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1. Midbrain
                                                             a. Responsible for motor coordination

                                                                    b. Contains the visual reflex and

                                                                auditory relay centers
                                             2. Pons: Contains the respiratory centers and regulates
                                                breathing
                                             3. Medulla oblongata
                                                             a. Contains all afferent and efferent tracts
                                                                and cardiac, respiratory, vomiting, and
                                                                vasomotor centers
                                                             b. Controls heart rate, respiration, blood
                                                                vessel diameter, sneezing, swallowing,
                                                                vomiting, and coughing
                                F. Cerebellum: Coordinates muscle movement, posture, equilibrium,
                                   and muscle tone
                                G. Spinal cord
                                             1. Provides neuron and synapse networks to produce
                                                involuntary responses to sensory stimulation
                                             2. Controls body movement and regulates visceral
                                                function
                                             3. Carries sensory information to and motor information
                                                from the brain
                                             4. Extends from the first cervical to the second lumbar
                                                vertebra
                                             5. Protected by the meninges, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF),
                                                and adipose tissue
                                             6. Horns
                                                             a. Inner column of gray matter; contains 2
                                                                anterior and 2 posterior horns
                                                             b. Posterior horns connect with afferent
                                                                (sensory) nerve fibers.
                                                             c. Anterior horns contain efferent (motor)
                                                                nerve fibers.
                                             7. Nerve tracts
                                                             a. White matter contains the nerve tracts.
                                                             b. Ascending tracts (sensory pathway)
                                                             c. Descending tracts (motor pathway)
                                H. Meninges
                                             1. The dura mater is a tough and fibrous membrane.
                                             2. The arachnoid membrane is a delicate membrane and
                                                contains CSF.
                                             3. The pia mater is a vascular membrane.
                                             4. The subarachnoid space is formed by the arachnoid
                                                membrane and the pia mater.

                                        I. CSF





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