Brain Stem

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Medulla

regulates heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, basic life support functions

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Pons

switch for sleep and wakefulness

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Midbrain

controls body movement/action control in fighting, sex, and lowers pain when doing both

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Cerebellum

integrates sensory information with frontal lobes to make precise and nuanced movements (damaged -> jerky movements)

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Basal Ganglia

higher level motor control for slow movements and large muscles, involved in learning specific actions

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What are the Brain Stem Structures?

Medulla, Pons, Midbrain, Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia

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What do the Brain Stem structures do?

handle basic bodily regulation and motor control for essential behaviors