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#13                   ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

                                      by: Dr. James Brevan   1978


       The Midbrain or Brainstem:
p62      The vital control area of the brain maintains all essential
       regulatory mechanisms of the body.

M      The Pons:
R **>    Connects the brainstem with the balancing control of the
I      cerebellum.

       The Reticular Formation:
         Links the vital centers with each other and moniter the information 
        reaching the brainstem from the sensory tracts of the spinal cord.
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