Avery Boyce <aboyce00 at pacbell.net> wrote:
> Looking in my textbook (_Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior_ Kandel,
> Schwartz, Jessell) it seems that perhaps you are confusing the fact it is
> one of the seven main parts of the brain with the centers that are within
> the medulla.
>> I can only find Cardiac, Respriatory and Vasomotor.
> Quote the textbook: "The medulla includes several centers responsible for
> such vital autonomic functions as digestion, breathing, and control of heart
> rate."
One problem is that the term "center" is quite vague. Indeed, the medulla is
involved in those functions and others (vestibular, auditory, etc.). Consequently,
one might synthesize a list of 7 centers. Rather than concern yourself with
numerology(!), it would be more useful to learn the structures, pathways and
functions. (Spoken as a professor.)
Kal