ABDOMINAL
GASTROINTESTINAL
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Question
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Bulb and lower pons areas
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median eminence
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Hypothalamo-pituitary
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spinal bulb and hypothalamus
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Detailed explanation-1: -The superior salivatory (salivary) nucleus is located in the lower pontine tegmentum, dorsal and lateral to the motor facial nerve nucleus.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pneumotaxic center is located in the upper part of the pons. Its nuclei are the subparabrachial nucleus and the medial parabrachial nucleus. The pneumotaxic center controls both the rate and the pattern of breathing.
Detailed explanation-3: -It also aids in our sense of taste and swallowing. The vestibulocochlear nerve aids in hearing and helps us maintain our equilibrium. The pons helps to regulate the respiratory system by assisting the medulla oblongata in controlling breathing rate.
Detailed explanation-4: -The medulla oblongata controls breathing, blood pressure, heart rhythms and swallowing.