What Does The Pons Do

Question: Hindbrain

Answer: Consists of the medulla, pons, and the cerebellum

Question: Brainstem

Answer: Consists of the medulla, pons, the midbrain and some frontal structures

Question: Medulla Oblongata

Answer: Controls vital reflexes: breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivations, coughing, and sneezing.

Opiates suppress activity of the MO

Question: Pons

Answer:

Question: Cerebellum

Answer: In Latin, the word cerebellum means little brain. The cerebellum is the area of the hindbrain that controls fine motor movement coordination, balance, equilibrium and muscle tone.

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