PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the brainstem’s main function?
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Remembering faces
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Breathing & heartbeat
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Muscle coordination
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Speech
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Medulla oblongata: The bottom part of the brainstem helps regulate your breathing, heart rhythms, blood pressure and swallowing.
Detailed explanation-2: -The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure.
Detailed explanation-3: -The brainstem has many basic functions, including regulation of heart rate, breathing, sleeping, and eating. It also plays a role in conduction. All information relayed from the body to the cerebrum and cerebellum and vice versa must traverse the brainstem.
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