The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord, so that the brain can send messages through the cord to the rest of the body. The functioning of the body is severely compromised if the spinal cord connections are severed.
The Peripheral Nervouse System
The medull oblongata is connected directly above the begining of the brain stem and below the pons, it is part of what is known as the lower brain. It also contains the heart control centre
The spinal cord is attached to the brain stem located at the base of the brain. This stem is connected to the cerebellum.
Brain stem
Yes, as everything else just connects to the brain.
Yes, it is basically the base of the brain; it is where the brain starts. The brain stem extends from the spinal cord into the brain and is the oldest (most primitive) part of the brain. Over time, the brain has developed on top of the brain stem to come to what it is today (in modern humans).
your brain stem or sensory neurons
There is a cranial nerve called the vestibulocochlear nerve which connects your inner ear to your brain stem.
The brain stem is the part that controls breathing, it is the stem that allows the respiratory system to work and help you breathe
The Brain stem connects these two portions of the brain.
The brain stem controls muscle movements. Even involuntary movements are controlled by the tiny brain stem. Without the use of your brain stem, you will not "remember" how to do the simplest task.
Medulla Oblongata is another name for the brain stem.