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What parts of the brain control your voluntary and involuntary muscles?
The brainstem controls the involuntary muscles and the cerebellum controls the voluntary muscles.
What triggers anticipatory salivation?
Anticipatory salivation is triggered by conditioned stimuli that have been associated with the ingestion of food. For example, the sight or smell of food, or even certain sounds or words related to food, can induce a physiological response in the form of salivation. This anticipatory response is a learned behavior that helps prepare the body for digestion.
Area of the brainstem?
At the base of the brain as it joins the spinal cord. =)
What part of brain controls pupil dilation?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus of the brainstem controls the pupil reflex. An ER doctor who looks at the response to a pen light is checking on brain stem activity.
What is a degenerative deterioration of the nerves in the brainstem calledprimarily the motor area called?
Parkinson's Disease
What triggers salivation?
The medulla of the brain controls salivation due to a trigger such as the thought of eating food.
What part of the body controls functions like breathing and heartbeat?
BRAINSTEM The medulla (located in the lower half of the brainstem).
What region of the brain controls heart rate under stress?
Brainstem
What is the primary brainstem structure that controls heart rate?
medulla oblongata
What is the brainstem used for?
The brainstem provides the main motor and sensory innervation to the face and neck via the cranial nerves. The brainstem also plays an important role in the regulation of cardiac and respiratory function.
What system controls the flow of saliva?
The autonomic nervous system controls salivation.Parasympathetic stimulation increases salivationSympathetic stimulation decreases salivation
Which part of the part of the brain controls all vital functions?
Brainstem: Medulla
What brain part controls the swallowing?
It is the medulla oblongata that controls swallowing. It also controls functions such as breathing and blood pressure. It is the lower portion of the brainstem.
What parts of the brain control your voluntary and involuntary muscles?
The brainstem controls the involuntary muscles and the cerebellum controls the voluntary muscles.
What is significant about the brainstem?
The brainstem controls several body functions. Heart rate, Blood pressure, alertness and arousal are all controlled by the brainstem. In infants, there are studies that prove that the brain stem is partly in control of auditory functions.
What controls the rate and force of the heart beat the secretion of glands of the alimentary tract?
brainstem
What parts of the brian controls breathing?
Breathing is controlled in the brainstem.
