L1.2.4.5: Brain stem

• Midbrain


  ➔ Regulates eye movements
• Pons


  ➔ Assists in controlling respiratory rate and depth
• Medulla oblongata


  ➔ Controls heart rate

  ➔ Controls pressure

  ➔ Controls breathing

  ➔ Controls swallowing

  ➔ Controls vomiting
• Reticular formation


  ➔ consciousness