Brain stem

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Broader Terms

brain

Narrower Terms

mesencephalon, rhombencephalon, spinal trigeminal nucleus

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The brain stem is in charge of all the functions your body needs to stay alive, like breathing air, digesting food, and circulating blood.
• The lower part of the brain stem is the medulla oblongata, grossly comprising the medullary pyramids and the olivary bodies or olives.
• The poor little brain stem is so dwarfed by other brain structures that I have had to enclose it with a white box and point to it with a white arrow!!!! However, I have added schematic enlargements of the boxed in areas.
• The brain stem is the part of the brain connected to the spinal cord.
• com The Brain Stem is a part of the brain located beneath the cerebrum and in front of the cerebellum.

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