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BRAINSTEM
short description and their importance
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/24/2009

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Term
Brainstem
Definition
inferior part of brain
Term

MEDULLA OBLONGATA

control:

Definition

control of:

-heart rate

-respiration

-vasomotor function = control smooth muscle

-digestion

Term

BRAINSTEM

made up of:

Definition

 

1.Medulla oblongata

2.Pons

3.Midbrain

 

Term

Midbrain

location

Definition
superior part of brainstem
Term
Corpora quadrigemina
Definition

-superior colliculi= visual reflexes

-inferior colliculi= auditory reflexes

Term

Midbrain

location

Definition

superior part of brainstem

Term
Substantia nigra
Definition

-motor coordinator

-muscle tone

Term
Red nucleus
Definition

motor coordination

posture

Term

Pons

location

Definition

middle part of brainstem

Term

Medula

location

Definition

inferior part of brainstem

Term

Brain

made up of:

Definition

1.brainstem

2.diencephalon

3.cerebrum

4.cerebellum

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