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The medulla oblongata connects the higher levels of the brain to the spinal cord, and is responsible for several functions of the autonomous nervous system, which include:
The medulla oblongata connects the higher levels of the brain to the spinal cord, and is responsible for several functions of the autonomous nervous system, which include:


Respiration – chemoreceptors, Cardiac center sympathetic, parasympathetic nervous system, Vasomotor center – baroreceptors, Reflex centers of vomiting, coughing, sneezing, and swallowing.
Respiration, Cardiac center,CNS the sympathetic, parasympathetic nervous system, Vasomotor center (receptors in the blood vessels), Reflex centers of vomiting, coughing, sneezing, and swallowing.