What role does the brain stem play?

Answer 1

Because the brain stem is connected to the spinal cord, the brain stem receives nerve signals, such as touch, itch, vibration sensation, and pain. It regulates the central nervous system. It also regulates the heart, the respiratory system, and the sleep cycle. It is a vital organ.

Answer 2

The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord. The brain stem functions to allow your body to breathe air, digest food, and circulate blood. It's also in charge of your involuntary muscles- the ones that work automatically, without you even thinking about it.

Answer 3

The brain stem is the primitive part of the brain. It is called the primitive part of the primitive part because people share it with most animals. It controls the processes that occur automatically in your body such as heartbeat, breathing, digestion, blinking your eye. Some of those processes you can overrule such as breathing. You can take a deep breath. Some you can not control at all, such as your heartbeat. It also controls the release of a number of hormones into your bloodstream.

Answer 4

The brain stem holds the pathways of communication between the spinal cord and the various sections of the brain.
The medulla (part of the brain stem) controls the heartbeat and the rhythm of breathing, and regulates the size of blood vessels. Minor operations of the medulla oblongata deal with the functions of swallowing, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, and hiccups.

Answer 5

The brain stem manages the basic functions of the body - respiratory rate, metabolic rate, maintaining homeostasis, fight or flight response, etc.

Answer 6

The brain stem connects the spinal cord with various parts of the brain. It also regulates breathing rate and heart rate. If this is damaged, death will result.

Answer 7

to connect the brain to your spinal cord