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A&P chapter 8
Question | Answer |
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Brain Stem | Does not do the higher order brain processes. Brain stem deals with lower level everyday functions. Heart rate, breathing etc. |
Midbrain | Reflex center for visual and auditory stimuli, orients ears and eyes towards the source of the stimulus. |
Pons | connects higher and lower brain centers and coordinates the actions of the respiratory centers in the medulla oblongata. |
Medulla oblongata | contains respiratory control center, reflexes like coughing and breathing cardiac control center, vasomotor center |
Reticular formation | Turns brain on. Decrease in activity= sleep. |
Cerebellum | Controls and coordinates the interaction of skeletal muscles. Walking, gait, posture, balance and muscle coordination. |