from a wound. 2  Bleeding in your digestive tract, such as from ulcers, cancers or hemorrhoids. 3  Bleeding in your urinary tract.  Frequent blood 1  donation. Heavy menstrual bleeding.
The brain is the control centre for your body and it sits in your skull at the top of your spinal cord. The brain has three main parts. 1  The cerebellum (say se-re-bell-um). The brain stem, that controls a lot of the 'automatic' actions of your body such as breathing and heart beat, and links the brain to the spinal cord and the rest of the body.
exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by Anthony Blakesley. Confidence votes 84. The main function of the skull is to protect our soft, fragile brains. It also helps to attach the brain and other head organs to the rest of the body by connecting to the spinal cord. Additionally, it contains the bones of the face, which help to form our appearance, and holding our teeth in place.