Question
The brainstem controls the flow of messages between the brain and the rest of the body, and it also controls ____.
Answer
The brainstem controls the flow of messages between the brain and the rest of the body, and it also controls basic body functions such as breathing, swallowing, heartrate, blood pressure, consciousness, and whether one is awake or sleepy.
"If I'm remembering correctly (and maybe I'm not) the reticular formation is a structure that runs through the medulla, pons, and maybe midbrain."
"Yep. It is a bunch of nuclei and tracts inside the brainstem. The reticular activating system is the ascending tracts from the pons to the midbrain and is involved in arousal (as in wakefulness and alertness). The reticulospinal tracts are descending and go from the pons through the medulla to the spinal cord, and have a motor function."
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