Answer
The brain stem includes midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata.
Some of the nuclei of the cardiovascular,, the respiratory rhythm, vomiting, swallowing, gustatory, cochlear/auditory
Some functions of medullary nuclei are regulation of rate and force of heart beat , vasomotor tone, rhythm of breathing, vomiting, swallowing, coughing, sneezing, hiccupping, tongue movements and speech.
The pontine nuclei are concerned with the following functions: chewing, taste, eyeball movement, balance and equilibrium, and respiration.
Work Step by Step
Some nuclei midbrain are the superior and inferior colliculi, the substantia nigra and the red nuclei.
Some functions of these nuclei are the mediation of visual and startle reflexes, regulation of muscular movements, control of pupil constriction, eyeball movements, and lens accommodation.
