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Can you live with a brainstem split in half?
Yes, I am alive, but a neurosurgeon might have a different medical prospective.
What part of the brain initiates the resumption of breathing when someone holds their breath?
The brainstem, particularly the medulla oblongata, controls the involuntary breathing process. When someone holds their breath, increasing levels of carbon dioxide trigger the brainstem to resume breathing by sending signals to the respiratory muscles.
Which region of your brainstem plays a role in arousing you state of alertness when someone nearby mentions your name?
reticular formation
Which region of the brainstem takes you to a state of arousal when someone calls your name?
The reticular activating system (RAS), located in the brainstem, is responsible for regulating wakefulness and alertness in response to stimuli such as hearing your name. When someone calls your name, the RAS helps activate your attention and arousal levels to process the incoming information.
The brainstem is to arousal as the limbic system is to?
The brainstem is to arousal as the limbic system is to emotion.
What is it called when the brainstem is pushed through the base of the skull?
This is called brainstem herniation and may result in coma or death due to pressure on the vital respiratory centers in the brainstem.
Is the brainstem the upper most layer of the brain?
No, the brainstem is down low, like the stem of a flower.
Is sheep brainstem bigger or smaller then a human brainstem?
it is smaller sheep are very dump animals
What is the main purpose of the brainstem?
Brainstem regulates the breathing, heart rate, sleeping and etaing. All information relayed from the body to the cerebrum and cerebellum and vice versa.And the brainstem transveres it.
What serves as a bridge between the brainstem and the cerebellum?
The Pons - The Pons includes a bridge of fibers that connects the brainstem with the cerebellum.
How is the cerebellum physicaly connected to the brainstem?
The cerebellum connects to the brainstem via the pons, which are just above the medulla oblongota.
What part of the body controls functions like breathing and heartbeat?
BRAINSTEM The medulla (located in the lower half of the brainstem).
