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It connects the body with the brain and it takes care of reflexes and the control of heart rate.

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What is significant about the brainstem?

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Where are the vital centers in the brain?

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What area of the brainstem plays a role in consciousness and the wake sleep cycles?

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Which autonomic centers are in the brainstem and are controlled by the hypothalamus?

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Why is the brainstem last thing to die in body?

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Where do the parasympathetic nerves originate in the body?

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