The brainstem connects the brain to the spinal cord. Controls vital functions like breathing and heart rate. It consists of a midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata.
Midbrain: It has reflex centers for eye movement, head and neck in response to visual stimuli, and head movements in response to auditory stimuli.
The superior colliculi are responsible for eye movement
process The inferior colliculus auditory brainstem
: They have 3 areas
important a) substantia nigra, motor responses
b) red nucleus: cell relay between the cerebrum and cerebellum
c) colliculus: reflex centers of eye movement control.
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